Dentist salary in Vermont

Official occupation: 29-1021 Dentists, General · Reference period May 2025 · Data updated · Confidence 80/100

In Vermont, the median dentist earns $204,960 a year, 20% above the United States median of $170,950.

It ranks 10th of 47 states with a published figure.

Pay is widely spread: the top 10% earn at least $326,360, 2.9 times the $112,490 that marks the bottom 10%.

About 240 people work in this occupation here, roughly in line with its national share (location quotient 1.00).

For context, the median across all occupations in Vermont is $56,390, so this role pays 3.6 times the local typical wage.

Published figures

Published and derived pay figures
MeasureVermontNational
Median annual pay Observed$204,960United States: $170,950
Mean annual pay Observed$214,130United States: $191,350
10th percentile Observed$112,490United States: $86,250
25th percentile Observed$156,050United States: $125,710
75th percentile Observed$234,980United States: $224,040
90th percentile Observed$326,360United States: $319,630
Median hourly pay Observed$98.54United States: $82.19
Employment (jobs) Observed240
Jobs per 1,000 employees Observed0.802
Location quotient Observed1
Difference from United States median ($170,950) Derived+20%
Rank among 47 states Derived10
Ratio to Vermont all-occupation median ($56,390) Derived3.63×
90th / 10th percentile ratio Derived2.90

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 8. Georgia$206,760
  2. 9. Missouri$204,960
  3. 10. Vermont$204,960
  4. 11. Virginia$197,110
  5. 12. Arizona$194,180

Largest cities in Vermont: Burlington, South Burlington, Colchester, Rutland (GeoNames). Figures are for the whole state, not individual cities.

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Source, method and data quality

  • Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (Public domain (U.S. Government work)). Reference period: May 2025. Updates: Yearly (spring release).
  • Observed figures are copied from the published table without adjustment. Derived figures (rankings, ratios and differences) are calculated by us from those observed figures. No figure on this page is modeled or estimated.
  • Relative standard error (PRSE) published per estimate.
  • Confidence score: 80/100. Based on the published sampling error and job count. We only publish region pages scoring 60 or more that have at least 6 observed figures.
  • Place hierarchy from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Data last updated: .
  • Full method: methodology.