Dentist salary in San Antonio, TX

Based on 25 certified H-1B filings in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Seguin, Converse, Lakehills, New Braunfels.

Also listed as: General Dentist, Associate Dentist

Median salary$170,000
Middle 50%$148.6k–$195k
vs. national median−9%comparison median $185,976
Filings25FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $71,134 and $224,040.
PercentileSalary
10th$101,346
25th$148,637
50th (median)$170,000
75th$195,000
90th$208,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$120k $150k $180k FY2020: median $145,600 (17 filings) FY2021: median $156,000 (13 filings) FY2022: median $150,000 (15 filings) FY2023: median $142,720 (24 filings) FY2024: median $140,000 (21 filings) FY2025: median $162,500 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 17 filings FY20 FY2021: 13 filings FY21 FY2022: 15 filings FY22 FY2023: 24 filings FY23 FY2024: 21 filings FY24 FY2025: 16 filings FY25 FY2026: 9 filings FY26 24
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$145,600$138,000$168,48017
FY2021$156,000$133,120$200,00013
FY2022$150,000$109,051$168,00015
FY2023$142,720$118,394$159,00024
FY2024$140,000$91,125$156,00021
FY2025$162,500$114,569$180,50016
FY2026–––9

Cost of living

San Antonio's median Dentist salary of $170,000 is worth about $179,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; San Antonio = 94.7).

Compared with all workers here

All Dentists, General in the San Antonio, TX area earned a median of $162,140 in May 2025 (690 employed). The H-1B median here is $170,000, 5% higher.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Seguin Dentalcare PLLC.too few3
Aqua Ingram PLLCtoo few2
Modern Dental Professionals - San Antonio, P.c.too few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $162,500 16
Senior · Level III – 0
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
Mid-level · Level II$113,277$162,50016

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.