Senior Dentist salary in Visalia, CA

Based on 12 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Visalia, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Porterville, Tulare, Terra Bella, Orosi, Lindsay.

Also listed as: General Dentist, Associate Dentist

Median salary$196,452
Middle 50%$189.9k–$210k
vs. all levels here−3%comparison median $202,904
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $184,110 and $218,979.
PercentileSalary
10th$185,469
25th$189,923
50th (median)$196,452
75th$210,000
90th$210,645

Cost of living

Visalia's median senior Dentist salary of $196,452 is worth about $196,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Visalia = 99.8).

Compared with all workers here

All Dentists, General in the Visalia, CA area earned a median of $214,950 in May 2025 (170 employed). The H-1B median here is $196,452, 9% 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

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 – 0
Senior · Level III $196,452 12
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
Senior · Level III$180,544$196,45212

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.