5 statistics on annual dentist pay

The median annual wage for dentists was $149,310 in May 2012, according to the Occupational Outlook Handbook, a publication of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Here are the median yearly wages of dentists, according to specialty:

•    Oral and maxillofacial surgeons — equal to or more than $187,200
•    Orthodontists — equal to or more than $187,200
•    Prosthodontists — $169,130
•    Dentists, from all other specialists — $154,990
•    General dentists — $145,240

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