Dentists, General Salary — Houston, Texas

The average Dentists, General in Houston, Texas earns $156,500 a year.

$156,500 / year, mean
↓ 18.0% below national average 25th percentile in Texas

Houston pays below most of Texas for this role, though still within a normal range for the state. That's noticeably below the national average for dentists, general, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a reasonably reliable estimate, though the underlying sample is moderate in size.

Percentile within Texas

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
1,660
Estimate confidence
RSE 14.5%
Cost of living 99 #69 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2109 #114 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $308,306 #99 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $80,458 #49 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Houston ranks #69 for cost of living and #99 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Salem $241,180 Portland $239,230 Grants Pass $234,150 Sarasota $234,080 Mount Vernon $232,410 Evansville $231,540 Eugene $231,290 Tampa $230,990 Hanford $229,860 Corvallis $228,740 Syracuse $227,650 Kalamazoo $227,320 Fort Wayne $224,170 Bend $221,170 El Centro $221,110 Albany $220,850 Longview $220,310 Bremerton $219,850 Flint $218,840 Morgantown $217,300 Medford $216,870 Harrisburg $216,490 Beckley $216,260 Spokane $216,190 Albany $214,110 Muncie $212,530 Kennewick $212,290 Yakima $212,230 Richmond $212,020 San Francisco $211,930 Fort Myers $211,040 Binghamton $210,860 Austin $210,820 Palm Bay $209,190 Ann Arbor $208,620 Rockford $207,080 Jackson $206,530 Trenton $205,980 Vineland $205,940 South Bend $204,090 New York $202,800 Salinas $202,730 Springfield $202,440 Panama City $202,370 Dallas $202,010 Kokomo $201,760 Fresno $201,700 Champaign $201,130 Wenatchee $198,510 Orlando $198,180 Lakeland $197,590 Corpus Christi $197,520 Williamsport $197,260 Traverse City $197,060 Utica $196,050 Jacksonville $195,840 Midland $195,580 Peoria $195,260 Atlantic City $194,080 Allentown $192,930 Scranton $192,490 Chicago $192,460 Huntington $192,260 Buffalo $192,210 San Jose $191,900 Bakersfield $191,640 Glens Falls $191,490 Kiryas Joel $191,090 Gainesville $190,600 San Luis Obispo $190,280 Wildwood $190,160 Grand Rapids $189,870 Oxnard $189,430 Longview $188,690 Lansing $188,320 Kingston $188,210 Seattle $187,350 Detroit $187,110 Charlottesville $187,020 Tyler $186,910 Punta Gorda $186,800 Visalia $186,050 Vallejo $185,560 State College $184,660 Hagerstown $184,430 Baltimore $184,400 Yuba City $184,260 Lexington Park $184,240 Virginia Beach $184,210 Ocala $184,130 Philadelphia $184,110 Elkhart $184,070 Stockton $183,520 Miami $183,450 Pensacola $183,350 Saginaw $183,130 Indianapolis $182,640 Tallahassee $182,540 Modesto $181,690 Charleston $181,280 Reading $180,520 Bloomington $180,320 Olympia $179,880 Harrisonburg $179,550 Crestview $178,700 Lynchburg $178,190 Bellingham $177,520 Bloomington $177,300 Homosassa Springs $177,220 Chambersburg $177,110 San Antonio $175,860 Merced $175,490 Terre Haute $175,110 Santa Maria $175,100 Niles $175,040 Redding $174,590 Sacramento $174,390 Sebastian $173,900 Lancaster $173,400 Santa Cruz $172,560 Chico $172,230 Staunton $172,200 Kankakee $171,710 Beaumont $170,550 Salisbury $169,840 Laredo $169,130 Naples $169,030 San Diego $168,540 Louisville $168,180 Odessa $167,660 Wichita Falls $167,460 York $166,730 Santa Rosa $166,050 Pittsburgh $165,420 Blacksburg $165,380 El Paso $164,300 Abilene $163,850 Rochester $162,510 Killeen $160,910 College Station $160,840 Amarillo $160,790 Johnstown $159,310 Port St. Lucie $157,720 Deltona $157,520 Battle Creek $157,040 Houston $156,500 Riverside $155,020 Waco $153,110 Altoona $153,040 Victoria $152,730 Brownsville $152,180 Erie $149,250 Los Angeles $147,970 Muskegon $143,590 McAllen $140,470 Lexington $128,490
