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Considering a career as a Dentist in California?

15.9% Jobs Projection
$125,860 Median Salary
840 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Dentists in California are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Dentists in California is growing faster than average.

  • Dentists in California earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

What Major Will Prepare You For a Dentist Career?

How Many Dentists Work in California?

In California, there were 17,240 people working as Dentists in the year 2018.

There were 17,130 Dentists employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 110 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,330 Dentists working in it, which means California has more Dentists than average.

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Job Projections for California

Jobs for Dentists in this state are growing at a rate of 15.9% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 19.4%.

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California Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 840 annual job openings, and 21,900 total jobs in 2026 for Dentists in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 6,400 annual jobs and 158,500 total jobs in 2026.

What do Dentists Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Dentists ranged from $60,570 to $208,000 with $125,860 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $29.12 to $100. The median hourly rate was $60.51.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $65.14 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $4.63.

The median salary in California is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top California Metros for Dentists

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Dentists.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 6,120 $112,390
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 2,920 $162,090
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 1,840 $124,340
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 1,570 $97,440
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,020 $150,600
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA 740 $133,340
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 360 $162,250
Fresno, CA 350 $102,830
Bakersfield, CA 240 $123,560
Stockton-Lodi, CA 220 n/a
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 210 $106,980
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 180 $108,400
Visalia-Porterville, CA 160 $122,940
Santa Rosa, CA 150 $131,240
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 130 $165,890
Modesto, CA 120 $128,640
Salinas, CA 120 $170,480
Merced, CA 70 $157,230
Yuba City, CA 70 $147,070
Madera, CA 60 $144,320
Napa, CA 60 $208,000
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 50 $204,090

Top States for Dentists Employment

View the list below to see where most Dentists work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 17,240 $125,860
New York 8,700 $133,640
Texas 8,110 $157,200
Florida 6,840 $145,940
Illinois 4,820 $143,090
Michigan 3,810 $187,010
New Jersey 3,670 $143,120
Pennsylvania 3,540 $127,370
North Carolina 3,360 $195,680
Ohio 3,330 $188,390
Massachusetts 3,160 $148,520
Georgia 3,110 $149,240
Virginia 2,990 $164,650
Washington 2,800 $171,430
Maryland 2,720 $132,450
Arizona 2,520 $171,320
Colorado 2,330 $131,090
Oregon 1,980 $179,490
Wisconsin 1,930 $192,440
Indiana 1,820 $157,710

Below are the states where Dentists get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Alaska $208,000
Delaware $208,000
Minnesota $208,000
New Hampshire $208,000
Rhode Island $208,000
Connecticut $205,330
North Dakota $200,250
North Carolina $195,680
Nevada $195,610
Wisconsin $192,440

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Occupation California Employment Total
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 550
Orthodontists 380

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