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

How much do Dentists, All Other Specialists make in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Dentists, All Other Specialists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is $230,190. The 10th percentile is $72,010 and the 90th percentile is $281,340. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$230,190

10th percentile
$72,010
25th percentile
$192,070
Median
$230,190
75th percentile
$258,360
90th percentile
$281,340
Mean
$216,440

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Dentists, All Other Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $72,010 and the 90th percentile is $281,340. The difference is $209,330, which is 90.9% 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 $192,070 to the 75th at $258,360, covers $66,290.

The mean annual wage is $216,440, which sits below the median of $230,190. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA median is 2.3% higher than the national median of $224,990 for Dentists, All Other Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $216,259, which is 3.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.2% lower than the California median of $230,730.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 106.442, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $230,190 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Dentists, All Other Specialists at $216,259 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. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ranks 2nd 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).).

  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 121 miles away, with a median of $241,090. That median is 4.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $212,291, against $216,259 here.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Dentists, All Other Specialists make in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Dentists, All Other Specialists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is $230,190. The 10th percentile is $72,010 and the 90th percentile is $281,340.

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

The local median is 2.3% higher than the national median of $224,990.

What is Dentists, All Other Specialists pay in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 106.442, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $230,190 is $216,259. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA compare with nearby metros for Dentists, All Other Specialists?

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 121 miles away, at $241,090. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ranks 2nd of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.