The annual salary statistics of general dentists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of general dentists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $73,540 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $100,070 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $139,890 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $184,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $206,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for general dentists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $206,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $139,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $73,540.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of general dentists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $139,890 | -16.98% | -2.24% |
| 2021 | $163,650 | 12.02% | - |
| 2020 | $143,980 | -3.57% | - |
| 2019 | $149,120 | -12.64% | - |
| 2018 | $167,970 | 4.39% | - |
| 2017 | $160,590 | 3.61% | - |
| 2016 | $154,800 | 4.81% | - |
| 2015 | $147,360 | -2.43% | - |
| 2014 | $150,940 | 5.25% | - |
| 2013 | $143,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $139,890 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for general dentists in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of general dentists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 29.7 percent (29.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Waco and 14.2 percent (14.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area.