Salary and Benefits

April 9, 2006

What This Job Pays: dentist

Salary: The average annual pay for a dentist in the Seattle area is $120,000, with most making from about $100,000 to $144,000 a year, according to figures compiled by PayScale, a Seattle company that tracks compensation and benefits.

Demand: Competition will be keen for higher-paying jobs with state and federal agencies and police departments in affluent areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says.

Demand: Employment of dentists is expected to grow about as fast as average for all occupations through the end of the decade, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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