The average annual salary for general dentists slightly dipped between 2024 and 2025 after several years of continuous growth, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
BLS recently released updated compensation data to reflect 2025 information, the latest available.
Here is how general dentist pay has changed since 2021:
2021: $167,160
2022: $172,290
2023: $191,750
2024: $196,100
2025: $191,350
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