Cost of living in the top-paying cities for orthodontists

Rochester, N.Y., is the top-paying metropolitan area for orthodontists, with a mean annual wage of $229,560, according to compensation data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

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The cost of living for a single adult with no children in the area is $32,995, according to Cambridge-based Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s living wage calculator.

Here is the cost of living for a single adult with no children in the top-paying metropolitan areas for orthodontists:

Rochester, N.Y.

Annual mean wage: $229,560

Cost of living: $32,995

New York-Newark-Jersey City, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa.

Annual mean wage: $221,650

Cost of living: $46,826

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, Calif.

Annual mean wage: $216,410

Cost of living: $44,783

Cleveland-Elyria, Ohio

Annual mean wage: $209,790

Cost of living: $31,879

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