Orthodontists in Pennsylvania
Is Pennsylvania a good place for you to work as an Orthodontist?
You’re in luck! Jobs for Orthodontists in Pennsylvania are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.
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Projected employment for Orthodontists in Pennsylvania is growing faster than average.
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Orthodontists in Pennsylvania earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.
What Major Will Prepare You For an Orthodontist Career?
- Health Professions
- Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences
- Orthodontics/Orthodontology
- Residency Programs
- Dental Residency Programs
- Orthodontics Residency Program
How Many Orthodontists Work in Pennsylvania?
There were 140 Orthodontists employed in this state in 2017.
Job Projections for Pennsylvania
Jobs for Orthodontists in this state are growing at a rate of 6.7% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 18.2%.
Pennsylvania Annual Job Openings
The BLS estimates there will be 10 annual job openings, and 160 total jobs in 2026 for Orthodontists in this state.
Nationwide, the prediction is 300 annual jobs and 7,800 total jobs in 2026.
What do Orthodontists Make in Pennsylvania?
In 2018 wages for Orthodontists ranged from $160,650 to $208,000 with $208,000 being the median annual salary.
Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $77.24 to $100. The median hourly rate was $100.
Workers in this field were paid a median of $100 an hour in 2017.
Wages between 2017 and 2018 did not increase or decrease.
The median salary in Pennsylvania is higher than the nationwide median salary.
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Top Pennsylvania Metros for Orthodontists
The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Orthodontists.
Metro | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 190 | $208,000 |
Top States for Orthodontists Employment
The table below shows the states where most Orthodontists work.
State | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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Texas | 610 | $183,480 |
Massachusetts | 430 | $208,000 |
California | 380 | $198,330 |
Florida | 370 | $180,720 |
Maryland | 330 | $194,610 |
Ohio | 220 | $208,000 |
North Carolina | 190 | $208,000 |
New Jersey | 180 | $208,000 |
New York | 150 | $208,000 |
Oklahoma | 130 | $208,000 |
Indiana | 110 | $208,000 |
Washington | 110 | $208,000 |
Virginia | 90 | $208,000 |
Wisconsin | 90 | $201,010 |
Kentucky | 80 | $88,770 |
Michigan | 80 | $208,000 |
Tennessee | 60 | $208,000 |
Idaho | 40 | $184,760 |
Utah | 40 | $99,510 |
Below are the states where Orthodontists get paid the most:
State | Annual Median Salary |
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Arkansas | $208,000 |
Colorado | $208,000 |
Indiana | $208,000 |
Iowa | $208,000 |
Massachusetts | $208,000 |
Michigan | $208,000 |
Nebraska | $208,000 |
New Hampshire | $208,000 |
New Jersey | $208,000 |
New York | $208,000 |
Related Careers in Pennsylvania
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Occupation | Pennsylvania Employment Total |
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Dentists, General | 3,540 |
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons | 240 |
References
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
More about our data sources and methodologies.