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Dentistry career is considered one of the best salaries anywhere, however the dentist salary vary from specialty (dental hygienist salary, dental assistant salary) country to country, from state to state and principally where you start to work: dental clinics, hospitals or own dental office. Many factors could affect the salary you should expect: experience, location, dental hygienist work among others; the follow information is a reference of dental salaries for an average of 2080 hours per year that include 40 hours per week.

Recent statistics calculated by the U.S. government Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2010 indicated that the average wage for a typical dentist in the United States is equal to or greater than $80.00 per hour or $166.40 per year.
So this means:

 HOURLY:

    The median salary is $67.81 per hour. Less than 10% earn $34.32 per hour and those on the 10% earn more than $80.00 per hour.

 ANNUALLY:

    On an annual basis the median salary of a dentist is $141.040. The 10% lower earning is $71.390 per year while the top 10% earns more than $166.400 per year.
The lists below show top paying state and metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas by annual mean wages in this occupation:

 TOP 5 STATES:

       New Hampshire ($ 222,860)
       North Dakota ($ 207,810)
       Maine ($ 205,050)
       Iowa ($ 202,750)
       North Carolina ($ 196,060)

 TOP 5 METROPOLITAN AREAS:

       Rocky Mount, NC ($ 242,300)
       Chico, CA ($ 238,950)
       Yakima, WA ($ 238,520)
       Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division ($ 235,850)
       Abilene, TX ($ 234,100).

 TOP 5 NON-METROPOLITAN AREAS:

       Northwestern Oklahoma ($ 248,200)
       Kansas ($ 246,250)
       South Georgia ($ 244,100)
       Southern Oregon ($ 243,420)
       North Georgia ($ 233,700).

 PRACTICE AND EMPLOYMENT:

    According to the USA Department of Labor there are around 614 400 professionally dentists in the US, which include general practitioners and specialists as follows:

          Dentists, general 87,700
          Orthodontists 5,580
          Oral and maxillofacial surgeons 5,530
          Prosthodontists 670
          Dentists, all other specialists 5,010
          Dental Hygienists 177,520
          Dental Assistants 294,030
          Dental Laboratoy Technician 38.360

 EMPLOYMENT DATA:

    According to the USA Department of Labor national there are 86360 dentists who earn a salary through jobs. The American Dental Association lists the total number of dentists, and it is approximately 173540.

 WORKPLACES:

    From whole the dentists working in the United States, 87 700 work in the best dental work having the opportunity to receive good wages, it means, hospitals, private dental offices or maybe offices of other health professionals including dentists, doctors, etc. In conclusion, dentists who have worked for other dentists receive $138 000 annually; while, for those working in the offices of other health professionals receive over $125 000 per year.

 BENEFITS:

    Fringe benefits will be similar to those offered by small businesses or sole proprietor businesses. A package of employment benefits with a value of more than $20000 per year.

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