Orthodontist salary in Cleveland

At a verified median of $318,070, orthodontists in Cleveland earn modestly above the U.S. median of $289,140 — a gap of about 10%. Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports orthodontist pay, Cleveland ranks 54th.

Compared with Ohio as a whole (median $219,300), Cleveland pays orthodontists about 45% more — substantially 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 $219,300, while the top tenth earn $318,070 or more — a spread of about $98,770. 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 Cleveland, a orthodontist earns about 2.1× what a general dentist earns, about 3.6× what a dental hygienist earns and about 6.7× what a dental assistant earns ($154,800, $88,990, $47,800 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.