Orthodontist hourly pay vs. minimum wage in each state

Orthodontists earn about $158.47 per hour in Michigan, the state with the highest average hourly wage for orthodontists, compared to the state's minimum wage of $10.33.

Here is how the average hourly wage for orthodontists 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: $131.69

State minimum 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.

Arizona 

Average hourly wage: $72.38

State minimum wage: $14.35

California 

Average hourly wage: $100.23

State minimum wage: $16.00

Connecticut 

Average hourly wage: $154.09

State minimum wage: $15.69

Florida 

Average hourly wage: $155.30

State minimum wage: $12.00

Indiana 

Average hourly wage: $81.54

State minimum wage: $7.25

Maine

Average hourly wage: $79.18

State minimum wage: $14.15

Michigan

Average hourly wage: $158.47

State minimum wage: $10.33

New York

Average hourly wage: $109.62

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

Ohio

Average hourly wage: $114.48

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

Pennsylvania

Average hourly wage: $142.23

State minimum wage: $7.25

South Carolina

Average hourly wage: $71.95

State minimum 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.

Utah

Average hourly wage: $60.56

State minimum wage: $7.25

Washington

Average hourly wage: $141.79

State minimum wage: $16.28

Wisconsin

Average hourly wage: $120.08

State minimum wage: $7.25

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