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Dentists, General salary in Texas

The median dentists, general in Texas earns $162,360 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $10,187 a month.

10th percentile
$83,990
25th percentile
$119,990
Median percentile
$162,360
75th percentile
$216,390
90th percentile
$308,220

Based on 8,920 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

$122,239 take-home a year
Gross pay$162,360
Federal income tax−$27,700
Social Security + Medicare−$12,421
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$10,187
Every two weeks$4,702

Does it go far here?

$167,283Median pay in Texas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.1 vs 100).
14%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,403 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Texas

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$410,150
Neurologists$360,640
Physicians, Pathologists$345,830
Radiologists$319,320
Emergency Medicine Physicians$316,830
Dentists, All Other Specialists$286,510
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$271,960
Physicians, All Other$269,800

All dentists, general salaries · Take-home pay in Texas