How much do Orthodontists make in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

Percentile spread

For Orthodontists, the published 10th percentile is $98,920 and the 90th percentile is $479,770. The difference is $380,850, which is 135.1% 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 $206,630 to the 75th at $445,400, covers $238,770.

The mean annual wage is $317,690, which sits above the median of $281,850. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ median is 2.5% lower than the national median of $289,140 for Orthodontists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $250,393, which is 13.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 62.9% higher than the New York median of $172,980.

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ covers more than one state. The state comparison uses New York, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 112.563, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $281,850 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Orthodontists at $250,393 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Orthodontists. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks 3rd of 3 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).).

• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 98 miles away, with a median of $311,180. That median is 10.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $303,430, against $250,393 here.
• Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 176 miles away, with a median of $361,040. That median is 28.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $345,536, against $250,393 here.