Orthodontist salary in Pittsburgh

At a verified median of $239,200, orthodontists in Pittsburgh 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, Pittsburgh ranks 348th.

Compared with Pennsylvania as a whole (median $311,180), Pittsburgh pays orthodontists about 23% 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 Pittsburgh, a orthodontist earns about 1.5× what a general dentist earns, about 3.1× what a dental hygienist earns and about 5.0× what a dental assistant earns ($155,250, $75,960, $47,690 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.