Offices of Dentists in California

Offices of Dentists (NAICS 621210) in California reports 142,822 workers across 22,757 establishments, with $8.0B of aggregate annual payroll flowing through Census CBP 2023 filings. That represents 13.9% of national employment for this industry, a concentration ratio that tells you whether California is a primary labor market for this NAICS code or a smaller satellite. A share above 5% signals a meaningful regional cluster; below 1% usually means the state is not a structural fit for this industry at scale. California accounts for 16.8% of the national Offices of Dentists establishment count (22,757 of 135,665), according to Census County Business Patterns.

Wage benchmarking is where state-level data earns its keep. The average annual compensation for Offices of Dentists employees in California is $56,350/yr, versus a national average of $60,718/yr. California pays below the national average for this industry, common in lower cost-of-living states or where the industry has a smaller, less specialized local workforce.

Profitability data is only available at the national level because the IRS Statistics of Income program does not publish state-level margin breakdowns. The national net profit margin for Offices of Dentists is not reported, and while margins do vary by state, the direction of variance usually follows labor cost and establishment size, both shown above. For a complete picture, pair this state-industry view with the Offices of Dentists national page (entity structure, SBA lending, sub-industries) and the California overview (top employers, payroll dispersion across industries).