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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Dental Public Health Residency Program Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A residency-training program that prepares dentists in the formulation and delivery of public preventive and curative dental health services.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Examine, diagnose, and treat diseases, injuries, and malformations of teeth and gums. May treat diseases of nerve, pulp, and other dental tissues affecting oral hygiene and retention of teeth. May fit dental appliances or provide preventive care.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $152,062
    "Salary Value"  is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
  • Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 10.8%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: no prior years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  N/A
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  N/A
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  N/A
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  N/A
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  N/A
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  N/A

All information is based on data collected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and National Center for Education Statistics.

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Average Salary Medians

What Are Salary Medians?

Salary median is the average salary amount earned by workers, calculated per industry or per metro area. Average salary median is an average of median salaries for jobs that are attainable with this degree. Metro area average salary median is the average of salary medians for jobs within a metro area. State average salary median is the average of all metro area average salary medians within that state.

For more information about salary medians and average salary medians, please read this blog post, "Average Salary Median" vs. "Salary Median".

Click on any state in the table below to see which metro areas earn the highest median salaries. If you see "N/A" next to a state, it means that no data is available about that state for this degree.

Overall Salary Value: $152,062

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Vermont ($202,530) in the Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($94,290).

Fairbanks, AK $82,020
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $94,290
$88,155
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Birmingham-Hoover, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($198,670).

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $198,670
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $174,250
Decatur, AL $178,740
Dothan, AL $168,260
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $193,930
Gadsden, AL $116,840
Huntsville, AL $127,110
Mobile, AL $133,020
Montgomery, AL $127,550
Tuscaloosa, AL $122,250
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $123,060
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $196,860
$155,045
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($170,200).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $121,010
Jonesboro, AR $102,900
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $170,200
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $163,050
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $121,340
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $68,750
$124,542
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($181,120).

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $173,710
Prescott, AZ $170,400
Tucson, AZ $181,120
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $179,810
$176,260
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Hanford-Corcoran, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($203,430).

El Centro, CA $171,510
Fresno, CA $179,480
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $203,430
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $127,330
Madera, CA $161,680
Modesto, CA $158,970
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $140,080
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $145,740
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $199,320
Salinas, CA $171,040
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $97,630
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $155,300
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $183,880
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $185,740
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $180,120
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $145,530
Santa Rosa, CA $180,070
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $179,050
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $168,650
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $166,970
$165,076
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Pueblo, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($180,560).

Colorado Springs, CO $107,840
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $162,130
Fort Collins, CO $179,390
Grand Junction, CO $98,940
Greeley, CO $122,580
Pueblo, CO $180,560
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $101,840
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $100,380
$131,708
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($199,990).

Danbury, CT $199,990
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $198,350
$199,170
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($202,190).

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $100,270
Gainesville, FL $141,990
Jacksonville, FL $172,210
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $161,920
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $172,640
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $152,480
Ocala, FL $105,160
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $122,200
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $202,190
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $184,870
Port St. Lucie, FL $129,350
Punta Gorda, FL $128,480
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $159,660
Tallahassee, FL $157,610
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $140,980
The Villages, FL $129,550
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $132,820
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $150,670
$146,947
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Macon, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($196,890).

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $181,500
Columbus, GA-AL $123,040
Macon, GA $196,890
Savannah, GA $155,460
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $132,030
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $140,670
$154,932
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($186,400).

Urban Honolulu, HI $186,400
$186,400
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($166,140).

Cedar Rapids, IA $98,940
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $149,880
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $155,080
Dubuque, IA $142,950
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $120,810
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $127,970
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $166,140
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $144,870
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $150,070
$139,634
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($200,520).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $200,520
Twin Falls, ID $161,590
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $142,330
$168,147
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($175,420).

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $175,420
Springfield, IL $168,180
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $169,480
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $156,840
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $138,420
$161,668
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Fort Wayne, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($150,170).

Evansville, IN-KY $142,190
Fort Wayne, IN $150,170
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $113,160
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $149,190
$138,678
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($156,430).

Kansas nonmetropolitan area $156,430
$156,430
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($113,340).

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $108,380
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $113,340
$110,860
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Houma-Thibodaux, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($160,400).

Houma-Thibodaux, LA $160,400
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $92,560
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $88,620
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $95,180
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $117,910
$110,934
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($204,060).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $204,060
Leominster-Gardner, MA $161,950
Springfield, MA-CT $140,750
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $148,240
$163,750
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($179,950).

California-Lexington Park, MD $125,390
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $162,120
Salisbury, MD-DE $179,950
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $136,450
$150,978
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($155,270).

Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $155,270
$155,270
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Muskegon, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($179,210).

