SOC 29-1021 · Area 4800001 · May 2025

Dentists, General

Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area

Published pay and employment

BLS May 2025, Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Published annual and hourly estimates.
Measure	Annual pay	Hourly pay
10th percentile	$89,990	$43.26
25th percentile	$122,160	$58.73
Median	$157,900	$75.91
75th percentile	$188,370	$90.56
90th percentile	$241,770	$116.24
Average	$157,610	$75.77

A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.

Estimated employment: 40. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.

What these figures tell you

The middle half of annual wages runs from $122,160 to $188,370 in 2025, a span of $66,210.

The area median is $4,460 (2.7%) below Texas's $162,360 median for this occupation in 2025.

Compare with 23 other published areas

This area's median is $59,330 (60.2%) above the $98,570 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
This area's median is $31,910 (25.3%) above the $125,990 median in Tyler, TX.
This area's median is $28,470 (22.0%) above the $129,430 median in Victoria, TX.
This area's median is $25,890 (19.6%) above the $132,010 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
This area's median is $23,740 (17.7%) above the $134,160 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
This area's median is $23,350 (17.4%) above the $134,550 median in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
This area's median is $12,270 (8.4%) above the $145,630 median in Waco, TX.
This area's median is $10,540 (7.2%) above the $147,360 median in Killeen-Temple, TX.
This area's median is $9,100 (6.1%) above the $148,800 median in Wichita Falls, TX.
This area's median is $8,080 (5.4%) above the $149,820 median in Laredo, TX.
This area's median is $6,960 (4.6%) above the $150,940 median in El Paso, TX.
This area's median is $5,080 (3.3%) above the $152,820 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
This area's median is $4,040 (2.6%) above the $153,860 median in Odessa, TX.
This area's median is $3,560 (2.3%) above the $154,340 median in College Station-Bryan, TX.
This area's median is $3,520 (2.3%) above the $154,380 median in Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
This area's median is $2,940 (1.9%) above the $154,960 median in Amarillo, TX.
This area's median is $1,860 (1.2%) above the $156,040 median in Abilene, TX.
This area's median is $130 (0.1%) above the $157,770 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
This area's median is $4,240 (2.6%) below the $162,140 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
This area's median is $12,760 (7.5%) below the $170,660 median in Longview, TX.
This area's median is $22,090 (12.3%) below the $179,990 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
This area's median is $22,730 (12.6%) below the $180,630 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
This area's median is $30,290 (16.1%) below the $188,190 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.

An occupation's pay percentiles describe different jobs in the survey. They do not map directly to starting, mid-career or senior pay.

Which counties share this estimate?

The BLS area covers the counties listed below. Every county listed uses this same area estimate. These are not separate county wage measurements.

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