Dentists salary in McAllen, TX

Median pay for dentists in McAllen, TX: $172,200/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $126,530 – $239,200 · about 200 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($165,500) by +$6,700 (+4%).

What it's really worth in McAllen

With McAllen's cost of living at 86 (US=100), that $172,200 has the buying power of about $200,058 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $49,371 · median home $193,978 · median rent $1,128/mo.

Full McAllen cost of living & taxes →

How McAllen ranks for this job

On raw pay, McAllen, TX is 54th of the 171 metros we hold dentists wages for. Once McAllen's cost of living is applied, it ranks 27th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — McAllen 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 McAllen

A median home in McAllen, TX costs $193,978 — about 1.1× 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 $1,128/mo works out at 8% 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 McAllen.

Metro	Median pay	vs McAllen	Rent vs McAllen
Charlotte, NC	$239,200	+39%	1.5×
Salem, OR	$226,010	+31%	1.4×
Anchorage, AK	$225,170	+31%	1.6×
Phoenix, AZ	$219,600	+28%	1.5×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs McAllen	Rent vs McAllen
Waco, TX	$204,330	+19%	1.2×
Houston, TX	$196,720	+14%	1.5×
Dallas, TX	$186,010	+8%	1.5×
Amarillo, TX	$171,190	−1%	1.1×

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

Who hires dentists around McAllen

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Doctors Hospital at Renaissance · Healthcare
• Edinburg Regional Medical Center · Healthcare

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