Dental salary calculator
Estimate pay for any dental role, adjusted for your state, experience, and practice setting. The estimate is anchored to verified BLS national medians and every adjustment is shown — no black box.
We don't track a metro estimate in Virginia yet — the state estimate is shown.
Estimated pay · Virginia
Verified2025 benchmark
$392,350
Range $227,920–$477,560
2026 estimate
$406,590
Range $236,160–$494,590
Same role, by location (2025)
National
$380,930
Virginia
$392,350
Metro
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What changes this estimate
- • Starting from the verified 2025 national figure for oral & maxillofacial surgeon: $352,220.
- • Adjusted for Virginia's labor-cost index (×1.03).
- • Adjusted for 6-10 years of experience (×1.05).
- • Adjusted for practice setting (×1.03).
- • The 2026 figure projects the 2025 estimate forward using documented wage-growth data.
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Frequently asked questions
How does the dental salary calculator work?
It starts from the verified national median for the role (BLS OEWS May 2025) and applies documented multipliers for location, experience, setting, and — for dentists — production/bonus pay. Every adjustment is shown.
The calculator is a transparent model anchored to BLS OEWS May 2025 national medians. It is an estimate, not an offer or guarantee of pay. Submit your real compensation to help improve future benchmarks. How DentalSalary works →
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