Average Dentists, All Other Specialists Salary in Louisiana
BLS tracks 30 dentists, all other specialists in Louisiana but does not publish a wage estimate for this occupation in this location. Below you'll find national context and peer states with reported wages.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Louisiana (state).
Local employment
- Workers tracked locally
- 30
- How common this job is here
- 0.42×
- Less concentrated here than nationally.
Metros inside Louisiana
Pay and employment for dentists, all other specialists often cluster in specific cities within the state. Drill into any metro for its local breakdown.
- New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Baton Rouge, LA
- Lafayette, LA
- Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
- Lake Charles, LA
- Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA
- Monroe, LA
- Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA
Where dentists, all other specialists earn the most per hour
Locations where BLS did publish hourly wage data for dentists, all other specialists this release, ranked highest to lowest.
By hourly wage
Top-paying states
- Montana
- $113.18/hr
- Massachusetts
- $113.18/hr
- West Virginia
- $111.47/hr
- Wisconsin
- $111.09/hr
- Alabama
- $110.49/hr
- Texas
- $109.41/hr
- Ohio
- $107.83/hr
- Connecticut
- $107.51/hr
By hourly wage
Top-paying metros
- Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
- $111.77/hr
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- $109.41/hr
- Cleveland, OH
- $107.44/hr
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
- $106.63/hr
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
- $106.17/hr
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
- $105.97/hr
- San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- $105.90/hr
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
- $101.62/hr
National job outlook
BLS publishes national employment projections for dentists, all other specialists from 2024 to 2034. These projections are national and not broken down by state.
- Projected growth
- +0.3%
- 0 net jobs over the projection period
- Annual openings
- 200
- Includes growth plus replacements
- Typical entry education
- Doctoral or professional degree
Related occupations
Other jobs in the same field. Many of these follow similar hourly or project-based pay patterns.
- Dentists, General in Louisiana
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