Entry-level Dentist salary in Dallas, TX

Based on 15 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Arlington, Plano, Irving, Wylie, Allen.

Also listed as: General Dentist, Associate Dentist

Median salary$160,389
Middle 50%$127.1k–$198.1k
vs. all levels here−11%comparison median $180,000
Filings15FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $123,868 and $238,222.
PercentileSalary
10th$127,088
25th$127,088
50th (median)$160,389
75th$198,089
90th$224,533

Salary by year

Median salary

$110k $140k $170k FY2020: median $127,600 (10 filings) FY2021: median $144,000 (27 filings) FY2022: median $156,000 (17 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 10 filings FY20 FY2021: 27 filings FY21 FY2022: 17 filings FY22 FY2023: 4 filings FY23 FY2024: 5 filings FY24 FY2025: 7 filings FY25 FY2026: 8 filings FY26 27
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$127,600$113,610$143,75010
FY2021$144,000$117,200$147,80027
FY2022$156,000$144,000$168,00017
FY2023–––4
FY2024–––5
FY2025–––7
FY2026–––8

Cost of living

Dallas's median entry-level Dentist salary of $160,389 is worth about $155,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Dallas = 103.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Dentists, General in the Dallas, TX area earned a median of $179,990 in May 2025 (2,890 employed). The H-1B median here is $160,389, 11% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Citrus-02 PLLCtoo few2
Citrus-05 PLLCtoo few2
Jdc Healthcare Pllctoo few2
Modern Dental Professionals - Dallas Forth Worth, P.C.too few2
Peter F. Hazim DDS PAtoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $160,389 15
Mid-level · Level II $175,927 26
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$127,088$160,38915
Mid-level · Level II$164,133$175,92726

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.