Delaware is the highest-paying state for dentists, where the profession makes more than double the state's average household income, according to recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the U.S. Census Bureau.
Here is how the average dentist salary compares to the average household income in each state:
Note: Data was taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2022 report and the U.S. Census Bureau 2021 American Community Survey. Household income data may include salaries of multiple people in the same household.
|
State
|
Average dentist salary
|
Average household income
|
|
Alabama
|
$190,370
|
$53,913
|
|
Alaska
|
$118,030
|
$77,845
|
|
Arizona
|
$178,920
|
$69,056
|
|
Arkansas
|
$192,400
|
$52,528
|
|
California
|
N/A
|
$84,907
|
|
Colorado
|
$153,700
|
$82,254
|
|
Connecticut
|
N/A
|
$83,771
|
|
Delaware
|
$206,270
|
$71,091
|
|
Florida
|
$170,930
|
$63,062
|
|
Georgia
|
N/A
|
$66,559
|
|
Hawaii
|
N/A
|
$84,857
|
|
Idaho
|
$141,170
|
$66,474
|
|
Illinois
|
N/A
|
$72,205
|
|
Indiana
|
N/A
|
$62,743
|
|
Iowa
|
$186,690
|
$65,600
|
|
Kansas
|
$177,280
|
$64,124
|
|
Kentucky
|
$188,910
|
$55,573
|
|
Louisiana
|
$165,610
|
$52,087
|
|
Maine
|
$180,280
|
$64,767
|
|
Maryland
|
$157,960
|
$90,203
|
|
Massachusetts
|
N/A
|
$89,645
|
|
Michigan
|
$177,720
|
$63,498
|
|
Minnesota
|
$191,090
|
$77,720
|
|
Mississippi
|
$157,110
|
$48,716
|
|
Missouri
|
N/A
|
$61,847
|
|
Montana
|
$166,490
|
$63,249
|
|
Nebraska
|
$155,620
|
$66,817
|
|
Nevada
|
N/A
|
$66,274
|
|
New Hampshire
|
$200,970
|
$88,465
|
|
New Jersey
|
N/A
|
$89,296
|
|
New Mexico
|
$184,060
|
$53,992
|
|
New York
|
$180,110
|
$74,314
|
|
North Carolina
|
$202,550
|
$61,972
|
|
North Dakota
|
$175,950
|
$66,519
|
|
Ohio
|
$166,960
|
$62,262
|
|
Oklahoma
|
$166,300
|
$55,826
|
|
Oregon
|
$181,330
|
$71,562
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
$174,310
|
$68,957
|
|
Rhode Island
|
$204,770
|
$74,008
|
|
South Carolina
|
$161,210
|
$59,318
|
|
South Dakota
|
$144,860
|
$66,143
|
|
Tennessee
|
$186,760
|
$59,695
|
|
Texas
|
$162,900
|
$66,963
|
|
Utah
|
$131,490
|
$79,449
|
|
Vermont
|
N/A
|
$72,431
|
|
Virginia
|
$172,780
|
$80,963
|
|
Washington
|
N/A
|
$84,247
|
|
West Virginia
|
$145,300
|
$51,248
|
|
Wisconsin
|
$174,810
|
$67,125
|
|
Wyoming
|
$175,900
|
$65,204
|
