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11.0% Jobs Projection
$192,440 Median Salary
90 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Dentists in Wisconsin are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Dentists in Wisconsin is growing faster than average.

  • Dentists in Wisconsin earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Dentists Work in Wisconsin?

In Wisconsin, there were 1,930 people working as Dentists in the year 2018.

There were 2,040 Dentists employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 110 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,330 Dentists working in it, which means Wisconsin has more Dentists than average.

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Job Projections for Wisconsin

Jobs for Dentists in this state are growing at a rate of 11.0% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 19.4%.

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Wisconsin Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 90 annual job openings, and 2,720 total jobs in 2026 for Dentists in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 6,400 annual jobs and 158,500 total jobs in 2026.

What do Dentists Make in Wisconsin?

In 2018 wages for Dentists ranged from $115,160 to $208,000 with $192,440 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $55.37 to $100. The median hourly rate was $92.52.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $96.54 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $4.02.

The median salary in Wisconsin is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Wisconsin Metros for Dentists

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Dentists.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 3,690 $136,970
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 1,240 $208,000
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 700 $208,000
Madison, WI 290 $208,000
Eau Claire, WI 100 $208,000
Green Bay, WI 80 $208,000
Racine, WI 60 $186,840
Duluth, MN-WI 50 $165,720
Janesville-Beloit, WI 40 $153,860
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN 40 $208,000
Wausau, WI 40 $208,000
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 30 $178,400

Top States for Dentists Employment

The table below shows the states where most Dentists work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 17,240 $125,860
New York 8,700 $133,640
Texas 8,110 $157,200
Florida 6,840 $145,940
Illinois 4,820 $143,090
Michigan 3,810 $187,010
New Jersey 3,670 $143,120
Pennsylvania 3,540 $127,370
North Carolina 3,360 $195,680
Ohio 3,330 $188,390
Massachusetts 3,160 $148,520
Georgia 3,110 $149,240
Virginia 2,990 $164,650
Washington 2,800 $171,430
Maryland 2,720 $132,450
Arizona 2,520 $171,320
Colorado 2,330 $131,090
Oregon 1,980 $179,490
Wisconsin 1,930 $192,440
Indiana 1,820 $157,710

Below are the states where Dentists get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Rhode Island $208,000
Alaska $208,000
New Hampshire $208,000
Delaware $208,000
Minnesota $208,000
Connecticut $205,330
North Dakota $200,250
North Carolina $195,680
Nevada $195,610
Wisconsin $192,440

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