How much do Dentists, All Other Specialists make in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?

Percentile spread

For Dentists, All Other Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $162,490 and the 90th percentile is $408,430. The difference is $245,940, which is 87.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $162,490 to the 75th at $326,170, covers $163,680.

The mean annual wage is $269,770, which sits below the median of $281,940. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX median is 25.3% higher than the national median of $224,990 for Dentists, All Other Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $287,500, which is 27.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.6% lower than the Texas median of $286,510.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 98.066, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $281,940 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Dentists, All Other Specialists at $287,500 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Dentists, All Other Specialists. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX ranks 3rd of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is 80 miles away, with a median of $213,660 and employment of 120. That median is 24.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $225,580, against $287,500 here.
• Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is 141 miles away, with a median of $389,520. That median is 38.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $394,935, against $287,500 here.
• Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 184 miles away, with a median of $402,600. That median is 42.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $390,533, against $287,500 here.