H1B Report
H-1B salary guideSOC 29-1021Rank #53Updated Sep 2026

Dentists, General

H-1B prevailing-wage data for Dentists, General (SOC 29-1021). Based on 18,132 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.

Median wage
$199,680
P50 · FY2026
P25 wage
$165,000
lower quartile · FY2026
P75 wage
$225,000
upper quartile · FY2026
Filings
1,021
Rank #53 · FY2026

Wage by DOL prevailing-wage level

P25 / P50 / P75 of offered annual wage at each PW_WAGE_LEVEL. Level I = entry, Level IV = expert — the I-to-IV gap is the career runway.

LevelNP25MedianP75
Level I2,878$107,245$130,000$160,000
Level II3,098$142,000$160,000$182,000
Level III1,108$168,682$184,912$208,000
Level IV551$198,809$226,824$250,000
Wage by level (P25 / median / P75): 4 levels
Wage by level (P25 / median / P75)
LevelP25MedianP75
Level I$107,245$130,000$160,000
Level II$142,000$160,000$182,000
Level III$168,682$184,912$208,000
Level IV$198,809$226,824$250,000

Top hiring states

Worksite states with the most filings for this SOC, with the local median wage.

#StateFilingsMedian
1TX2,672$144,000
2CA2,213$150,000
3MA2,093$135,000
4IL1,025$130,000
5PA956$130,000
6CT928$132,683
7OH600$135,200
8NY451$138,611
9WI444$162,565
10VA439$130,000

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Median wage by fiscal year

How the typical offered wage for this SOC has drifted across fiscal years.

Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$120k
FY2011$120k
FY2012$120k
FY2013$127k
FY2014$125k
FY2015$125k
FY2016$130k
FY2017$135k
FY2018$146k
FY2019$150k
FY2020$144k
FY2021$152k
FY2022$158k
FY2023$156k
FY2024$167k
FY2025$180k
FY2026$200k
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36 employers filed H-1B LCAs for Dentists — ranked, with certification rates and a sponsor-health signal.

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