Here is how the average U.S. inflation rate compares to the average annual dentist salary from 2017 until 2021, the last year salary data was available:
2021
Average annual salary: $177,770
Inflation rate: 4.7 percent
2020
Average annual salary: $$186,300
Inflation rate: 1.2 percent
2019
Average annual salary: $183,060
Inflation rate: 1.8 percent
2018
Average annual salary: $180,590
Inflation rate: 2.4 percent
2017
Average annual salary: $180,010
Inflation rate: 2.1 percent
