Dentists, General · SOC 29-1021
Dentists, General Salary in the Texas
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Texas
Figures describe the state of Texas as a whole.
Dentists, General in the Texas earned a median of $162,360 per year ($78.06 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $83,990 at the 10th percentile to $308,220 at the 90th. BLS estimates 8,920 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Dentists, General in the Texas earn more than $162,360 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $119,990 and $216,390.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $83,990 | $119,990 | $162,360 | $216,390 | $308,220 |
| Hourly | $40.38 | $57.69 | $78.06 | $104.03 | $148.18 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Texas$162,360 median for Texas; middle half earns $119,990 to $216,390
- United Statesnational$170,950 median for United States; middle half earns $125,710 to $224,040
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −5% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in Texas
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for dentists, general, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Texasthis page$162,360 median for Texas; middle half earns $119,990 to $216,390
- $188,190 median for Austin metro area; middle half earns $163,750 to $301,960
- $180,630 median for Corpus Christi metro area; middle half earns $140,030 to $279,450
- $179,990 median for Dallas metro area; middle half earns $136,650 to $289,210
- $170,660 median for Longview metro area; middle half earns $123,250 to $230,470
- $162,140 median for San Antonio metro area; middle half earns $96,570 to $287,860
- $157,770 median for Beaumont metro area; middle half earns $125,980 to $232,230
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
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About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.