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
