Dentist salary in San Francisco, CA

Based on 33 certified H-1B filings in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Fremont, Emeryville, Antioch, Alamo, Novato.

Also listed as: General Dentist, Associate Dentist

Median salary$199,514
Middle 50%$197.6k–$208k
vs. national median+7%comparison median $185,976
Filings33FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $149,179 and $249,600.
PercentileSalary
10th$195,308
25th$197,600
50th (median)$199,514
75th$208,000
90th$231,866

Salary by year

Median salary

$120k $175k $230k FY2020: median $135,200 (31 filings) FY2021: median $145,600 (23 filings) FY2022: median $146,931 (21 filings) FY2023: median $166,400 (18 filings) FY2024: median $171,870 (17 filings) FY2025: median $199,514 (19 filings) FY2026: median $214,500 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 31 filings FY20 FY2021: 23 filings FY21 FY2022: 21 filings FY22 FY2023: 18 filings FY23 FY2024: 17 filings FY24 FY2025: 19 filings FY25 FY2026: 14 filings FY26 31
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$135,200$132,746$151,84031
FY2021$145,600$143,260$169,00023
FY2022$146,931$145,600$168,48021
FY2023$166,400$138,195$175,76018
FY2024$171,870$171,870$200,00017
FY2025$199,514$197,600$199,51419
FY2026$214,500$200,175$231,59214

Cost of living

San Francisco's median Dentist salary of $199,514 is worth about $172,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; San Francisco = 115.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Dentists, General in the San Francisco, CA area earned a median of $202,060 in May 2025 (2,090 employed). The H-1B median here is $199,514, 1% lower.

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
Ghazal, Rodgers, And Watanabe Dental$199,51411
Western Dental Servicestoo few8
Bay Area Community Healthtoo few2
Jocobson Dentaltoo few2
Network of California Dental Professionalstoo few2
William Choi, D.M.D.too 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 $199,514 23
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV – 0

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$197,434$199,51423

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.