Orthodontist Google Ads cost per click
Across the US, a typical orthodontist campaign on Google Ads pays about $8.80 a click. That ranks 26 of the 146 kinds of business measured here, where the one in the middle pays $5.40.
$8.80
Cost per click, US
800,000
Searches a month, US
$3.40 to $21.00
Google's top-of-page bids for the same searches
By state
A click costs the most in District of Columbia at $18.40, 5.3 times one in North Dakota at $3.50. The same searches cost more where more businesses bid on them and each customer is worth more.
Where people search most
| State | Cost per click | Searches a month |
|---|---|---|
| California | $7.90 | 110,000 |
| Texas | $12.00 | 73,000 |
| New York | $6.10 | 61,000 |
| Florida | $9.40 | 55,000 |
| Illinois | $9.00 | 32,000 |
| Georgia | $8.80 | 29,000 |
| New Jersey | $6.40 | 28,000 |
| North Carolina | $9.00 | 26,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $6.40 | 26,000 |
| Ohio | $7.40 | 24,000 |
Dearest and cheapest
| State | Cost per click |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $18.40 |
| Oklahoma | $14.20 |
| Maryland | $14.10 |
| Virginia | $12.40 |
| Texas | $12.00 |
| Oregon | $5.40 |
| Hawaii | $5.30 |
| Delaware | $5.20 |
| Maine | $4.20 |
| North Dakota | $3.50 |
Every state with enough searches (51)
| State | Cost per click | Searches a month |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $18.40 | 2,800 |
| Oklahoma | $14.20 | 6,400 |
| Maryland | $14.10 | 15,000 |
| Virginia | $12.40 | 22,000 |
| Texas | $12.00 | 73,000 |
| Tennessee | $11.00 | 14,000 |
| Colorado | $10.20 | 13,000 |
| Missouri | $9.80 | 12,000 |
| Connecticut | $9.50 | 8,900 |
| Florida | $9.40 | 55,000 |
| Kentucky | $9.40 | 7,600 |
| Illinois | $9.00 | 32,000 |
| North Carolina | $9.00 | 26,000 |
| Georgia | $8.80 | 29,000 |
| Kansas | $8.80 | 8,500 |
| Alabama | $8.60 | 9,500 |
| Louisiana | $8.60 | 8,100 |
| Michigan | $8.30 | 19,000 |
| Minnesota | $8.30 | 12,000 |
| Nevada | $8.20 | 7,400 |
| Utah | $8.20 | 7,600 |
| Idaho | $8.10 | 3,500 |
| Arizona | $8.10 | 15,000 |
| South Carolina | $8.00 | 10,000 |
| California | $7.90 | 110,000 |
| Iowa | $7.90 | 5,300 |
| Indiana | $7.80 | 13,000 |
| New Mexico | $7.80 | 4,100 |
| Mississippi | $7.70 | 4,900 |
| South Dakota | $7.70 | 1,300 |
| West Virginia | $7.60 | 2,300 |
| Ohio | $7.40 | 24,000 |
| Massachusetts | $7.30 | 19,000 |
| Wisconsin | $7.30 | 9,200 |
| Arkansas | $7.00 | 5,300 |
| New Hampshire | $7.00 | 2,700 |
| Rhode Island | $6.70 | 2,100 |
| Washington | $6.70 | 19,000 |
| Vermont | $6.60 | 1,000 |
| New Jersey | $6.40 | 28,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $6.40 | 26,000 |
| Wyoming | $6.20 | 1,100 |
| New York | $6.10 | 61,000 |
| Montana | $5.80 | 1,600 |
| Nebraska | $5.80 | 3,700 |
| Alaska | $5.40 | 1,200 |
| Oregon | $5.40 | 9,400 |
| Hawaii | $5.30 | 2,800 |
| Delaware | $5.20 | 2,300 |
| Maine | $4.20 | 2,300 |
| North Dakota | $3.50 | 1,300 |
Against Google's own bids
Keyword Planner puts the top-of-page bids for these searches at $3.40 to $21.00: what advertisers bid to show above the results. A typical campaign pays $8.80, inside that range, because Google charges what it takes to beat the ad below and not the bid itself. Planning a budget on the top-of-page bid overstates what clicks will cost.
The price level comes from LocaliQ's own median for this business, from what real campaigns paid; Google's prices only set how its services and the states compare.
Searches peak in March, at 35% above December, the slowest month. A budget sized for the slow months runs out sooner in the busy ones.
Priced near orthodontist
Just above and below in the ranking
- Pest control$9.00
- Immigration law$8.90
- IT services$8.90
- Windows and doors$8.80
- Landscaping$8.80
- Air duct cleaning$8.70
Others in health and wellness
- Dentist$8.00
- Hearing aids$8.00
- Pediatric dentist$7.20
- Senior care$6.30
- Plastic surgery$5.70
- Doctor's office$5.50
- Weight loss clinic$5.40
- IV therapy$5.20
Where the figures come from
Google's own search counts and click prices for the year to August 2026 (Keyword Planner, through DataForSEO), scaled to what campaigns paid in LocaliQ's published studies, rounded to ten cents. They are medians: half of campaigns pay more. The full method is on the benchmark page, and the budget calculator runs on the same data for any ZIP code.
Bringing your own cost per click down starts in the account:
Written by Grant Epley. Last reviewed October 11, 2026. Search data to August 2026.