Mid-level Dentist salary in Dallas, TX

Based on 26 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II 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$175,927
Middle 50%$166.2k–$180k
vs. all levels here−2%comparison median $180,000
Filings26FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $164,133 and $204,750.
PercentileSalary
10th$164,133
25th$166,213
50th (median)$175,927
75th$180,000
90th$186,100

Salary by year

Median salary

$110k $150k $190k FY2020: median $144,000 (31 filings) FY2021: median $166,400 (14 filings) FY2022: median $180,000 (13 filings) FY2023: median $130,478 (14 filings) FY2025: median $176,966 (10 filings) FY2026: median $167,606 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 31 filings FY20 FY2021: 14 filings FY21 FY2022: 13 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 7 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 16 filings FY26 31
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$144,000$144,000$160,38931
FY2021$166,400$162,240$182,00014
FY2022$180,000$176,000$200,00013
FY2023$130,478$121,098$144,00014
FY2024–––7
FY2025$176,966$175,053$180,00010
FY2026$167,606$164,273$180,50016

Cost of living

Dallas's median mid-level Dentist salary of $175,927 is worth about $170,700 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 $175,927, 2% 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
Comfort Smiles NRH PLLCtoo few2
Dental Office of Prospertoo few2
Ideal People Servicestoo few2
Jdc Healthcare Pllctoo few2
Soumava Sen Ddstoo 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.