Dentist hourly pay vs. minimum wage by state

Dentists earn about $125.18 per hour in Vermont, the state with the highest average hourly wage for dentists, compared to the state's minimum wage of $13.67.

Here is how the average hourly wage for general dentists compares to the minimum wage for each state, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the U.S. Department of Labor

Alabama

Average hourly wage for dentists: $86.06

State minimum hourly wage: No state minimum wage law, but employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. 

Alaska

Average hourly wage for dentists: $96.98

State minimum hourly wage: $11.73

Arizona

Average hourly wage for dentists: $111.49

State minimum hourly wage: $14.35

Arkansas

Average hourly wage for dentists: $81.14

State minimum hourly wage: $11.00

California

Average hourly wage for dentists: $87.37

State minimum hourly wage: $16.00

Colorado

Average hourly wage for dentists: $72.03

State minimum hourly wage: $14.42

Connecticut

Average hourly wage for dentists: $103.53

State minimum hourly wage: $15.69

Delaware

Average hourly wage for dentists: $109.23

State minimum hourly wage: $13.25

Florida

Average hourly wage for dentists: $87.48

State minimum hourly wage: $12.00

Georgia

Average hourly wage for dentists: $100.27

State minimum hourly wage: $5.15 for companies exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Hawaii

Average hourly wage for dentists: $74.45

State minimum hourly wage: $14.00

Idaho

Average hourly wage for dentists: $82.64

State minimum hourly wage: $7.25

Illinois

Average hourly wage for dentists: $79.69

State minimum hourly wage: $14.00

Indiana

Average hourly wage for dentists: $96.15

State minimum hourly wage: $7.25 

Iowa

Average hourly wage for dentists: $89.63

State minimum hourly wage: $7.25

Kansas

Average hourly wage for dentists: $84.37

State minimum hourly wage: $7.25

Kentucky

Average hourly wage for dentists: $89.66

State minimum hourly wage: $7.25

Louisiana

Average hourly wage for dentists: $79.01

State minimum hourly wage: No state minimum wage law, but employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.

Maine

Average hourly wage for dentists: $103.28

State minimum hourly wage: $14.15

Maryland

Average hourly wage for dentists: $112.82

State minimum hourly wage: $15.00

Massachusetts

Average hourly wage for dentists: N/A

State minimum hourly wage: $15.00

Michigan

Average hourly wage for dentists: $95.41

State minimum hourly wage: $10.33

Minnesota

Average hourly wage for dentists: $101.49

State minimum hourly wage: $8.85 for companies with revenue under $500,000; $10.85 for companies making more.

Mississippi

Average hourly wage for dentists: $62.76

State minimum hourly wage: No state minimum wage law, but employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.

Missouri

Average hourly wage for dentists: N/A

State minimum hourly wage: $12.30, except for federal employees and employees of a retail or service business with revenue under $500,000.

Montana

Average hourly wage for dentists: $98.28

State minimum hourly wage: $10.30 for companies with gross sales over $110,000; $4.00 for businesses not covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act with gross annual sales of $110,000 or less.

Nebraska

Average hourly wage for dentists: $80.76

State minimum hourly wage: $12.00 for companies with four or more employees

Nevada

Average hourly wage for dentists: $69.43

State minimum hourly wage: $10.25 with health insurance provided; $11.25 without health insurance

New Hampshire

Average hourly wage for dentists: $94.93

State minimum hourly wage: $7.25

New Jersey

Average hourly wage for dentists: N/A

State minimum hourly wage: $15.13; $13.73 for seasonal and small employers with fewer than six employees

New Mexico

Average hourly wage for dentists: $91.60

State minimum hourly wage: $12.00

New York

Average hourly wage for dentists: $76.02

State minimum hourly wage: $15.00; $16.00 for New York City, Nassau County, Suffolk County and Westchester County.

North Carolina

Average hourly wage for dentists: $98.55

State minimum hourly wage: $7.25

North Dakota

Average hourly wage for dentists: $87.91

State minimum hourly wage: $7.25

Ohio

Average hourly wage for dentists: $89.85

State minimum hourly wage: $10.45 for employers with annual gross receipts of $385,000 or more; $7.25 everywhere else

Oklahoma

Average hourly wage for dentists: $100.22

State minimum hourly wage: $7.25 for employers of 10 or more full-time employees at any one location and employers with annual gross sales over $100,000 irrespective of number of full-time employees; $2 for all other employers.

Oregon

Average hourly wage for dentists: $85.31

State minimum hourly wage: $14.20; $15.45 for the Portland metro area; and $13.20 non-Urban counties.

Pennsylvania

Average hourly wage for dentists: $90.31

State minimum hourly wage: $7.25

Rhode Island

Average hourly wage for dentists: $94.49

State minimum hourly wage: $14.00

South Carolina

Average hourly wage for dentists: $87.97

State minimum hourly wage: No state minimum wage law, but employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.

South Dakota

Average hourly wage for dentists: $68.67

State minimum hourly wage: $11.20

Tennessee

Average hourly wage for dentists: $79.04

State minimum hourly wage: No state minimum wage law, but employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.

Texas

Average hourly wage for dentists: $105.77

State minimum hourly wage: $7.25

Utah

Average hourly wage for dentists: $67.29

State minimum hourly wage: $7.25

Vermont

Average hourly wage for dentists: $125.18

State minimum hourly wage: $13.67 for employers with two or more employees

Virginia

Average hourly wage for dentists: $90.36

State minimum hourly wage: $12.00

Washington

Average hourly wage for dentists: $103.98

State minimum hourly wage: $16.28

West Virginia

Average hourly wage for dentists: $87.49

State minimum hourly wage: $8.75 for companies with six or more employees at one location

Wisconsin

Average hourly wage for dentists: $86.18

State minimum hourly wage: $7.25

Wyoming

Average hourly wage for dentists: $90.52

State minimum hourly wage: $5.15 for companies exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act

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