Here is how the average annual salaries for six dental jobs compare to 29 other medical specialties:
Dentist: $180,900
Dental hygienist: $84,860
Dental assistant: $44,710
Dental laboratory technicians: $49,930
Oral and maxillofacial surgeon: $309,410
Orthodontist: $216,320
Plastic surgery: $619,000
Orthopedics: $573,000
Cardiology: $507,000
Urology: $506,000
Gastroenterology: $501,000
Otolaryngology: 485,000
Radiology: $483,000
Oncology: $463,000
Anesthesiology: $448,000
Dermatology: $443,000
Surgery, General: $412,000
Critical Care: $406,000
Ophthalmology: $388,000
Pulmonary medicine: $378,000
Emergency medicine: $352,000
Pathology: $339,000
OB-GYN: $337,000
Neurology: $313,000
Nephrology: $312,000
Psychiatry: $309,000
Physical medicine and rehabilitation: $306,000
Allergy and immunology: $282,000
Rheumatology: $281,000
Internal medicine: $273,000
Diabetes and endocrinology: $267,000
Infectious diseases: $262,000
Family medicine: $255,000
Pediatrics: $251,000
Public health and preventive medicine: $249,000