Muskegon, MI $179,210
Saginaw, MI $145,790
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $137,380
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $102,070
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $107,020
$134,294
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($205,790).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $205,790
Rochester, MN $178,500
St. Cloud, MN $168,500
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $157,250
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $184,620
$178,932
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Columbia, MO metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($191,440).

Columbia, MO $191,440
Jefferson City, MO $141,940
Joplin, MO $165,950
Kansas City, MO-KS $144,840
St. Joseph, MO-KS $161,560
St. Louis, MO-IL $161,540
Springfield, MO $145,710
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $166,650
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $134,820
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $176,370
$159,082
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($191,760).

Hattiesburg, MS $161,710
Jackson, MS $151,630
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $167,490
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $191,760
$168,148
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Missoula, MT metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($174,450).

Missoula, MT $174,450
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $145,150
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $118,990
$146,197
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($196,910).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $159,350
Fayetteville, NC $167,650
Greensboro-High Point, NC $151,450
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $157,820
New Bern, NC $170,780
Raleigh, NC $196,910
Rocky Mount, NC $122,490
Wilmington, NC $150,730
Winston-Salem, NC $142,280
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $141,700
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $168,850
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $131,810
$155,152
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($180,630).

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $180,630
$180,630
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($154,070).

Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $154,070
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $122,800
$138,435
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($199,620).

Portsmouth, NH-ME $199,620
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $191,090
$195,355
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($164,630).

Trenton, NJ $164,630
$164,630
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($182,970).

Las Cruces, NM $128,750
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $148,380
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $182,970
$153,367
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($189,210).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $189,210
Reno, NV $176,270
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $162,170
$175,883
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($198,720).

Binghamton, NY $131,940
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $198,720
Kingston, NY $155,310
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $151,070
Rochester, NY $153,270
Syracuse, NY $172,900
Utica-Rome, NY $166,380
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $144,040
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $137,920
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $146,370
$155,792
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($201,710).

Canton-Massillon, OH $122,680
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $201,710
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $201,110
Columbus, OH $171,330
Dayton, OH $186,930
Mansfield, OH $122,370
Springfield, OH $175,910
Toledo, OH $131,440
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $116,780
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $132,620
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $111,080
$152,178
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($201,140).

Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $162,100
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $127,960
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $168,200
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $201,140
$164,850
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($206,530).

Eugene, OR $197,910
Medford, OR $183,420
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $202,590
Salem, OR $172,460
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $184,000
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $182,460
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $206,530
$189,910
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($149,150).

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $108,620
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $147,970
Johnstown, PA $91,150
Lancaster, PA $127,290
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $149,150
Pittsburgh, PA $100,360
Reading, PA $108,550
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $143,580
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $135,380
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $115,640
$122,769
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($70,610).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $70,610
$70,610
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($197,810).

Columbia, SC $125,240
Florence, SC $120,560
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $137,790
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $197,810
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $136,710
Spartanburg, SC $129,950
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $171,390
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $161,750
$147,650
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($167,710).

Sioux Falls, SD $167,710
$167,710
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Knoxville, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($176,190).

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $135,950
Knoxville, TN $176,190
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $105,140
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $128,240
$136,380
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Odessa, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($183,370).

Austin-Round Rock, TX $151,900
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $136,860
Corpus Christi, TX $175,470
El Paso, TX $157,560
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $143,980
Killeen-Temple, TX $158,390
Laredo, TX $149,920
Lubbock, TX $146,200
Odessa, TX $183,370
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $137,750
Sherman-Denison, TX $178,970
Texarkana, TX-AR $177,630
Wichita Falls, TX $164,380
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $134,080
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $130,970
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $159,150
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $144,000
$154,740
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($118,620).

Salt Lake City, UT $118,620
$118,620
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Lynchburg, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($166,310).

Charlottesville, VA $146,890
Harrisonburg, VA $135,960
Lynchburg, VA $166,310
Richmond, VA $150,070
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $149,250
Winchester, VA-WV $158,390
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $156,580
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $139,190
$150,330
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($202,530).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $202,530
$202,530
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Green Bay, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($207,550).

Eau Claire, WI $201,110
Green Bay, WI $207,550
Janesville-Beloit, WI $199,870
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $180,780
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $168,790
Racine, WI $182,290
Sheboygan, WI $185,920
Wausau, WI $145,980
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $170,540
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $148,150
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $172,750
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $81,700
$170,453
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($104,210).

Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $82,420
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $104,210
$93,315
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($112,490).

