How Much Do Orthodontists Make In 2021 (including Starting Salary)

Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries

Orthodontists

Orthodontists examine, diagnose, and treat dental malocclusions and oral cavity anomalies. Design and fabricate appliances to realign teeth and jaws to produce and maintain normal function and to improve appearance.

Salary $237990 Becoming One Very Hard Education Doctoral degree Job Satisfaction Very High Job Growth Very High Personality The Thinker Summary Job Description Salary Requirements Quiz

Table of contents

1. Average salary
2. Starting salary
3. Salary rank
4. Salary range
5. Highest paying states
6. Highest paying industries

Average salary

Annual salary $237990 per year Hourly wage $114 per hour

Starting salary

Entry-level annual salary $74,020 to $150,250 per year Entry-level hourly wage $36 to $72 per hour

Entry-level Orthodontists with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $74,020 to $150,250 per year or $36 to $72 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.

Salary rank

Salary rank A

We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Orthodontists to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compared the salary of all careers then we gave them a rank of A, B, C, or D depending on where their average salary sit in comparison to other careers.

Salary range

Level	Hourly	Annual
Highest (Top 10%)	$100+	$208,000+
Senior (Top 25%)	$100+	$208,000+
Middle (Mid 50%)	$100+	$208,000+
Junior (Bottom 25%)	$72	$150,250
No experience (Bottom 10%)	$36	$74,020

Highest paying states

State	Hourly	Annual
AR	Over $140	Over $290,000
MA	Over $140	Over $290,000
NE	Over $140	Over $290,000
OR	Over $140	Over $290,000
OK	$138	$286,050
VA	$134	$279,710
WA	$133	$277,050
NC	$130	$271,270
MN	$129	$268,480
SC	$129	$267,550

Another simple way to increase your salary as an Orthodontist is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like AR doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at AR might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.

According to BLS, the highest paid Orthodontists are in the states of AR, MA, NE, OR and OK.

Highest paying industries

Salary by industry	Annual	Hourly
Offices of Physicians	$255550	$122.86
Offices of Dentists	$240980	$115.86
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$152570	$73.35
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$85660	$41.19

Explore Other Careers

Agricultural Sciences Professors

Supervisors Of Production And Operating Workers

Transportation Security Screeners

Database Administrators

Food Science Technicians

Purchasing Agents

Don’t know which career to pursue?

Take the career quiz to find careers that match your personality type. Take The Career Quiz