Orthodontist Salary in the U.S.
Median annual pay in the U.S.
$289,140
$139.01/hour
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025.
Pay
| Annual | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $99,850 | $48.01 |
| 25th percentile | $146,580 | $70.47 |
| Median | $289,140 | $139.01 |
| 75th percentile | $342,300 | $164.57 |
| 90th percentile | $416,000 | $200.00 |
Employment
- Employment in the U.S.
- 6,210
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Comparison
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
| Rank | Median annual pay | Adjusted for cost of living (annual) |
|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | ||
| 1st | $478,680 | $462,002 1st |
| Colorado | ||
| 2nd | $416,000 | $403,680 2nd |
| Maryland | ||
| 3rd | $361,030 | $343,972 6th |
| Michigan | ||
| 4th | $357,090 | $371,130 3rd |
| Illinois | ||
| 5th | $343,100 | $343,244 7th |
| Tennessee | ||
| 6th | $339,610 | $369,664 4th |
| Missouri | ||
| 7th | $332,630 | $366,264 5th |
| Montana | ||
| 8th | $312,840 | $330,540 9th |
| South Carolina | ||
| 9th | $311,450 | $332,217 8th |
| Pennsylvania | ||
| 10th | $311,180 | $318,923 10th |
| Maine | ||
| 11th | $301,250 | $310,407 11th |
| Washington | ||
| 12th | $290,430 | $271,397 13th |
| Arizona | ||
| 13th | $272,330 | $270,499 14th |
| Alabama | ||
| 14th | $253,670 | $285,590 12th |
| Indiana | ||
| — | ≥ $239,200 | ≥ $256,297 — |
| Nebraska | ||
| — | ≥ $239,200 | ≥ $265,473 — |
| Oklahoma | ||
| — | ≥ $239,200 | ≥ $272,303 — |
| North Carolina | ||
| 15th | $224,990 | $238,524 15th |
| Ohio | ||
| 16th | $219,300 | $236,381 16th |
| Wisconsin | ||
| 17th | $212,860 | $226,218 17th |
| New York | ||
| 18th | $172,980 | $160,284 19th |
| Georgia | ||
| 19th | $159,230 | $165,360 18th |
— in Rank: places with ≥ have no rank by median pay, because BLS publishes only a lower bound for them and other states have exact medians at or above it. They are listed alphabetically, below the last of those exact medians.
≥: BLS publishes only a lower bound for this median. Its adjusted figure is a minimum, so it has no adjusted rank (—).
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Outlook
- Projected employment change, 2025–35 (U.S.)
- +6.0%
- Typical education needed for entry (U.S.)
- Doctoral or professional degree
BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35
Sources and update
- Wages and employment: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.
- Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Related occupations: O*NET® 31.0 Database, CC BY 4.0. Attributions
- Employment projections and typical education: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35.
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