Dental Salaries in McAllen, Texas

Dentist: a median of $134,160 a year ($64.50 an hour). That is $28,200 below the Texas dentist median of $162,360 and $36,790 below the national median of $170,950. It ranks 17th of the 20 Texas metro areas where BLS publishes a dentist median.

Dental Hygienist: a median of $82,940 a year ($39.87 an hour). That is $16,300 below the Texas dental hygienist median of $99,240 and $15,160 below the national median of $98,100. It ranks 19th of the 23 Texas metro areas where BLS publishes a dental hygienist median.

Dental Assistant: a median of $37,230 a year ($17.90 an hour). That is $8,200 below the Texas dental assistant median of $45,430 and $10,840 below the national median of $48,070. It ranks 25th of the 25 Texas metro areas where BLS publishes a dental assistant median.

Dentist: the middle half of McAllen dentists earn $80,030 to $165,880. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $78,180 (against $83,990 statewide and $86,250 nationally). The top tenth earn over $262,410 (against $308,220 statewide and $319,630 nationally). The gap between the two is $184,230.

Dental Hygienist: the middle half of McAllen dental hygienists earn $74,870 to $92,830. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $74,220 (against $71,530 statewide and $74,880 nationally). The top tenth earn over $95,340 (against $117,890 statewide and $126,050 nationally). The gap between the two is $21,120.

Dental Assistant: the middle half of McAllen dental assistants earn $30,800 to $43,970. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $29,960 (against $35,400 statewide and $37,130 nationally). The top tenth earn over $45,490 (against $57,640 statewide and $62,250 nationally). The gap between the two is $15,530.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts the McAllen metro's 2024 price level at 85.9 (U.S. = 100), so prices overall run 14.1% below the national average, and housing costs (index 55.9) run 44.1% below. Texas as a whole sits at 97.1.

Converted to national average prices:

• Dentist: $134,160 here buys about what $156,190 buys at national average prices — $14,760 below the national median of $170,950.
• Dental Hygienist: $82,940 here buys about what $96,560 buys at national average prices — $1,540 below the national median of $98,100.
• Dental Assistant: $37,230 here buys about what $43,340 buys at national average prices — $4,730 below the national median of $48,070.

Dentists: about 150 jobs in the metro, or 0.503 per 1,000 jobs of all kinds. Dentists hold a 37% smaller share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 0.63). BLS rates this McAllen count as imprecise (relative standard error 26.3%), so treat it as a rough size.

Dental Hygienists: about 210 jobs in the metro, or 0.713 per 1,000 jobs of all kinds. Dental hygienists hold a 50% smaller share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 0.50).

Dental Assistants: about 670 jobs in the metro, or 2.247 per 1,000 jobs of all kinds. Dental assistants hold a 10% smaller share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 0.90).

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: Brownsville (48 mi) pays $134,550, Corpus Christi (114 mi) pays $180,630 and Victoria (172 mi) pays $129,430. McAllen's $134,160 is below 2 of the 3.

Dental Hygienist: Brownsville (48 mi) pays $82,860, Corpus Christi (114 mi) pays $84,210 and Victoria (172 mi) pays $85,680. McAllen's $82,940 is below 2 of the 3.

Dental Assistant: Brownsville (48 mi) pays $37,560, Corpus Christi (114 mi) pays $38,730 and Victoria (172 mi) pays $43,980. McAllen's $37,230 is below all 3.