The average annual wage for general practitioner dentists was $172,290 in 2022, a 4.6% decrease from 2021, according to the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
The ADA collected the data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and used the consumer price index to adjust the wages for inflation.
Here is the inflation-adjusted average annual wage for general practitioner dentists in the U.S. from 2004 to 2022:
2004: $206,000
2005: $200,000
2006: $205,000
2007: $208,000
2008: $210,000
2009: $214,000
2010: $213,000
2011: $210,000
2012: $208,000
2013: $207,000
2014: $206,000
2015: $213,000
2016: $212,000
2017: $208,000
2018: $205,000
2019: $204,000
2020: $204,000
2021: $181,000
2022: $172,290