Cheyenne, WY $112,490
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $106,320
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $81,380
$100,063

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $152,062

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is Vermont ($202,530) in the Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Doctorate)

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($94,290) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $82,020
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $94,290
$88,155
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

Birmingham-Hoover, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($198,670) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $198,670
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $174,250
Decatur, AL $178,740
Dothan, AL $168,260
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $193,930
Gadsden, AL $116,840
Huntsville, AL $127,110
Mobile, AL $133,020
Montgomery, AL $127,550
Tuscaloosa, AL $122,250
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $123,060
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $196,860
$155,045
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($170,200) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $121,010
Jonesboro, AR $102,900
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $170,200
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $163,050
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $121,340
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $68,750
$124,542
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($181,120) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $173,710
Prescott, AZ $170,400
Tucson, AZ $181,120
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $179,810
$176,260
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

Hanford-Corcoran, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($203,430) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

El Centro, CA $171,510
Fresno, CA $179,480
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $203,430
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $127,330
Madera, CA $161,680
Modesto, CA $158,970
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $140,080
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $145,740
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $199,320
Salinas, CA $171,040
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $97,630
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $155,300
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $183,880
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $185,740
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $180,120
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $145,530
Santa Rosa, CA $180,070
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $179,050
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $168,650
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $166,970
$165,076
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Pueblo, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($180,560) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $107,840
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $162,130
Fort Collins, CO $179,390
Grand Junction, CO $98,940
Greeley, CO $122,580
Pueblo, CO $180,560
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $101,840
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $100,380
$131,708
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($199,990) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $199,990
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $198,350
$199,170
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($202,190) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $100,270
Gainesville, FL $141,990
Jacksonville, FL $172,210
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $161,920
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $172,640
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $152,480
Ocala, FL $105,160
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $122,200
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $202,190
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $184,870
Port St. Lucie, FL $129,350
Punta Gorda, FL $128,480
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $159,660
Tallahassee, FL $157,610
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $140,980
The Villages, FL $129,550
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $132,820
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $150,670
$146,947
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

Macon, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($196,890) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $181,500
Columbus, GA-AL $123,040
Macon, GA $196,890
Savannah, GA $155,460
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $132,030
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $140,670
$154,932
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Doctorate)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($186,400) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $186,400
$186,400
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($166,140) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $98,940
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $149,880
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $155,080
Dubuque, IA $142,950
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $120,810
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $127,970
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $166,140
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $144,870
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $150,070
$139,634
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Doctorate)

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($200,520) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $200,520
Twin Falls, ID $161,590
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $142,330
$168,147
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Doctorate)

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($175,420) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $175,420
Springfield, IL $168,180
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $169,480
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $156,840
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $138,420
$161,668
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

Fort Wayne, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($150,170) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Evansville, IN-KY $142,190
Fort Wayne, IN $150,170
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $113,160
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $149,190
$138,678
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Doctorate)

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($156,430) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Kansas nonmetropolitan area $156,430
$156,430
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($113,340) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $108,380
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $113,340
$110,860
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Doctorate)

Houma-Thibodaux, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($160,400) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Houma-Thibodaux, LA $160,400
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $92,560
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $88,620
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $95,180
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $117,910
$110,934
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($204,060) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $204,060
Leominster-Gardner, MA $161,950
Springfield, MA-CT $140,750
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $148,240
$163,750
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Doctorate)

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($179,950) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $125,390
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $162,120
Salisbury, MD-DE $179,950
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $136,450
$150,978
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Doctorate)

Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($155,270) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $155,270
$155,270
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Muskegon, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($179,210) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Muskegon, MI $179,210
Saginaw, MI $145,790
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $137,380
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $102,070
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $107,020
$134,294
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Doctorate)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($205,790) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $205,790
Rochester, MN $178,500
St. Cloud, MN $168,500
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $157,250
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $184,620
$178,932
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

Columbia, MO metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($191,440) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $191,440
Jefferson City, MO $141,940
Joplin, MO $165,950
Kansas City, MO-KS $144,840
St. Joseph, MO-KS $161,560
St. Louis, MO-IL $161,540
Springfield, MO $145,710
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $166,650
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $134,820
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $176,370
$159,082
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($191,760) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $161,710
Jackson, MS $151,630
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $167,490
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $191,760
$168,148
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Doctorate)

Missoula, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($174,450) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Missoula, MT $174,450
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $145,150
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $118,990
$146,197
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($196,910) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $159,350
Fayetteville, NC $167,650
Greensboro-High Point, NC $151,450
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $157,820
New Bern, NC $170,780
Raleigh, NC $196,910
Rocky Mount, NC $122,490
Wilmington, NC $150,730
Winston-Salem, NC $142,280
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $141,700
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $168,850
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $131,810
$155,152
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Doctorate)

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($180,630) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $180,630
$180,630
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Doctorate)

Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($154,070) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $154,070
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $122,800
$138,435
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Doctorate)

