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What orthodontists make
Typical
$350,000
New specialist
$250,000
Practice owner
$500,000
One of the highest-paid jobs in the country. Almost every orthodontist owns or co-owns a clinic within a few years. Pay varies by province and by how many patients a clinic sees. Job Bank's census-based figures for orthodontists are much lower, a median of about $110,000, because they lump in part-timers and count only employment income, not clinic profits.