Dental Assistant salary in San Angelo
San Angelo, TX
The verified BLS median dental assistant in the San Angelo metro earns $38,710 ($18.61/hr). San Angelo pays roughly 19% below the national median of $48,070.
Dental Assistant pay in San Angelo: the analysis
At a verified median of $38,710, dental assistants in San Angelo earn notably below the U.S. median of $48,070 — a gap of about 19%. Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports dental assistant pay, San Angelo ranks 347th.
Compared with Texas as a whole (median $45,430), San Angelo pays dental assistants about 15% less than the statewide median. Local demand, cost of labor, and the mix of practices drive most of that difference.
The pay range is wide: the lowest-paid tenth of dental assistants in this metro area earn around $33,740, while the top tenth earn $46,660 or more — a spread of about $12,920. That gap reflects experience, practice setting, and local demand more than any single factor, so an individual offer can sit well above or below the midpoint.
The BLS counts roughly 110 dental assistants employed in San Angelo — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.
Within San Angelo, a dental assistant earns about 3.7× less than a general dentist and about 2.2× less than a dental hygienist ($141,550, $83,470 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.
Dental Assistant pay distribution — San Angelo (verified)
Inner percentiles marked “est.” are interpolated between published anchors.
| Percentile | Annual pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentilei | $33,740 | $16.22/hr |
| 25th percentilei | $37,380 | $17.97/hr |
| Median (50th)i | $38,710 | $18.61/hr |
| 75th percentilei | $44,680 | $21.48/hr |
| 90th percentilei | $46,660 | $22.43/hr |
| Mean (average)i | $40,890 | $19.66/hr |
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How much does a dental assistant make in San Angelo?
The verified BLS OEWS median dental assistant in the San Angelo metro earns about $38,710 ($18.61/hr), from the official May 2025 metropolitan wage survey.
How does San Angelo dental assistant pay compare to Texas overall?
The verified BLS OEWS San Angelo metro median is about $38,710, versus the verified BLS OEWS Texas statewide median of about $45,430.
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