Dental Salaries in Brownsville, Texas

Dentist: a median of $134,550 a year ($64.69 an hour). That is $27,810 below the Texas dentist median of $162,360 and $36,400 below the national median of $170,950. It ranks 16th of the 20 Texas metro areas where BLS publishes a dentist median.

Dental Hygienist: a median of $82,860 a year ($39.84 an hour). That is $16,380 below the Texas dental hygienist median of $99,240 and $15,240 below the national median of $98,100. It ranks 20th of the 23 Texas metro areas where BLS publishes a dental hygienist median.

Dental Assistant: a median of $37,560 a year ($18.06 an hour). That is $7,870 below the Texas dental assistant median of $45,430 and $10,510 below the national median of $48,070. It ranks 24th of the 25 Texas metro areas where BLS publishes a dental assistant median.

Dentist: the middle half of Brownsville dentists earn $106,080 to $169,580. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $65,890 (against $83,990 statewide and $86,250 nationally). The top tenth earn over $266,130 (against $308,220 statewide and $319,630 nationally). The gap between the two is $200,240.

Dental Hygienist: the middle half of Brownsville dental hygienists earn $76,290 to $93,660. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $73,130 (against $71,530 statewide and $74,880 nationally). The top tenth earn over $94,980 (against $117,890 statewide and $126,050 nationally). The gap between the two is $21,850.

Dental Assistant: the middle half of Brownsville dental assistants earn $35,360 to $44,370. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $30,010 (against $35,400 statewide and $37,130 nationally). The top tenth earn over $45,790 (against $57,640 statewide and $62,250 nationally). The gap between the two is $15,780.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts the Brownsville metro's 2024 price level at 86.0 (U.S. = 100), so prices overall run 14.0% below the national average, and housing costs (index 57.7) run 42.3% below. Texas as a whole sits at 97.1.

Converted to national average prices:

• Dentist: $134,550 here buys about what $156,500 buys at national average prices — $14,450 below the national median of $170,950.
• Dental Hygienist: $82,860 here buys about what $96,380 buys at national average prices — $1,720 below the national median of $98,100.
• Dental Assistant: $37,560 here buys about what $43,690 buys at national average prices — $4,380 below the national median of $48,070.

Dentists: about 80 jobs in the metro, or 0.537 per 1,000 jobs of all kinds. Dentists hold a 33% smaller share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 0.67).

Dental Hygienists: about 120 jobs in the metro, or 0.737 per 1,000 jobs of all kinds. Dental hygienists hold a 49% smaller share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 0.51).

Dental Assistants: about 330 jobs in the metro, or 2.087 per 1,000 jobs of all kinds. Dental assistants hold a 16% smaller share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 0.84).

The closest metro areas with their own salary page and a published median for each role (distance between metro centers, up to 250 miles).

Dentist: McAllen (48 mi) pays $134,160, Corpus Christi (124 mi) pays $180,630 and Victoria (182 mi) pays $129,430. Brownsville's $134,550 is below 1 of the 3.

Dental Hygienist: McAllen (48 mi) pays $82,940, Corpus Christi (124 mi) pays $84,210 and Victoria (182 mi) pays $85,680. Brownsville's $82,860 is below all 3.

Dental Assistant: McAllen (48 mi) pays $37,230, Corpus Christi (124 mi) pays $38,730 and Victoria (182 mi) pays $43,980. Brownsville's $37,560 is below 2 of the 3.