Dental Assistants pay in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
$43,010avg. a year
$20.68 an hour · 8,150 employed
Dental Assistants in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area earn an average of $43,010 a year. That is $1,820 (4%) less than the Texas average of $44,830. The U.S. average is $50,200.
$43,730Median pay
$20.68Average hourly
-4%vs. Texas average
8,150Jobs in this metro
Other Texas metro areas
Average pay for dental assistants in other Texas metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
13,010 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$51,440
$24.73 an hour
29,010 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$47,770
$22.97 an hour
3190 jobs
Midland, TX
$46,130
$22.18 an hour
4470 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$44,430
$21.36 an hour
53,820 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$44,240
$21.27 an hour
690 jobs
Victoria, TX
$44,240
$21.27 an hour
7150 jobs
Odessa, TX
$44,080
$21.19 an hour
8350 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$43,840
$21.08 an hour
9240 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$43,430
$20.88 an hour
10250 jobs
Waco, TX
$43,390
$20.86 an hour
11280 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$43,150
$20.75 an hour
12270 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$42,460
$20.41 an hour
13380 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$42,410
$20.39 an hour
14280 jobs
Longview, TX
$41,990
$20.19 an hour
15170 jobs
Abilene, TX
$41,940
$20.17 an hour
16370 jobs
Tyler, TX
$41,640
$20.02 an hour
17120 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$41,560
$19.98 an hour
18440 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$41,380
$19.90 an hour
19110 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$40,890
$19.66 an hour
20840 jobs
El Paso, TX
$40,250
$19.35 an hour
21120 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$39,990
$19.23 an hour
22330 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$39,330
$18.91 an hour
23190 jobs
Laredo, TX
$38,690
$18.60 an hour
24670 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$38,630
$18.57 an hour
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How Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands compares
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Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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|---|---|
| Medical Assistants | $41,590 |
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| Nursing Assistants | $40,430 |
| Phlebotomists | $44,230 |
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Questions and answers
How much do dental assistants make in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?
The average is $43,010 a year, and the median is $43,730. About 8,150 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Texas average?
That is $1,820 (4%) less than the Texas average of $44,830.
Is this job common in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?
It makes up 2.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.99 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 31-9091. Metro area: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 26420). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.