Dentists, General Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $170K, rent takes 10.1% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,008/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new dentists, generals typically earn — is $96K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $5,776/month. At HUD’s $1,008/month FMR, rent would take 17% of that take-home — manageable on an entry-level income.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $170K locally vs. $171K nationally, a 0% difference.

West Virginia pays $170K median vs. the U.S. average of $171K — that’s +0%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 89.03), the purchasing-power equivalent is $191K — still ahead of the national median.

The median is $170,370 a year, that works out to about $82 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $96,270, and experienced dentists, generals can clear $362,930. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $9,947/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,008/month, which eats 10.1% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

West Virginia has a Regional Price Parity of 89.03 (100 is the national average). That's below average, your money stretches further here than the raw salary number suggests. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median dentists, general salary is worth about $191,362 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.