Dental Salaries in Victoria, Texas

Dentist: a median of $129,430 a year ($62.23 an hour) in BLS's May 2025 estimate. BLS rates the Victoria dentist wage estimate at ±10.1%. Treat the Victoria dentist figure as a rough signal, not a market rate.

Dental Hygienist: a median of $85,680 a year ($41.19 an hour). That is $13,560 below the Texas dental hygienist median of $99,240 and $12,420 below the national median of $98,100. It ranks 14th of the 23 Texas metro areas where BLS publishes a dental hygienist median.

Dental Assistant: a median of $43,980 a year ($21.15 an hour). That is $1,450 below the Texas dental assistant median of $45,430 and $4,090 below the national median of $48,070. It ranks 10th of the 25 Texas metro areas where BLS publishes a dental assistant median.

Dentist: the middle half of Victoria dentists earn $124,660 to $187,270. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $75,850. The top tenth earn over $262,110. The gap between the two is $186,260.

Dental Hygienist: the middle half of Victoria dental hygienists earn $81,640 to $97,060. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $79,950 (against $71,530 statewide and $74,880 nationally). The top tenth earn over $97,250 (against $117,890 statewide and $126,050 nationally). The gap between the two is $17,300.

Dental Assistant: the middle half of Victoria dental assistants earn $36,160 to $46,950. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $31,570 (against $35,400 statewide and $37,130 nationally). The top tenth earn over $62,790 (against $57,640 statewide and $62,250 nationally). The gap between the two is $31,220.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts the Victoria metro's 2024 price level at 89.8 (U.S. = 100), so prices overall run 10.2% below the national average, and housing costs (index 69.3) run 30.7% below. Texas as a whole sits at 97.1.

Converted to national average prices:

• Dentist: $129,430 here buys about what $144,070 buys at national average prices (low-reliability estimate).
• Dental Hygienist: $85,680 here buys about what $95,370 buys at national average prices — $2,730 below the national median of $98,100.
• Dental Assistant: $43,980 here buys about what $48,950 buys at national average prices — $880 above the national median of $48,070.

Dentists: about 30 jobs in the metro, or 0.847 per 1,000 jobs of all kinds. Dentists hold a 6% larger share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 1.06).

Dental Hygienists: about 40 jobs in the metro, or 1.07 per 1,000 jobs of all kinds. Dental hygienists hold a 25% smaller share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 0.75). BLS rates this Victoria count as imprecise (relative standard error 29%), so treat it as a rough size.

Dental Assistants: about 90 jobs in the metro, or 2.256 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: Corpus Christi (59 mi) pays $180,630, San Antonio (98 mi) pays $162,140 and Houston (134 mi) pays $98,570.

Dental Hygienist: Corpus Christi (59 mi) pays $84,210, San Antonio (98 mi) pays $98,480 and Houston (134 mi) pays $104,930. Victoria's $85,680 is below 2 of the 3.

Dental Assistant: Corpus Christi (59 mi) pays $38,730, San Antonio (98 mi) pays $45,920 and Houston (134 mi) pays $43,730. Victoria's $43,980 is below 1 of the 3.