How much do Dentists, All Other Specialists make in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA?

Percentile spread

For Dentists, All Other Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $212,540 and the 90th percentile is $386,360. The difference is $173,820, which is 69.6% 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 $212,540 to the 75th at $384,250, covers $171,710.

The mean annual wage is $282,250, which sits above the median of $249,600. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA median is 10.9% higher than the national median of $224,990 for Dentists, All Other Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $236,765, which is 5.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.7% lower than the Oregon median of $256,510.

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Oregon, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 105.421, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $249,600 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Dentists, All Other Specialists at $236,765 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Dentists, All Other Specialists. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ranks 1st of 2 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).).

• Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 134 miles away, with a median of $232,090 and employment of 40. That median is 7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $208,840, against $236,765 here.