Worth a closer look
Your margin is 10%
A typical dental practice runs 12–25% after the owner is paid, and the strongest run about 23%.
The math
- $1,173,000 revenue − $1,055,700 costs = $117,300 profit
- $117,300 ÷ $1,173,000 = 10%
Getting to 23% would be $152,490 more a year — $12,708 a month — on the revenue you already have.
Benchmarks are our reviewed figures for dental practices, anchored on the 2022 US Economic Census. See the full dental practice breakdown →
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Common questions
- What profit margin should my dental practice be making?
- Dental practices typically keep 12–25% of revenue as profit after the owner is paid, and the best-run sit near 23%. On $1,173,000 of revenue that is $140,760–$293,250 a year.
- Where do these benchmark figures come from?
- Revenue, headcount and revenue per person are measured by the US Census Bureau for this trade's NAICS code. The cost structure comes from our reviewed profile for dental practices. Every figure on this page shows the arithmetic behind it, so you can check it against what you know.
- Do I have to sign up to use this?
- No. The calculator runs entirely in your browser and nothing you type is sent anywhere. The free 90-second audit at the bottom of the page does the same comparison against your live website and local market, and that one is also free with no account.