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($199,620) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Portsmouth, NH-ME $199,620
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $191,090
$195,355
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Doctorate)

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($164,630) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Trenton, NJ $164,630
$164,630
New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Doctorate)

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($182,970) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Las Cruces, NM $128,750
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $148,380
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $182,970
$153,367
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($189,210) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $189,210
Reno, NV $176,270
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $162,170
$175,883
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Doctorate)

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($198,720) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $131,940
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $198,720
Kingston, NY $155,310
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $151,070
Rochester, NY $153,270
Syracuse, NY $172,900
Utica-Rome, NY $166,380
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $144,040
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $137,920
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $146,370
$155,792
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($201,710) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $122,680
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $201,710
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $201,110
Columbus, OH $171,330
Dayton, OH $186,930
Mansfield, OH $122,370
Springfield, OH $175,910
Toledo, OH $131,440
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $116,780
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $132,620
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $111,080
$152,178
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Doctorate)

Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($201,140) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $162,100
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $127,960
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $168,200
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $201,140
$164,850
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Doctorate)

Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($206,530) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Eugene, OR $197,910
Medford, OR $183,420
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $202,590
Salem, OR $172,460
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $184,000
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $182,460
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $206,530
$189,910
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($149,150) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $108,620
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $147,970
Johnstown, PA $91,150
Lancaster, PA $127,290
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $149,150
Pittsburgh, PA $100,360
Reading, PA $108,550
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $143,580
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $135,380
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $115,640
$122,769
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Doctorate)

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($70,610) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $70,610
$70,610
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Doctorate)

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($197,810) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $125,240
Florence, SC $120,560
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $137,790
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $197,810
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $136,710
Spartanburg, SC $129,950
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $171,390
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $161,750
$147,650
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Doctorate)

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($167,710) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $167,710
$167,710
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

Knoxville, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($176,190) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $135,950
Knoxville, TN $176,190
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $105,140
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $128,240
$136,380
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

Odessa, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($183,370) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Austin-Round Rock, TX $151,900
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $136,860
Corpus Christi, TX $175,470
El Paso, TX $157,560
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $143,980
Killeen-Temple, TX $158,390
Laredo, TX $149,920
Lubbock, TX $146,200
Odessa, TX $183,370
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $137,750
Sherman-Denison, TX $178,970
Texarkana, TX-AR $177,630
Wichita Falls, TX $164,380
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $134,080
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $130,970
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $159,150
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $144,000
$154,740
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Doctorate)

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($118,620) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Salt Lake City, UT $118,620
$118,620
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Doctorate)

Lynchburg, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($166,310) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $146,890
Harrisonburg, VA $135,960
Lynchburg, VA $166,310
Richmond, VA $150,070
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $149,250
Winchester, VA-WV $158,390
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $156,580
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $139,190
$150,330
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Doctorate)

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($202,530) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $202,530
$202,530
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Doctorate)

Green Bay, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($207,550) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $201,110
Green Bay, WI $207,550
Janesville-Beloit, WI $199,870
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $180,780
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $168,790
Racine, WI $182,290
Sheboygan, WI $185,920
Wausau, WI $145,980
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $170,540
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $148,150
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $172,750
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $81,700
$170,453
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($104,210) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $82,420
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $104,210
$93,315
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Doctorate)

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($112,490) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $112,490
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $106,320
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $81,380
$100,063

1 Job Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a doctorate degree.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $152,062. 

  Dentists, General

Examine, diagnose, and treat diseases, injuries, and malformations of teeth and gums. May treat diseases of nerve, pulp, and other dental tissues affecting oral hygiene and retention of teeth. May fit dental appliances or provide preventive care.

Salary Ratio: 0    

The Salary Ratio is a comparison of the average salary median compared to the average cost of obtaining this degree (average of undergraduate and graduate costs). It takes a job's average salary median and then compares it to the combined average cost of undergraduate degrees (1-4 years) and graduate degrees (6 years for a masters, 8 years for a doctorate) needed to qualify for that job.

A ratio that's close to 1, or greater, indicates that the average salary median which can be earned is substantial compared to the average cost of obtaining the degree. A Salary Ratio of 0, "N/A", or "INF" implies that school data is not available to provide a proper evaluation. Explore other factors such as the years of work experience usually required, the degree level normally required, and the types of attainable jobs to determine the feasibility of pursuing this degree.

Common Job Titles    
  • Dental Medicine Doctor (DMD)
  • Dental Officer
  • Dental Surgery Doctor (DDS)
  • Dentist
  • Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
  • Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
  • Endodontist
  • Family Dentist
  • General Dentist
  • Pediatric Dentist
  • Periodontist
  • Public Health Dentist
  • US Salary Median: $145,200
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.8%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Doctorate


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