The Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Conn., area is the highest-paying metropolitan region for dentists, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The federal agency released updated salary information to reflect 2023 data April 3.
Here are the top-paying metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas for dentists:
Metropolitan areas
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Conn.: $265,890
Spokane-Spokane Valley, Wash.: $263,200
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, Calif.: $256,070
Washington, D.C.-Arlington, Va.-Alexandria, Va.: $253,300
St. Joseph, Mo.: $252,390
Columbia, Mo.: $251,280
Olympia-Tumwater, Wash.: $246,780
Springfield, Mo.: $246,700
Saginaw, Mich.: $246,000
Flint, Mich.: $245,600
Nonmetropolitan areas
Arizona nonmetropolitan area: $269,010
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area: $253,060
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous): $253,040
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area: $250,100
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area: $244,630