CityMean salaryvs. Houston
Abilene, Texas$163,850+4.7%
Albany, Oregon$214,110+36.8%
Albany, New York$220,850+41.1%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$192,930+23.3%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$153,040-2.2%
Amarillo, Texas$160,790+2.7%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$208,620+33.3%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$194,080+24.0%
Austin, Texas$210,820+34.7%
Bakersfield, California$191,640+22.5%
Baltimore, Maryland$184,400+17.8%
Battle Creek, Michigan$157,040+0.3%
Beaumont, Texas$170,550+9.0%
Beckley, West Virginia$216,260+38.2%
Bellingham, Washington$177,520+13.4%
Bend, Oregon$221,170+41.3%
Binghamton, New York$210,860+34.7%
Blacksburg, Virginia$165,380+5.7%
Bloomington, Illinois$180,320+15.2%
Bloomington, Indiana$177,300+13.3%
Bremerton, Washington$219,850+40.5%
Brownsville, Texas$152,180-2.8%
Buffalo, New York$192,210+22.8%
Fort Myers, Florida$211,040+34.8%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$177,110+13.2%
Champaign, Illinois$201,130+28.5%
Charleston, West Virginia$181,280+15.8%
Charlottesville, Virginia$187,020+19.5%
Chicago, Illinois$192,460+23.0%
Chico, California$172,230+10.1%
College Station, Texas$160,840+2.8%
Corpus Christi, Texas$197,520+26.2%
Corvallis, Oregon$228,740+46.2%
Crestview, Florida$178,700+14.2%
Dallas, Texas$202,010+29.1%
Deltona, Florida$157,520+0.7%
Detroit, Michigan$187,110+19.6%
El Centro, California$221,110+41.3%
Elkhart, Indiana$184,070+17.6%
El Paso, Texas$164,300+5.0%
Erie, Pennsylvania$149,250-4.6%
Eugene, Oregon$231,290+47.8%
Evansville, Indiana$231,540+47.9%
Flint, Michigan$218,840+39.8%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$224,170+43.2%
Fresno, California$201,700+28.9%
Gainesville, Florida$190,600+21.8%
Glens Falls, New York$191,490+22.4%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$189,870+21.3%
Grants Pass, Oregon$234,150+49.6%
Hagerstown, Maryland$184,430+17.8%
Hanford, California$229,860+46.9%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$216,490+38.3%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$179,550+14.7%
Homosassa Springs, Florida$177,220+13.2%
Huntington, West Virginia$192,260+22.8%
Indianapolis, Indiana$182,640+16.7%
Jackson, Michigan$206,530+32.0%
Jacksonville, Florida$195,840+25.1%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$159,310+1.8%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$227,320+45.3%
Kankakee, Illinois$171,710+9.7%
Kennewick, Washington$212,290+35.6%
Killeen, Texas$160,910+2.8%
Kingston, New York$188,210+20.3%
Kiryas Joel, New York$191,090+22.1%
Kokomo, Indiana$201,760+28.9%
Lakeland, Florida$197,590+26.3%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$173,400+10.8%
Lansing, Michigan$188,320+20.3%
Laredo, Texas$169,130+8.1%
Lexington, Kentucky$128,490-17.9%
Lexington Park, Maryland$184,240+17.7%
Longview, Texas$188,690+20.6%
Longview, Washington$220,310+40.8%
