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Dentists, General salary in Baltimore, MD

Dentists, General in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metropolitan area earn a median of $172,110 a year, an average of $184,400. About 880 people work in this occupation there. Figures are from the May 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS).

Dentists, General pay at a glance

Annual median wage
$172,110
Half earn more, half earn less
Annual mean wage
$184,400
Pulled up by top earners
10th percentile
$62,090
Bottom of the range
90th percentile
$254,820
Top of the range
People employed
880
In Baltimore metro area
Rent share of median wage
9.0%
Median rent ÷ median wage

What this wage buys in Baltimore

Rent from the ACS 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates, compared with the wage above

Median gross rent
$1,290
per month, in Baltimore, MD
Income needed for median rent
$51,600
Keeps rent at 30% of gross pay
Median dentists, general wage
$172,110
233.5% above income needed for median rent
Rent as share of this wage
9.0%
12 months rent ÷ median wage
City median household income
$59,623
All households, not one occupation

Occupations are not paid the same everywhere, and this page does not explain why. It reports what the survey measured for the Baltimore area. Read the Baltimore, MD cost of living page for rent, income and the price level, or the methodology for how the numbers are compiled.

Dentists, General pay in other cities

Median annual wage, same occupation, same survey

Milwaukee, WI
-9.4%
Median $155,940
Mean $173,050
Employed 830
Albuquerque, NM
-17.7%
Median $141,580
Mean $176,910
Employed 460
Fresno, CA
+9.5%
Median $188,510
Mean $201,700
Employed 340
Tucson, AZ
+5.9%
Median $182,200
Mean $176,200
Employed 330
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY
-12.0%
Median $151,420
Mean $168,180
Employed 230
Memphis, TN
+38.3%
Median $238,040
Mean $208,090
Employed 280
Sacramento, CA
-0.9%
Median $170,500
Mean $174,390
Employed 970
Detroit, MI
-2.5%
Median $167,860
Mean $187,110
Employed 1,700

See dentists, general pay in every covered city.

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Gross annual income $172,110 / year
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FICA (Social Security + Medicare) 7.65% up to wage base
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Definitions used on this page

Annual median wage
The wage that half of the people in this occupation earn more than and half earn less than, for one year of work.
Annual mean wage
The average of all reported wages. It is higher than the median when a few very high earners pull it up.
Percentiles
The 10th percentile is the wage below which 10% of workers fall; the 90th is the wage above which only 10% rise. The gap between them shows how wide the pay range is.
Employment
The estimated number of jobs in this occupation in the metropolitan area, not the number of residents who hold it.

Sources and limits

Wages describe the metropolitan area, while rent and income describe the city boundaries. The two areas do not cover exactly the same ground. Wages are also averaged across a year and across every industry, so a specific employer can differ widely from the median shown here.