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Surgical Assistants salary in Dallas, TX

The median surgical assistants in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX earns $87,080 a year, 30% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,841 a month.

10th percentile
$43,630
25th percentile
$55,910
Median percentile
$87,080
75th percentile
$101,950
90th percentile
$129,350

Based on 490 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

$70,091 take-home a year
Gross pay$87,080
Federal income tax−$10,328
Social Security + Medicare−$6,662
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$5,841
Every two weeks$2,696

Does it go far here?

$84,470Median pay in Dallas, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,614 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Dallas, TX

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$403,340
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$321,260
Chief Executives$320,060
General Internal Medicine Physicians$276,520
Family Medicine Physicians$259,310
Physicians, All Other$222,410
Nurse Anesthetists$218,650
Anesthesiologists$218,060

All surgical assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Texas