Los Angeles, California$147,970-5.5%
Louisville, Kentucky$168,180+7.5%
Lynchburg, Virginia$178,190+13.9%
McAllen, Texas$140,470-10.2%
Medford, Oregon$216,870+38.6%
Merced, California$175,490+12.1%
Miami, Florida$183,450+17.2%
Midland, Michigan$195,580+25.0%
Modesto, California$181,690+16.1%
Morgantown, West Virginia$217,300+38.8%
Mount Vernon, Washington$232,410+48.5%
Muncie, Indiana$212,530+35.8%
Muskegon, Michigan$143,590-8.2%
Naples, Florida$169,030+8.0%
New York, New York$202,800+29.6%
Niles, Michigan$175,040+11.8%
Sarasota, Florida$234,080+49.6%
Ocala, Florida$184,130+17.7%
Odessa, Texas$167,660+7.1%
Olympia, Washington$179,880+14.9%
Orlando, Florida$198,180+26.6%
Oxnard, California$189,430+21.0%
Palm Bay, Florida$209,190+33.7%
Panama City, Florida$202,370+29.3%
Pensacola, Florida$183,350+17.2%
Peoria, Illinois$195,260+24.8%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$184,110+17.6%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$165,420+5.7%
Portland, Oregon$239,230+52.9%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$157,720+0.8%
Punta Gorda, Florida$186,800+19.4%
Reading, Pennsylvania$180,520+15.3%
Redding, California$174,590+11.6%
Richmond, Virginia$212,020+35.5%
Riverside, California$155,020-0.9%
Rochester, New York$162,510+3.8%
Rockford, Illinois$207,080+32.3%
Sacramento, California$174,390+11.4%
Saginaw, Michigan$183,130+17.0%
Salem, Oregon$241,180+54.1%
Salinas, California$202,730+29.5%
Salisbury, Maryland$169,840+8.5%
San Antonio, Texas$175,860+12.4%
San Diego, California$168,540+7.7%
San Francisco, California$211,930+35.4%
San Jose, California$191,900+22.6%
San Luis Obispo, California$190,280+21.6%
Santa Cruz, California$172,560+10.3%
Santa Maria, California$175,100+11.9%
Santa Rosa, California$166,050+6.1%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$192,490+23.0%
Seattle, Washington$187,350+19.7%
Sebastian, Florida$173,900+11.1%
South Bend, Indiana$204,090+30.4%
Spokane, Washington$216,190+38.1%
Springfield, Illinois$202,440+29.4%
State College, Pennsylvania$184,660+18.0%
Staunton, Virginia$172,200+10.0%
Stockton, California$183,520+17.3%
Syracuse, New York$227,650+45.5%
Tallahassee, Florida$182,540+16.6%
Tampa, Florida$230,990+47.6%
Terre Haute, Indiana$175,110+11.9%
Traverse City, Michigan$197,060+25.9%
Trenton, New Jersey$205,980+31.6%
Tyler, Texas$186,910+19.4%
Utica, New York$196,050+25.3%
Vallejo, California$185,560+18.6%
Victoria, Texas$152,730-2.4%
Vineland, New Jersey$205,940+31.6%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$184,210+17.7%
Visalia, California$186,050+18.9%
Waco, Texas$153,110-2.2%
Wenatchee, Washington$198,510+26.8%
Wichita Falls, Texas$167,460+7.0%
Wildwood, Florida$190,160+21.5%
Williamsport, Pennsylvania$197,260+26.0%
Yakima, Washington$212,230+35.6%
York, Pennsylvania$166,730+6.5%
Yuba City, California$184,260+17.7%
Gross salary
156,500/yr
Estimated take-home
118,234/yr
Est. total withheld
24.5%

Single filer, federal income tax + FICA only, 2025 rates — Texas has no state income tax on wages. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 29-1021 SOC code
Official area Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 26420 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: tx_constitucion_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
PasadenaThe Woodlands
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: Texas

Population (metro area)
7,274,714