Average annual dentist salary compared to average household income by state:
Note: Data was taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ May 2020 report and the U.S. Census Bureau 2019 Current Population Survey. The BLS data did not include salary information for Delaware. Household income data may include salaries of multiple people in the same household.
|
State |
Average annual salary |
Average household income |
|
Alabama |
$172,050 |
$51,734 |
|
Alaska |
$242,850 |
$75,463 |
|
Arizona |
$199,660 |
$62,055 |
|
Arkansas |
$163,260 |
$48,952 |
|
California |
$160,300 |
$80,440 |
|
Colorado |
$184,550 |
$77,127 |
|
Connecticut |
$221,440 |
$78,833 |
|
Delaware |
N/A |
$70,176 |
|
Florida |
$180,920 |
$59,227 |
|
Georgia |
$175,880 |
$61,980 |
|
Hawaii |
$202,890 |
$83,102 |
|
Idaho |
$206,360 |
$60,999 |
|
Illinois |
$198,480 |
$69,187 |
|
Indiana |
$171,730 |
$57,603 |
|
Iowa |
$169,990 |
$61,691 |
|
Kansas |
$170,710 |
$62,087 |
|
Kentucky |
$128,850 |
$52,295 |
|
Louisiana |
$145,980 |
$51,073 |
|
Maine |
$236,060 |
$58,924 |
|
Maryland |
$180,600 |
$86,738 |
|
Massachusetts |
$205,160 |
$85,843 |
|
Michigan |
$213,250 |
$59,584 |
|
Minnesota |
$213,310 |
$74,593 |
|
Mississippi |
$168,250 |
$45,792 |
|
Missouri |
$157,030 |
$57,409 |
|
Montana |
$171,950 |
$57,153 |
|
Nebraska |
$178,490 |
$63,229 |
|
Nevada |
$203,450 |
$63,276 |
|
New Hampshire |
$222,430 |
$77,933 |
|
New Jersey |
$177,570 |
$85,751 |
|
New Mexico |
$166,910 |
$51,945 |
|
New York |
$170,350 |
$72,108 |
|
North Carolina |
$178,980 |
$57,341 |
|
North Dakota |
$203,890 |
$64,577 |
|
Ohio |
$196,920 |
$58,642 |
|
Oklahoma |
$182,190 |
$54,449 |
|
Oregon |
$215,750 |
$67,058 |
|
Pennsylvania |
$155,360 |
$63,463 |
|
Rhode Island |
$258,920 |
$71,169 |
|
South Carolina |
$159,810 |
$56,227 |
|
South Dakota |
$187,850 |
$59,533 |
|
Tennessee |
$167,460 |
$56,071 |
|
Texas |
$184,410 |
$64,034 |
|
Utah |
$147,730 |
$75,780 |
|
Vermont |
$254,190 |
$63,001 |
|
Virginia |
$196,890 |
$76,456 |
|
Washington |
$187,520 |
$78,687 |
|
West Virginia |
$127,950 |
$48,850 |
|
Wisconsin |
$200,640 |
$64,168 |
|
Wyoming |
$133,750 |
$65,003 |
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