SOC 29-1029 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Dentists, All Other Specialists make in Pittsburgh, PA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Dentists, All Other Specialists in Pittsburgh, PA is $230,480. The 10th percentile is $129,990 and the 90th percentile is $259,990. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$230,480

10th percentile
$129,990
25th percentile
$129,990
Median
$230,480
75th percentile
$259,990
90th percentile
$259,990
Mean
$212,120

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Dentists, All Other Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $129,990 and the 90th percentile is $259,990. The difference is $130,000, which is 56.4% 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 $129,990 to the 75th at $259,990, covers $130,000.

The mean annual wage is $212,120, which sits below the median of $230,480. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Pittsburgh, PA median is 2.4% higher than the national median of $224,990 for Dentists, All Other Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $243,454, which is 8.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 18.1% higher than the Pennsylvania median of $195,150.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Pittsburgh, PA is 94.671, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $230,480 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Dentists, All Other Specialists at $243,454 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Dentists, All Other Specialists. Pittsburgh, PA ranks 1st of 4 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).).

  • Cleveland, OH is 116 miles away, with a median of $127,800 and employment of 30. That median is 44.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $136,069, against $243,454 here.
  • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 170 miles away, with a median of $207,450. That median is 10% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $190,524, against $243,454 here.
  • Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY is 186 miles away, with a median of $182,480 and employment of 30. That median is 20.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $190,393, against $243,454 here.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Dentists, All Other Specialists make in Pittsburgh, PA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Dentists, All Other Specialists in Pittsburgh, PA is $230,480. The 10th percentile is $129,990 and the 90th percentile is $259,990.

How does that compare with the national median for Dentists, All Other Specialists?

The local median is 2.4% higher than the national median of $224,990.

What is Dentists, All Other Specialists pay in Pittsburgh, PA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Pittsburgh, PA is 94.671, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $230,480 is $243,454. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Pittsburgh, PA compare with nearby metros for Dentists, All Other Specialists?

Cleveland, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 116 miles away, at $127,800. Pittsburgh, PA ranks 1st of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.