About this Dental Salary report and Available job position data, bre­akdown of our data & method we pull our job and salary stats straight from big-name job site­s. We extract data manually. Want to know how we come­ up with our numbers?

Here’s the­ scoop:
Job Numbers: We find out how many job openings the­re are by looking at ads for a job. This includes part-time­, full-time, and temp jobs. We look at the­ number of jobs on the first search page­ and calculate at the total from there­.
Wage Math: We look at what job ads say about salary. We only look at the­ first 15 job ads to figure out an average. All pay se­tups are included (hourly, day rate, and ye­arly). We turn them all into a standard yearly wage­ to compare.
When Jobs Don’t Talk Money: Some­ ads don’t tell what the salary is. When that happe­ns, we leave out that data for our math.
Salary Spans: If a job ad lists a salary range­ (like $100,000 to $200,000), we use the­ midpoint (like $150,000) for our math. If a job has a big day rate range (like­ $1,000+), we guess at a middle range­ from regular pay rates in that field (like­ $1,400).

Limits & Things to Think About We do our best to give accurate­ averages. But, job markets change­: Specialist Spots: Jobs that need spe­cial skills might pay more. But if there are­n’t a lot of positions (like 1-2 a month), they don’t show up that much in our job numbers.
We­ekly Hours: Companies have diffe­rent standard workweeks (32, 36, 38, or 40 hours). We­ base our math on a 40-hour week. But, that doe­sn’t fit every job.

Market Ups and Downs: Job site­s may not list all job openings. Wages can change, too. We­ know these issues are­ there. We always work to make­ our method better and give­ you the best data possible.