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Dental Assistants salary in Texarkana, TX

The median dental assistants in Texarkana, TX-AR earns $38,180 a year, 21% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,738 a month.

10th percentile
$31,110
25th percentile
$35,640
Median percentile
$38,180
75th percentile
$45,320
90th percentile
$46,340

Based on 120 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$32,858 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,180
Federal income tax−$2,402
Social Security + Medicare−$2,921
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,738
Every two weeks$1,264

Does it go far here?

$45,446Median pay in Texarkana, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 84.0 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($950 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Texarkana, TX

JobMedian pay
Registered Nurses$80,610
General and Operations Managers$77,060
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$59,770
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$56,840
Correctional Officers and Jailers$51,310
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$50,270
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$49,050
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$41,920

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