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Highest Paying Industries for Dentists

The top 53 highest paying industries for dentists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $169,430, management of companies and enterprises is the highest paying industry for dentists. It is followed by offices of dentists industry (average annual salary $159,610). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of dentists in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 53 Highest Paying Industries for Dentists

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$169,430	$122,640	n/a
2	Offices of Dentists	$159,610	$70,910	102,200
3	Federal government, including USPS	$157,640	$63,140	2,110
4	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$157,640	$63,140	2,110
5	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$157,030	$71,060	107,990
6	Health Care and Social Assistance	$155,920	$70,310	110,020
7	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$144,680	$59,460	410
8	Employment Services	$143,990	$56,530	630
9	Administrative and Support Services	$143,830	$56,440	650
10	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$143,830	$56,440	650
11	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$141,400	$65,410	130
12	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$140,400	$82,640	3,910
13	Federal, State, and Local Government	$140,400	$82,640	3,910
14	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$139,320	$69,070	290
15	Temporary Help Services	$137,900	$54,710	440
16	Offices of Physicians	$137,500	$74,380	3,190
17	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$137,500	$91,460	40
18	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$137,330	$54,370	n/a
19	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$137,080	$63,140	4,800
20	Outpatient Care Centers	$135,930	$80,010	2,060
21	Finance and Insurance	$134,110	$57,360	70
22	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$133,790	$87,610	80
23	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$133,790	$87,610	80
24	Hospitals - State government owned	$131,540	$82,260	160
25	Educational Services - Local government owned	$130,330	$62,200	50
26	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$130,250	$88,580	n/a
27	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$129,150	$101,270	1,050
28	State government, including schools and hospitals	$128,650	$86,300	1,530
29	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$128,540	$72,460	60
30	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$127,530	$49,320	1,180
31	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$127,520	$39,000	300
32	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$127,070	$50,600	1,580
33	Educational Services - State government owned	$126,820	$40,080	320
34	Hospitals - Privately owned	$126,060	$48,560	1,290
35	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$126,060	$50,500	1,820
36	Educational Services	$125,690	$48,130	510
37	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$125,570	$68,170	750
38	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$125,460	$45,050	440
39	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$125,180	$57,060	1,160
40	Social Assistance	$124,610	$33,660	150
41	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$124,200	$88,430	110
42	Individual and Family Services	$123,490	$33,290	140
43	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$123,210	$52,560	360
44	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$123,030	$51,470	60
45	Hospitals - Local government owned	$122,950	$52,600	360
46	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$110,080	$43,460	n/a
47	Educational Services - Privately owned	$108,310	$70,920	140
48	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$105,250	$43,030	n/a
49	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$102,810	$69,360	140
50	Home Health Care Services	$101,650	$43,810	50
51	Manufacturing	$74,730	$33,510	40
52	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$72,240	$32,260	40
53	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$72,240	$32,260	40