Twenty-seven states saw an increase in the average annual salary for dentists between 2024 and 2025, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Here is how the average salary for dentists has changed between 2024 and 2025:
| State | 2025 | 2024 |
| Alabama | N/A | $179,000 |
| Alaska | $202,250 | $201,720 |
| Arizona | $201,240 | $231,890 |
| Arkansas | $178,290 | $168,760 |
| California | $184,350 | $181,720 |
| Colorado | N/A | $149,810 |
| Connecticut | $214,070 | $215,340 |
| Delaware | $228,740 | $227,200 |
| Florida | $196,320 | $181,950 |
| Georgia | $203,300 | $208,560 |
| Hawaii | $136,200 | $154,860 |
| Idaho | $173,570 | $171,880 |
| Illinois | $184,490 | $165,760 |
| Indiana | $209,500 | $200,000 |
| Iowa | $216,520 | $186,420 |
| Kansas | $172,120 | $175,480 |
| Kentucky | $179,380 | $186,480 |
| Louisiana | $185,180 | $164,340 |
| Maine | $224,080 | $214,810 |
| Maryland | $203,500 | $234,670 |
| Massachusetts | N/A | N/A |
| Michigan | $202,390 | $198,440 |
| Minnesota | $224,700 | $211,100 |
| Mississippi | $143,020 | $130,550 |
| Missouri | N/A | N/A |
| Montana | $180,630 | $204,410 |
| Nebraska | $185,360 | $167,990 |
| Nevada | $146,480 | $144,420 |
| New Hampshire | $176,780 | $197,450 |
| New Jersey | $175,720 | N/A |
| New Mexico | $191,570 | $190,530 |
| New York | $185,590 | $158,130 |
| North Carolina | $205,990 | $204,980 |
| North Dakota | $224,300 | $182,840 |
| Ohio | $176,600 | $186,880 |
| Oklahoma | $201,720 | $208,450 |
| Oregon | $209,670 | $177,440 |
| Pennsylvania | $174,250 | $187,850 |
| Rhode Island | N/A | $196,540 |
| South Carolina | $190,670 | $182,970 |
| South Dakota | $166,690 | $142,830 |
| Tennessee | $191,880 | $164,410 |
| Texas | $207,300 | $220,000 |
| Utah | $148,860 | $139,970 |
| Vermont | $240,740 | $260,380 |
| Virginia | $192,880 | $187,950 |
| Washington | $203,780 | $216,280 |
| West Virginia | $171,380 | $181,980 |
| Wisconsin | $209,830 | $179,260 |
| Wyoming | $154,030 | $188,280 |
