Mid-level Dentist salary in Sacramento, CA

Based on 20 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Elk Grove, Woodland, Galt, West Sacramento, Roseville.

Also listed as: General Dentist, Associate Dentist

Median salary$173,200

Middle 50%$144.8k–$208k

vs. all levels here−17%comparison median $208,000

Filings20FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$100k$125k$150k$175k$200k$225k$250k$275k$300k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $141,482 and $273,000.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$141,482
25th	$144,836
50th (median)	$173,200
75th	$208,000
90th	$252,300

Salary by year

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	–	–	–	4
FY2021	–	–	–	2
FY2022	$160,160	$158,600	$164,840	10
FY2023	$176,509	$174,949	$226,800	10
FY2024	–	–	–	4
FY2025	$166,400	$141,482	$200,000	13
FY2026	–	–	–	7

Cost of living

Sacramento's median mid-level Dentist salary of $173,200 is worth about $162,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Sacramento = 106.7).

Compared with all workers here

All Dentists, General in the Sacramento, CA area earned a median of $170,500 in May 2025 (970 employed). The H-1B median here is $173,200, 2% higher.

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

Employer	Median	Filings
Ghazal, Rodgers, And Watanabe Dental	too few	6
Elica Health Centers	too few	2
Judge Dental	too few	2
Rakesh Mantena DDS	too few	2
S. Jang DDS Incorporated	too few	2
Trevor Chen DDS	too few	2

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

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	–	0
Mid-level · Level II	$173,200	20
Senior · Level III	$197,257	20
Expert · Level IV	$249,800	18

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Mid-level · Level II	$145,954	$173,200	20
Senior · Level III	$186,410	$197,257	20
Expert · Level IV	$226,886	$249,800	18

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.