Dentist salary in Washington, DC

Based on 24 certified H-1B filings in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Sterling, Landover, White Plains, Washington Dc, Vienna.

Also listed as: General Dentist, Associate Dentist

Median salary$190,913
Middle 50%$157.9k–$228.2k
vs. national median+3%comparison median $185,976
Filings24FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $121,014 and $285,655.
PercentileSalary
10th$129,710
25th$157,935
50th (median)$190,913
75th$228,180
90th$232,800

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $165k $230k FY2021: median $153,359 (12 filings) FY2022: median $120,000 (15 filings) FY2023: median $153,000 (12 filings) FY2024: median $186,826 (11 filings) FY2025: median $186,826 (12 filings) FY2026: median $211,287 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 7 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 15 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 11 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 filings FY26 15
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–––7
FY2021$153,359$130,000$182,60012
FY2022$120,000$116,000$161,67915
FY2023$153,000$137,500$174,75012
FY2024$186,826$125,367$204,00011
FY2025$186,826$148,814$208,00012
FY2026$211,287$162,599$230,00012

Cost of living

Washington's median Dentist salary of $190,913 is worth about $175,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Washington = 108.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Dentists, General in the Washington, DC area earned a median of $184,540 in May 2025 (3,040 employed). The H-1B median here is $190,913, 3% higher.

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
Dental Dreamstoo few2
Healthy Dental of Landovertoo few2
Mary's Center for Maternal and Child Caretoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $157,250 10
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
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$101,005$157,25010

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.