Dentist vs. hygienist vs. assistant pay in all 50 states

Annual salaries for dentists, dental hygienists and dental assistants vary by state, with dentists bringing an average of $172,290, dental hygienists making $84,860 and dental assistants earning $44,710 annually. 

Salary data is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and was updated April 25.

Here a comparison of dentist, dental hygienist and dental assistant annual salaries in each state and Washington, D.C.

Note: Salary data was not available for dentists in California, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, Vermont or Washington.

Alabama

Dentists: $190,370

Dental hygienists: $53,870

Dental assistants: $37,720

Alaska

Dentists: $118,030

Dental hygienists: $113,770

Dental assistants: $52,430

Arizona

Dentists: $178,920

Dental hygienists: $87,610

Dental assistants: $44,610

Arkansas

Dentists: $192,400

Dental hygienists: $73,540

Dental assistants: $36,570

California

Dentists: N/A

Dental hygienists: $111,580

Dental assistants: $48,990

Colorado

Dentists: $153,700

Dental hygienists: $93,810

Dental assistants: $46,350

Connecticut

Dentists: N/A

Dental hygienists: $92,180

Dental assistants: $48,260

Delaware

Dentists: $206,270

Dental hygienists: $89,490

Dental assistants: $52,500

District of Columbia

Dentists: $183,420

Dental hygienists: $93,770

Dental assistants: $52,820

Florida

Dentists: $170,930

Dental hygienists: $76,100

Dental assistants: $42,650

Georgia

Dentists: N/A

Dental hygienists: $80,410

Dental assistants: $41,160

Hawaii

Dentists: N/A

Dental hygienists: $83,850

Dental assistants: $39,590

Idaho

Dentists: $141,170

Dental hygienists: $82,140

Dental assistants: $38,840

Illinois

Dentists: N/A

Dental hygienists: $76,120

Dental assistants: $41,290

Indiana

Dentists: N/A

Dental hygienists: $78,530

Dental assistants: $43,920

Iowa

Dentists: $186,690

Dental hygienists: $77,990

Dental assistants: $45,650

Kansas

Dentists: $177,280

Dental hygienists: $80,360

Dental assistants: $39,000

Kentucky

Dentists: $188,910

Dental hygienists: $70,910

Dental assistants: $40,430

Louisiana

Dentists: $165,610

Dental hygienists: $78,050

Dental assistants: $36,180

Maine

Dentists: $180,280

Dental hygienists: $76,330

Dental assistants: $46,560

Maryland

Dentists: $157,960

Dental hygienists: $92,240

Dental assistants: $45,060

Massachusetts

Dentists: N/A

Dental hygienists: $89,350

Dental assistants: $52,200

Michigan

Dentists: $177,720

Dental hygienists: $70,190

Dental assistants: $42,040

Minnesota

Dentists: $191,090

Dental hygienists: $84,810

Dental assistants: $58,890

Mississippi

Dentists: $157,110

Dental hygienists: $60,490

Dental assistants: $36,960

Missouri

Dentists: N/A

Dental hygienists: $76,540

Dental assistants: $42,260

Montana

Dentists: $166,490

Dental hygienists: $84,520

Dental assistants: $40,670

Nebraska

Dentists: $155,620

Dental hygienists: $78,120

Dental assistants: $42,330

Nevada

Dentists: N/A

Dental hygienists: $81,820

Dental assistants: $41,240

New Hampshire

Dentists: $200,970

Dental hygienists: $86,570

Dental assistants: $50,220

New Jersey

Dentists: N/A

Dental hygienists: $94,610

Dental assistants: $46,410

New Mexico

Dentists: $184,060

Dental hygienists: $87,700

Dental assistants: $39,610

New York

Dentists: $180,110

Dental hygienists: $84,860

Dental assistants: $47,880

North Carolina

Dentists: $202,550

Dental hygienists: $78,470

Dental assistants: $45,650

North Dakota

Dentists: $175,950

Dental hygienists: $76,760

Dental assistants: $51,370

Ohio

Dentists: $166,960

Dental hygienists: $74,220

Dental assistants: $46,860

Oklahoma

Dentists: $166,300

Dental hygienists: $86,050

Dental assistants: $40,770

Oregon

Dentists: $181,330

Dental hygienists: $95,360

Dental assistants: $51,990

Pennsylvania

Dentists: $174,310

Dental hygienists: $75,550

Dental assistants: $44,740

Rhode Island

Dentists: $204,770

Dental hygienists: $80,040

Dental assistants: $44,340

South Carolina

Dentists: $161,210

Dental hygienists: $71,100

Dental assistants: $43,070

South Dakota

Dentists: $144,860

Dental hygienists: $75,380

Dental assistants: $43,790

Tennessee

Dentists: $186,760

Dental hygienists: $68,450

Dental assistants: $40,990

Texas

Dentists: $162,900

Dental hygienists: $79,690

Dental assistants: $39,170

Utah

Dentists: $131,490

Dental hygienists: $73,300

Dental assistants: $37,080

Vermont

Dentists: N/A

Dental hygienists: $85,660

Dental assistants: $51,460

Virginia

Dentists: $172,780

Dental hygienists: $89,450

Dental assistants: $44,980

Washington

Dentists: N/A

Dental hygienists: $111,430

Dental assistants: $50,430

West Virginia

Dentists: $145,300

Dental hygienists: $64,280

Dental assistants: $37,510

Wisconsin

Dentists: $174,810

Dental hygienists: $75,970

Dental assistants: $44,140

Wyoming

Dentists: $175,900

Dental hygienists: $78,600

Dental assistants: $41,720

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