Mid-level Dentist salary in Fresno, CA

Based on 30 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Fresno, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Madera, Clovis, Parlier, Chowchilla, Selma.

Also listed as: General Dentist, Associate Dentist

Median salary$185,500
Middle 50%$181.2k–$195k
vs. all levels here−5%comparison median $195,000
Filings30FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $171,286 and $269,230.
PercentileSalary
10th$179,800
25th$181,228
50th (median)$185,500
75th$195,000
90th$208,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$140k $170k $200k FY2021: median $162,500 (10 filings) FY2022: median $167,172 (14 filings) FY2023: median $177,190 (13 filings) FY2024: median $180,000 (15 filings) FY2025: median $185,500 (18 filings) FY2026: median $187,500 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 2 filings FY20 FY2021: 10 filings FY21 FY2022: 14 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 15 filings FY24 FY2025: 18 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 filings FY26 18
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–––2
FY2021$162,500$156,250$165,00010
FY2022$167,172$165,000$177,50014
FY2023$177,190$175,000$185,00013
FY2024$180,000$175,000$193,26315
FY2025$185,500$180,000$194,74818
FY2026$187,500$185,000$195,00012

Cost of living

Fresno's median mid-level Dentist salary of $185,500 is worth about $181,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Fresno = 102.2).

Compared with all workers here

All Dentists, General in the Fresno, CA area earned a median of $188,510 in May 2025 (340 employed). The H-1B median here is $185,500, 2% lower.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
United Health Centers of the San Joaquin Valley$185,00014
Camarena Healthtoo few7
Family Healthcare Networktoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $185,500 30
Senior · Level III too few 7
Expert · Level IV too few 6

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$171,038$185,50030

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.