Average hourly wage compared to minimum wage for dentists in each state:
Alabama
Average hourly wage for dentists: $85.06
State minimum hourly wage: $7.25
Alaska
Average hourly wage for dentists: $80.96
State minimum hourly wage: $10.34
Arizona
Average hourly wage for dentists: $84.15
State minimum hourly wage: $12.80
Arkansas
Average hourly wage for dentists: $88.72
State minimum hourly wage: $11.00 for companies with four or more employees; $7.25 everywhere else
California
Average hourly wage for dentists: $79.78
State minimum hourly wage: $14 for small companies; $15 for companies with 26 or more workers
Colorado
Average hourly wage for dentists: $67.05
State minimum hourly wage: $12.56
Connecticut
Average hourly wage for dentists: $95.15
State minimum hourly wage: $13.00
Delaware
Average hourly wage for dentists: $112.43
State minimum hourly wage: $10.50
Florida
Average hourly wage for dentists: $79.02
State minimum hourly wage: $10.00
Georgia
Average hourly wage for dentists: $79.41
State minimum hourly wage: $5.15 for companies exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act
Hawaii
Average hourly wage for dentists: $85.49
State minimum hourly wage: $10.10
Idaho
Average hourly wage for dentists: $59.98
State minimum hourly wage: $7.25
Illinois
Average hourly wage for dentists: $65.83
State minimum hourly wage: $12.00 for companies with four or more employees, excluding family members; $7.25 everywhere else
Indiana
Average hourly wage for dentists: $76.56
State minimum hourly wage: $7.25
Iowa
Average hourly wage for dentists: $88.32
State minimum hourly wage: $7.25
Kansas
Average hourly wage for dentists: $90.50
State minimum hourly wage: $7.25
Kentucky
Average hourly wage for dentists: $65.62
State minimum hourly wage: $7.25
Louisiana
Average hourly wage for dentists: $71.18
State minimum hourly wage: $7.25
Maine
Average hourly wage for dentists: $90.12
State minimum hourly wage: $12.75
Maryland
Average hourly wage for dentists: $76.21
State minimum hourly wage: $12.50
Massachusetts
Average hourly wage for dentists: $84.20
State minimum hourly wage: $14.25
Michigan
Average hourly wage for dentists: $85.70
State minimum hourly wage: $9.87
Minnesota
Average hourly wage for dentists: $87.38
State minimum hourly wage: $8.42 for companies with revenue under $500,000; $10.33 for companies making more
Mississippi
Average hourly wage for dentists: $77.74
State minimum hourly wage: $7.25
Missouri
Average hourly wage for dentists: $80.40
State minimum hourly wage: $11.15
Montana
Average hourly wage for dentists: $73.45
State minimum hourly wage: $9.20 for companies with gross sales over $110,000; $4 for business not covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act with gross annual sales of $110,000 or less
Nebraska
Average hourly wage for dentists: $70.27
State minimum hourly wage: $9 for companies with four or more employees; $7.25 everywhere else
Nevada
Average hourly wage for dentists: $72.66
State minimum hourly wage: $8.75 with health insurance provided; $9.75 without health insurance
New Hampshire
Average hourly wage for dentists: $108.24
State minimum hourly wage: $7.25
New Jersey
Average hourly wage for dentists: Not available
State minimum hourly wage: $13.00; $11.90 for seasonal and small employers with fewer than six employees
New Mexico
Average hourly wage for dentists: $91.07
State minimum hourly wage: $11.50
New York
Average hourly wage for dentists: $82.11
State minimum hourly wage: $13.20; $15 (Long Island, Westchester, and NYC)
North Carolina
Average hourly wage for dentists: $91.34
State minimum hourly wage: $7.25
North Dakota
Average hourly wage for dentists: $77.44
State minimum hourly wage: $7.25
Ohio
Average hourly wage for dentists: $86.98
State minimum hourly wage: $9.30 at companies making more than $342,000; $7.25 everywhere else
Oklahoma
Average hourly wage for dentists: $79.51
State minimum hourly wage: $7.25 for employers of 10 or more full-time employees at any one location and employers with annual gross sales over $100,000 irrespective of number of full time employees; $2 for all other employers exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act
Oregon
Average hourly wage for dentists: $99.70
State minimum hourly wage: $12.75
Pennsylvania
Average hourly wage for dentists: $76.66
State minimum hourly wage: $7.25
Rhode Island
Average hourly wage for dentists: $99.33
State minimum hourly wage: $12.25
South Carolina
Average hourly wage for dentists: $63.86
State minimum hourly wage: $7.25
South Dakota
Average hourly wage for dentists: $72.42
State minimum hourly wage: $9.95
Tennessee
Average hourly wage for dentists: $81.55
State minimum hourly wage: $7.25
Texas
Average hourly wage for dentists: $72.15
State minimum hourly wage: $7.25
Utah
Average hourly wage for dentists: $64.70
State minimum hourly wage: $7.25
Vermont
Average hourly wage for dentists: $91.36
State minimum hourly wage: $12.55 for companies with two or more employees; $7.25 everywhere else
Virginia
Average hourly wage for dentists: $78.25
State minimum hourly wage: $11 for companies with four or more employees; $7.25 everywhere else
Washington
Average hourly wage for dentists: $87.52
State minimum hourly wage: $14.49
West Virginia
Average hourly wage for dentists: $66.92
State minimum hourly wage: $8.75 for companies with six or more employees at one location; $7.25 everywhere else
Wisconsin
Average hourly wage for dentists: $88.03
State minimum hourly wage: $7.25
Wyoming
Average hourly wage for dentists: $71.51
State minimum hourly wage: $5.15 for companies exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act