Orthodontist salary in Detroit

At a verified median of $239,200, orthodontists in Detroit earn notably below the U.S. median of $289,140 — a gap of about 17%. Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports orthodontist pay, Detroit ranks 347th.

Compared with Michigan as a whole (median $357,090), Detroit pays orthodontists about 33% less than the statewide median. 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 $239,200, while the top tenth earn $239,200 or more — a spread of about $0. 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 Detroit, a orthodontist earns about 1.4× what a general dentist earns, about 2.8× what a dental hygienist earns and about 4.8× what a dental assistant earns ($167,860, $84,480, $50,110 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.