Orthodontist salary in Portland

At a verified median of $323,460, orthodontists in Portland earn notably above the U.S. median of $289,140 — a gap of about 12%. Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports orthodontist pay, Portland ranks 47th.

Compared with Maine as a whole (median $301,250), Portland pays orthodontists about 7% more — modestly above the statewide figure. Local demand, cost of labor, and the mix of practices drive most of that difference.

The pay range is wide: the lowest-paid tenth of orthodontists in this metro area earn around $181,990, while the top tenth earn $323,460 or more — a spread of about $141,470. That gap reflects experience, practice setting, and local demand more than any single factor, so an individual offer can sit well above or below the midpoint.

Within Portland, a orthodontist earns about 1.5× what a general dentist earns, about 3.3× what a dental hygienist earns and about 5.3× what a dental assistant earns ($221,190, $98,880, $61,240 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.