Highest-paying cities for general dentists in 2024

The Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Conn., area is the highest-paying metropolitan region for dentists, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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The federal agency released updated salary information to reflect 2023 data April 3.

Here are the top-paying metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas for dentists:

Metropolitan areas

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Conn.: $265,890

Spokane-Spokane Valley, Wash.: $263,200

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, Calif.: $256,070

Washington, D.C.-Arlington, Va.-Alexandria, Va.: $253,300

St. Joseph, Mo.: $252,390

Columbia, Mo.: $251,280

Olympia-Tumwater, Wash.: $246,780

Springfield, Mo.: $246,700

Saginaw, Mich.: $246,000

Flint, Mich.: $245,600

Nonmetropolitan areas

Arizona nonmetropolitan area: $269,010

North Missouri nonmetropolitan area: $253,060

North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous): $253,040

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area: $250,100

Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area: $244,630

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