Official dataAll sizesUSA
66.7%
of US adults had a dental exam or cleaning in the past year (2025)
Sample: National Health Interview Survey, US adults 18 and older
Official dataUpdated 23 Oct 2026
$176,110was the median annual wage for US dentists in May 2025
$176,110 was the median annual wage for US dentists in May 2025 (May 2025, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook)
Official dataChecked at source, 23 Oct 2026All sizesUSADental marketing · Pay
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What this number really says
$176,110 was the median annual wage for US dentists in May 2025 (May 2025).
$176,110
the latest figure (May 2025)
Official data
type of source
Why you can trust it. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: official data, government statistics office or regulator.
Key facts
- Period May 2025
- Region USA
- Company size All sizes
- Next data 31 Aug 2027
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, May 2025
Method and use
How it was measured, and how to use it
How it was measured
- Publisher
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook
- Source type
- Official data: Government statistics office or regulator
- What it measures
- $176,110 was the median annual wage for US dentists in May 2025
- Data period
- May 2025 (ends 31 May 2025)
- Published by the source
- 27 Aug 2026
- In the source's words
The median annual wage for dentists was $176,110 in May 2025.
- Checked at source
- 23 Oct 2026: Read on bls.gov OOH Dentists page (last modified 27 Aug 2026).
- Reuse
- Public domain (US government work). Free to quote; cite BLS and the data year.
- Next expected update
- 31 Aug 2027 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, annual (wages each spring, projections each autumn))
- Original page
- www.bls.gov: Occupational Outlook Handbook
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$176,110 was the median annual wage for US dentists in May 2025, for May 2025, according to US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook. We checked it at the source on 23 Oct 2026.
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