Dentists, General Salary in the US
A dentists, general earns a national median of $170,950 a year (mean $191,350) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #29 of 825.
How much does a dentists, general earn in the US?
A dentists, general in the United States earns a median of $170,950 a year (mean $191,350), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 235% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 124,390 people work in this occupation (SOC 29-1021), ranked #29 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$170,950
per year
Mean
$191,350
per year
Employment
124,390
US workers
National rank
#29
of 825 by median
What a dentists, general earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a dentists, general (SOC 29-1021) earns a median annual wage of $170,950 and a mean (average) of $191,350. The median is the midpoint — half of dentists, general earn more and half earn less — and is 235% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a dentists, general in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for dentists, general is $170,950, and the mean (average) is $191,350. The median is the midpoint — half of dentists, general earn more and half earn less.
- How does dentists, general pay compare to the US average?
- At $170,950, a dentists, general earns 235% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many dentists, general are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 124,390 dentists, general employed nationally (SOC 29-1021), across all industries.
- Where does this dentists, general salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 29-1021. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 29-1021 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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