Dental Profession Salaries?

[DrPresident]

So I've been looking around and each website I find is some giant salary website with a million averages and ranges. One said 5 different averages for a general dentist being from 80k to 400k...

So I need some input from some people who actually know -

General Dentist and orthodontist are the two I'm interested in. endo maybe too.

DON'T SAY "Don't do it for the money blah blah blah because you'll hate it if thats all you want yada yada". I want to be a dentist. I just want to know what kind of money I'll be making. that's all thank you all.

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[sjv]

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=966663

 

[tendram]

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=966663

Well I had this long, elaborate paragraph detailing average salaries but this link is more detailed and realistic than what I had typed up

 

[SEKDOC]

Been in GP practice for 26 years and earn 1.1M

 

[THS]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=dentist+salary

 

[DentalDoge]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=dentist salary

Wrong time to use this. This is when they clearly didnt use Google, which he did.

 

[elhammy]

Someone I know earns 1.2 mil/year after working as a general dentist for 7 years.

 

[Digitalangel]

Someone I know earns 1.2 mil/year after working as a general dentist for 7 years.

what state?

 

[cacajuate]

Someone I know earns 1.2 mil/year after working as a general dentist for 7 years.

you have gross $ amount and net $ amount mixed up.

 

[deleted390966]

Someone I know earns 1.2 mil/year after working as a general dentist for 7 years.

Does he/she own a dental practice?

 

[elhammy]

you have gross $ amount and net $ amount mixed up.

Did i specify which? All i said was earns. I know the difference.

Does he/she own a dental practice?

Yes. Doubt you would make that much if you were working for someone else so entrepreneurialism is the way to go.

 

[cacajuate]

Did i specify which? All i said was earns. I know the difference.

 

[deleted390966]

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/thr...ht-out-of-dental-school.966663/#post-13344078
^ Either information is missing in these self-reported salaries or this is a lie: If you make $112k, there's no way you pay so much in taxes that you'd end up with ONLY $62k! http://www.dinkytown.net/java/TaxEZ1040.html

 

[jeffk805dent]

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/thr...ht-out-of-dental-school.966663/#post-13344078
^ Either information is missing in these self-reported salaries or this is a lie: If you make $112k, there's no way you pay so much in taxes that you'd end up with ONLY $62k! http://www.dinkytown.net/java/TaxEZ1040.html

ditto, even if the person lived in CA, it should be no more than 38% (state 9% and federal 28%). In general expect starting pay to be around 100-125k and 80-100k if you're in NY or LA. Keep in mind you're a rookie dentist so you prove it before you earn it. the dude needs a CPA or at least a competent one

And no you dont need a GPR to work in most places. The poster mentioning that probably wanted to work in a highly saturated area where a GPR is required. I worked in Phoenix as an associate with no GPR