12 Countries With The Highest Dentist Salaries In The World
Jobs in the healthcare industry are among the highest paying in the world and dentistry falls into this category. Experienced dentists can make more money due to higher fees and go into private practice. Specialists have an ever higher earning power due to their specialization.
Here is a look into some of the countries with the highest-paid dentists.
12. Norway
Salary – $79,000
A dentist working in the public sector would have a starting salary of NOK 30,000 (net) per month and this can go up to NOK 50,000 (net). In a private facility, this would be between NOK 35,000 and NOK 50,000 per month net.
According to “Statistisk sentralbyrå” the average gross salary for a dentist was NOK 68,000 per month.
11. Germany
Salary – $82,000
A dentist without personnel responsibility earns an average of 48,000 euros gross per year. The salary range is between 35,000 euros and 75,000 euros. This is highly dependent on the number of years of experience one has. Highly experienced dentists are able to negotiate a share in the billings. This can range between 25% and 30% of the fee revenue generated.
10. Australia
Salary – $100,000
According to the Graduate Outcomes Survey run by the government-endorsed Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching, dentists straight out of the university get paid an average of AU $100,000 a year.
In Australia, the five biggest companies that hire dentists include health insurer Bupa which has over 200 dental clinics in Australia, National Dental Care with 59 clinics, Primary Healthcare, Maven Dental Group and 1300 SMILES. Dentists are remunerated based on the revenue they generate for the companies. The average salary ranges from AU$ 130,000 – AU$160,000 a year.
Some of the top-paying cities for dentists are Rockhampton, Darwin, Perth, Gold Coast and Newcastle.
9. Sweden
Salary – $117,000
On average a dentist with an average of 7 years of work experience in Sweden earns SEK 45,000 per month. Highly experienced can make SEK100,000 a month for 32 hours of work per week.
8. New Zealand
Salary – $121,000
Dentists who work for Te Whatu Ora Health NZ are expected to earn between NZ $129,547 and NZ $195,800 according to their collective agreement. Dental specialists on the other hand can earn between NZ $170,000 and NZ $251,000 based on different factors.
7. United Kingdom
Salary – $129,000
According to the NHS, newly qualified dentists who want to work in the NHS must undertake dental foundation training and they should expect an annual salary of £36,288. After this, they can proceed to work in either dental practice or dental core training.
Dental core trainees earn a basic salary of between £43,923 and £55,329 for the 40 hours per week they work. Any extra hours they undertake they will receive a 37% enhancement and an availability allowance if they are required to be available on-call. Salaried dentists working mainly with community dental services earn a basic salary of between £47,653 and £101,923.
Consultants in dental specialties earn a basic salary of between £93,666 and £126,281 per year dependent on years of seniority in the consultant grade.
A dentist working as a GDP is self-employed and arranges their working hours which suit the patient. The work within hospitals tends to be on short-term contracts with irregular working hours. Self-employment in hospital dentistry is only possible for consultants.
6. Ireland
Salary – $136,000
According to research done by the Irish Dentists Association, principal dentists who owned all or part of their practices had a yearly income of €140,000 after paying off various costs associated with running the business. Associate dentists or those who worked in practices they didn’t have ownership in made an average of €125,000. Dentists who work on private patients had a much higher income than those who work on patients on publicly funded schemes.
5. Switzerland
Salary – $144,000
The average dentist salary in Switzerland is around 9,100 CHF per month. However, there is considerable variation depending on the canton in which the dentist works. Those working in Thurgau earn the lowest ar around CHF 83,000 annually while those based in Basel or Zurich bring in an annual income of CHF 125,000.
4. Netherlands
Salary – $157,000
The average salary for a dentist in the Netherlands is €100,000. All dentists have to be listed in the BIG register before they can work in any Dutch clinic. Foreign dentists must demonstrate they have a satisfactory command of the Dutch language and for those who graduated outside the EU, they have to take the AKV test. KNMT is the largest association for oral care professionals in the Netherlands and through this, you can get unlimited access to the Dentistry Job Bank.
The starting salary for inexperienced dentists is (before taxes) 3,000 euros per month and this goes up to between 5,500 euros and 6,000 euros in the third year. Those with over 3 years of work experience can earn between 8,000 euros and 12,000 euros.
3. Canada
Salary – $170,000
According to the data provided at the Job Bank by the Canadian government, the median income for dentists in the country is CAD 110,000. The top earners in the field make a median income of CAD 228,000 a year. You need at least two years of undergraduate studies, followed by four years of dental school and a further three years for specialties.
The top-earning dentists with their own practice in the industry can make between CA$200,000 and CA$1.6 million a year. Members of the profession take home 45% of the fees they charge since they pay hygienists, other staff and finance pricey equipment.
2. United States
Salary – $250,000
Generally, in the first year of working dentists should expect to make between $150,000 and $180,000 if they are working full-time. In the second and third years, they should expect to make $180,000 – $250,0000. Once one buys their practice their income can easily reach $300,000 – $600,000 annually.
According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the top paying industries are those working for the State Government ($195,000), ambulatory health care services ($185,000), office of dentists ($174,000), outpatient care centers ($170,000) and office of physicians ($166,000). The top-paying states are California, Texas, Florida, New York and Virginia.
1. Singapore
Salary – $270,000
For those who study locally in NUS, there is a 4-year bond that you have to serve after graduation whereby you work in public institutions. One gets paid S$4,400 per month and that remains stagnant the whole period. Most clinics work on a 50/50 commission only without base pay, hence earnings can be variable. In the first few years in the private sector, one can expect probably S$10,000 – S$15,000 a month and this can peak at S$20,000 – S$30,000 when one has over 15 years of experience..