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Average Dentists, All Other Specialists Salary in West Virginia

Dentists, All Other Specialists in West Virginia earn a median annual salary of $235,370, which is +4.6% compared to the national median. There are 40 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for West Virginia (state).

$235,370
West Virginia median annual wage
$113/hour median
+4.6%
Difference vs national median
National median is $224,990
40
Local employment
0.1 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.88
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$61,530
25th
$184,040
Median
$235,370
75th
$268,720
90th
$322,250

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in West Virginia, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
89.5%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$262,992
Goods: 96.5%
Services: 92.2%
Rents: 54.2%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Texas $286,510 Compare 730
Oregon $256,510 Compare N/A
Illinois $250,880 Compare 230
South Carolina $246,770 Compare 70
Arizona $244,170 Compare 190
Arkansas $232,730 Compare 40

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in West Virginia

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $597,740 1.87
Emergency Medicine Physicians $491,230 2.04
Radiologists $471,650 2.95
Surgeons, All Other $468,210 2.11
Physicians, Pathologists $400,070 0.91
Obstetricians And Gynecologists $300,810 1.07
Nurse Anesthetists $278,530 3.18
Family Medicine Physicians $272,680 0.65

West Virginia has salary data for 629 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric.

Historical series

Trend for Dentists, All Other Specialists in West Virginia

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Dentists, All Other Specialists are projected to change by +0.3% from 2024 to 2034, with 200 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.