SOC 29-1021 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Dentists, General make in Yakima, WA?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Dentists, General in Yakima, WA is $200,130. The 10th percentile is $83,130 and the 90th percentile is $362,440. Employment is 90.
Median annual wage
$200,130
- 10th percentile
- $83,130
- 25th percentile
- $119,950
- Median
- $200,130
- 75th percentile
- $310,480
- 90th percentile
- $362,440
- Mean
- $212,230
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Dentists, General, the published 10th percentile is $83,130 and the 90th percentile is $362,440. The difference is $279,310, which is 139.6% 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 $119,950 to the 75th at $310,480, covers $190,530.
The mean annual wage is $212,230, which sits above the median of $200,130. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Yakima, WA median is 17.1% higher than the national median of $170,950 for Dentists, General. In 2024 national prices the local median is $209,462, which is 22.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 17.9% higher than the Washington median of $169,730.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Yakima, WA is 95.545, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $200,130 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Dentists, General at $209,462 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Dentists, General. Yakima, WA ranks 10th of 15 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).).
- Kennewick-Richland, WA is 71 miles away, with a median of $203,250 and employment of 100. That median is 1.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $203,090, against $209,462 here.
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 88 miles away, with a median of $161,270 and employment of 1,920. That median is 19.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $145,114, against $209,462 here.
- Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA is 93 miles away, with a median of $171,990 and employment of 50. That median is 14.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $165,606, against $209,462 here.
Employment share
Dentists, General accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Yakima, WA (90 of 97,010). Nationally the occupation is 0.08% of employment (124,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.16 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 Yakima, WA · Dentists, General 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, General make in Yakima, WA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Dentists, General in Yakima, WA is $200,130. The 10th percentile is $83,130 and the 90th percentile is $362,440. Employment is 90.
How does that compare with the national median for Dentists, General?
The local median is 17.1% higher than the national median of $170,950.
What is Dentists, General pay in Yakima, WA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Yakima, WA is 95.545, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $200,130 is $209,462. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Yakima, WA compare with nearby metros for Dentists, General?
Kennewick-Richland, WA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 71 miles away, at $203,250. Yakima, WA ranks 10th of 15 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.