Dentists (general)

Amount

$23.8B

per year

Per resident, per year

$70

÷ 341.1M people

Per household, per year

$180

÷ 132.2M households

How it is built

124,390 people × $191,350 average annual wage

Part of: Hospital, physician, and other service spending (wages are paid out of what payers spend on services)

SOC code	29-1021
Employed (May 2025)	124,390
Average annual wage	$191,350
Wage bill	$23.8B
Estimated total compensation incl. benefits (÷ 0.69)	$34.5B