Dentists salary in Laredo, TX

Median pay for dentists in Laredo, TX: $154,270/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $68,910 – $239,200 · about 40 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($165,500) by −$11,230 (-7%).

What it's really worth in Laredo

With Laredo's cost of living at 88 (US=100), that $154,270 has the buying power of about $174,670 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $59,984 · median home $218,391 · median rent $1,369/mo.

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How Laredo ranks for this job

On raw pay, Laredo, TX is 130th of the 171 metros we hold dentists wages for. Once Laredo's cost of living is applied, it ranks 75th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Laredo is one of the places where dentists gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Laredo

A median home in Laredo, TX costs $218,391 — about 1.4× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,369/mo works out at 11% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where dentists earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Laredo.

Metro	Median pay	vs Laredo	Rent vs Laredo
Charlotte, NC	$239,200	+55%	1.3×
Salem, OR	$226,010	+47%	1.2×
Anchorage, AK	$225,170	+46%	1.3×
Phoenix, AZ	$219,600	+42%	1.3×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Laredo	Rent vs Laredo
Waco, TX	$204,330	+32%	1×
Houston, TX	$196,720	+28%	1.2×
Dallas, TX	$186,010	+21%	1.2×
McAllen, TX	$172,200	+12%	0.8×

Staying in TX keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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