Mid-level Dentist salary in Seattle, WA

Based on 13 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Burien, Renton, Puyallup, Issaquah, Graham.

Also listed as: General Dentist, Associate Dentist

Median salary$170,560
Middle 50%$165.5k–$208k
vs. all levels here−18%comparison median $207,000
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $163,426 and $249,640.
PercentileSalary
10th$163,426
25th$165,506
50th (median)$170,560
75th$208,000
90th$242,600

Cost of living

Seattle's median mid-level Dentist salary of $170,560 is worth about $153,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Seattle = 111.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Dentists, General in the Seattle, WA area earned a median of $161,270 in May 2025 (1,920 employed). The H-1B median here is $170,560, 6% 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

EmployerMedianFilings
Washington Dentaltoo few3
Prabhjot Sidhu PLLCtoo few2
Seung Jae Joung DMD PLLCtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $144,000 12
Mid-level · Level II $170,560 13
Senior · Level III too few 5
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
Entry-level · Level I$124,322$144,00012
Mid-level · Level II$163,426$170,56013

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.