The average annual salary of a dentist ranks below that of other medical specialties, while salaries for oral surgeons and orthodontists rank above 10 other medical specialties, according to data from the ZipRecruiter and Medscape.
Here is how the average annual salary for five dental jobs compare to other other medical specialties:
Dentist: $172,328
Dental hygienist: $72,907
Dental assistant: $37,883
Oral surgeon: $307,569
Orthodontist: $303,698
Plastic surgery: $576,000
Orthopedics and orthopedic surgery: $557,000
Cardiology: $490,000
Otolaryngology: $469,000
Urology: $461,000
Gastroenterology: $453,000
Dermatology: $438,000
Radiology: $437,000
Ophthalmology: $417,000
Oncology: $411,000
Anesthesiology: $405,000
General surgery: $402,000
Emergency medicine: $373,000
Critical care: $369,000
Pulmonary medicine: $353,000
OB-GYN: $336,000
Pathology: $334,000
Nephrology: $329,000
Physician medicine and rehabilitation: $322,000
Neurology: $301,000
Allergy and immunology: $298,000
Rheumatology: $289,000
Psychiatry: $287,000
Internal medicine: $264,000
Infectious disease: $260,000
Diabetes and endocrinology: $257,000
Family medicine: $255,000
Pediatrics: $244,000
Public health and preventive medicine: $243,000