SOC 29-1029 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Dentists, All Other Specialists make in Cleveland, OH?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Dentists, All Other Specialists in Cleveland, OH is $127,800. The 10th percentile is $65,810 and the 90th percentile is $255,990. Employment is 30.
Median annual wage
$127,800
- 10th percentile
- $65,810
- 25th percentile
- $109,530
- Median
- $127,800
- 75th percentile
- $239,970
- 90th percentile
- $255,990
- Mean
- $173,080
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Dentists, All Other Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $65,810 and the 90th percentile is $255,990. The difference is $190,180, which is 148.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $109,530 to the 75th at $239,970, covers $130,440.
The mean annual wage is $173,080, which sits above the median of $127,800. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Cleveland, OH median is 43.2% lower than the national median of $224,990 for Dentists, All Other Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $136,069, which is 39.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 33.5% lower than the Ohio median of $192,050.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cleveland, OH is 93.923, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $127,800 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Dentists, All Other Specialists at $136,069 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Dentists, All Other Specialists. Cleveland, OH ranks 3rd of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Pittsburgh, PA is 116 miles away, with a median of $230,480. That median is 80.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $243,454, against $136,069 here.
- Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY is 166 miles away, with a median of $182,480 and employment of 30. That median is 42.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $190,393, against $136,069 here.
Employment share
Dentists, All Other Specialists accounts for 0.00% of wage-and-salary employment in Cleveland, OH (30 of 1,031,130). Nationally the occupation is 0.00% of employment (5,230 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.87 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in Cleveland, OH · Dentists, All Other Specialists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Dentists, All Other Specialists make in Cleveland, OH?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Dentists, All Other Specialists in Cleveland, OH is $127,800. The 10th percentile is $65,810 and the 90th percentile is $255,990. Employment is 30.
How does that compare with the national median for Dentists, All Other Specialists?
The local median is 43.2% lower than the national median of $224,990.
What is Dentists, All Other Specialists pay in Cleveland, OH after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cleveland, OH is 93.923, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $127,800 is $136,069. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Cleveland, OH compare with nearby metros for Dentists, All Other Specialists?
Pittsburgh, PA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 116 miles away, at $230,480. Cleveland, OH ranks 3rd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.