Annual salaries for dentists, dental hygienists and dental assistants vary by state, with dentists bringing an average of $172,290, dental hygienists making $84,860 and dental assistants earning $44,710 annually.
Salary data is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and was updated April 25.
Here a comparison of dentist, dental hygienist and dental assistant annual salaries in each state and Washington, D.C.
Note: Salary data was not available for dentists in California, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, Vermont or Washington.
Alabama
Dentists: $190,370
Dental hygienists: $53,870
Dental assistants: $37,720
Alaska
Dentists: $118,030
Dental hygienists: $113,770
Dental assistants: $52,430
Arizona
Dentists: $178,920
Dental hygienists: $87,610
Dental assistants: $44,610
Arkansas
Dentists: $192,400
Dental hygienists: $73,540
Dental assistants: $36,570
California
Dentists: N/A
Dental hygienists: $111,580
Dental assistants: $48,990
Colorado
Dentists: $153,700
Dental hygienists: $93,810
Dental assistants: $46,350
Connecticut
Dentists: N/A
Dental hygienists: $92,180
Dental assistants: $48,260
Delaware
Dentists: $206,270
Dental hygienists: $89,490
Dental assistants: $52,500
District of Columbia
Dentists: $183,420
Dental hygienists: $93,770
Dental assistants: $52,820
Florida
Dentists: $170,930
Dental hygienists: $76,100
Dental assistants: $42,650
Georgia
Dentists: N/A
Dental hygienists: $80,410
Dental assistants: $41,160
Hawaii
Dentists: N/A
Dental hygienists: $83,850
Dental assistants: $39,590
Idaho
Dentists: $141,170
Dental hygienists: $82,140
Dental assistants: $38,840
Illinois
Dentists: N/A
Dental hygienists: $76,120
Dental assistants: $41,290
Indiana
Dentists: N/A
Dental hygienists: $78,530
Dental assistants: $43,920
Iowa
Dentists: $186,690
Dental hygienists: $77,990
Dental assistants: $45,650
Kansas
Dentists: $177,280
Dental hygienists: $80,360
Dental assistants: $39,000
Kentucky
Dentists: $188,910
Dental hygienists: $70,910
Dental assistants: $40,430
Louisiana
Dentists: $165,610
Dental hygienists: $78,050
Dental assistants: $36,180
Maine
Dentists: $180,280
Dental hygienists: $76,330
Dental assistants: $46,560
Maryland
Dentists: $157,960
Dental hygienists: $92,240
Dental assistants: $45,060
Massachusetts
Dentists: N/A
Dental hygienists: $89,350
Dental assistants: $52,200
Michigan
Dentists: $177,720
Dental hygienists: $70,190
Dental assistants: $42,040
Minnesota
Dentists: $191,090
Dental hygienists: $84,810
Dental assistants: $58,890
Mississippi
Dentists: $157,110
Dental hygienists: $60,490
Dental assistants: $36,960
Missouri
Dentists: N/A
Dental hygienists: $76,540
Dental assistants: $42,260
Montana
Dentists: $166,490
Dental hygienists: $84,520
Dental assistants: $40,670
Nebraska
Dentists: $155,620
Dental hygienists: $78,120
Dental assistants: $42,330
Nevada
Dentists: N/A
Dental hygienists: $81,820
Dental assistants: $41,240
New Hampshire
Dentists: $200,970
Dental hygienists: $86,570
Dental assistants: $50,220
New Jersey
Dentists: N/A
Dental hygienists: $94,610
Dental assistants: $46,410
New Mexico
Dentists: $184,060
Dental hygienists: $87,700
Dental assistants: $39,610
New York
Dentists: $180,110
Dental hygienists: $84,860
Dental assistants: $47,880
North Carolina
Dentists: $202,550
Dental hygienists: $78,470
Dental assistants: $45,650
North Dakota
Dentists: $175,950
Dental hygienists: $76,760
Dental assistants: $51,370
Ohio
Dentists: $166,960
Dental hygienists: $74,220
Dental assistants: $46,860
Oklahoma
Dentists: $166,300
Dental hygienists: $86,050
Dental assistants: $40,770
Oregon
Dentists: $181,330
Dental hygienists: $95,360
Dental assistants: $51,990
Pennsylvania
Dentists: $174,310
Dental hygienists: $75,550
Dental assistants: $44,740
Rhode Island
Dentists: $204,770
Dental hygienists: $80,040
Dental assistants: $44,340
South Carolina
Dentists: $161,210
Dental hygienists: $71,100
Dental assistants: $43,070
South Dakota
Dentists: $144,860
Dental hygienists: $75,380
Dental assistants: $43,790
Tennessee
Dentists: $186,760
Dental hygienists: $68,450
Dental assistants: $40,990
Texas
Dentists: $162,900
Dental hygienists: $79,690
Dental assistants: $39,170
Utah
Dentists: $131,490
Dental hygienists: $73,300
Dental assistants: $37,080
Vermont
Dentists: N/A
Dental hygienists: $85,660
Dental assistants: $51,460
Virginia
Dentists: $172,780
Dental hygienists: $89,450
Dental assistants: $44,980
Washington
Dentists: N/A
Dental hygienists: $111,430
Dental assistants: $50,430
West Virginia
Dentists: $145,300
Dental hygienists: $64,280
Dental assistants: $37,510
Wisconsin
Dentists: $174,810
Dental hygienists: $75,970
Dental assistants: $44,140
Wyoming
Dentists: $175,900
Dental hygienists: $78,600
Dental assistants: $41,720