How much do Dentists, All Other Specialists make in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV?

Percentile spread

For Dentists, All Other Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $162,680 and the 90th percentile is $247,980. The difference is $85,300, which is 41.1% 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 $197,970 to the 75th at $212,850, covers $14,880.

The mean annual wage is $202,130, which sits below the median of $207,450. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV median is 7.8% lower than the national median of $224,990 for Dentists, All Other Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $190,524, which is 15.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV covers more than one state. The state comparison uses District of Columbia, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 108.884, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $207,450 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Dentists, All Other Specialists at $190,524 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. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 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).).

• Pittsburgh, PA is 170 miles away, with a median of $230,480. That median is 11.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $243,454, against $190,524 here.