Dentist salary in Allentown, PA

Based on 18 certified H-1B filings in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Bethlehem, Easton, Lehighton, Whitehall Township, Phillipsburg.

Also listed as: General Dentist, Associate Dentist

Median salary$162,167
Middle 50%$141.6k–$209k
vs. national median−13%comparison median $185,976
Filings18FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $118,693 and $303,170.
PercentileSalary
10th$141,606
25th$141,606
50th (median)$162,167
75th$209,042
90th$220,636

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $125k $150k FY2021: median $114,400 (10 filings) FY2022: median $114,400 (13 filings) FY2025: median $141,606 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 5 filings FY20 FY2021: 10 filings FY21 FY2022: 13 filings FY22 FY2023: 3 filings FY23 FY2024: 2 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 8 filings FY26 13
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––5
FY2021$114,400$114,046$157,92010
FY2022$114,400$102,000$156,00013
FY2023–––3
FY2024–––2
FY2025$141,606$141,606$152,40210
FY2026–––8

Cost of living

Allentown's median Dentist salary of $162,167 is worth about $162,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Allentown = 100.0).

Compared with all workers here

All Dentists, General in the Allentown, PA area earned a median of $155,750 in May 2025 (320 employed). The H-1B median here is $162,167, 4% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Bethlehem Smile Designtoo few3
Gentle Dental Allentowntoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.