2002 GP/Specialist Avg Salary as per ADA

[DcS]

There is always an inquiry or two about the median salary. I was emailed this from the ADA tonight as part of their annual report. Here is a part of the email. This is probably the most accurate number due to the high membership rate and the source of the data.

Dear Colleague:

General practitioners in the United States now earn an average of $173,140 yearly, according to the ADA's 2002 Survey of Dental Practice. The report, "Income from the Private Practice of Dentistry," says specialists earned an average of $275,270 in 2001. Expenses were 60.5 percent of general practitioners' total gross billings, 55.6 percent for specialists. The report includes data on dentists? income by region and years since graduation and on total billings of dentists in private practice. For a copy of the report (catalog #5102) at $75 for members, $112.50 for nonmembers or $225 for commercial firms, contact the Survey Center (2568, [email protected]).

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Members don't see this ad.

 

[flat4]

I thInK i'M gOIng bLINd

 

[Yah-E]

Is there a direct web link to this update/article?

 

[drPheta]

It was an ADA email. Want me to forward it to you Yah-E?

 

[3rdMolarRoller]

what do Bone Morphogenic Proteins (BMP) have to do with salary?

 

[drPheta]

Haha, the email (which was copied/pasted in its entirety) contains info about a bunch of topics. The salary one is just a small paragraph within the email.

 

[dr_benj]

Were those averages based on income before or after taxes?

 

[drPheta]

Most salaries reported are before taxes (gross). I don't doubt that these are no different. 170,000 seems about right for established GPs on average.

 

[larryphrank]

Obvious things to consider are location (which state, city, rural), governement job, military, # hours worked, own practice, associate, If own practice, are there any specialists coming through...., # hygienists...., private fees vs insurance based fees.

At some point, if private practice owner, more salary is coming from others , than yourself (specialists, Hygienists, associates....) which is always a good thing!

Personally, I know some gp's making about $75,000 and they bust their humps, they are associates, and basically get all the crap to do. and other gp's , who make $500,000 +, work 2 days a week, get all the "good stuff" and have others working for them

But, the $170,000 does seem reasonable on average.

Also, consider lifestyle, I choose not to make an additional $100,000 because i like having many days off to do what i like and spend time with my family <----- remember this, this is key**** why do we work??? so we could have enough $$$ to do what we really want! dont forget this. God bless those who are just in it for the Dentistry.

larry

 

[Mo007]

The most recent publication about Dentists salaries was a 2004 publication on healthcare fields called "Keepsake!", the APRIL issue. If you find it for sale somewhere, it costs about $15 per issue.

Here is a quote I found in the Dentistry section (which I already posted on another threat few months ago):

" What Dentists Make: For general practitioners ages 30-34, the average net income is $165,500. For general practitioners ages 45-49, the average net income is $196,210. For specialists ages 35-39, the average net income is $253,520, and for ages 50-54 is $313,260. "

So it is consistant with what the OP posted. It shows those averages were holding for the past 4 years.