Dental Assistant salary in Tyler
Tyler, TX
The verified BLS median dental assistant in the Tyler metro earns $38,390 ($18.46/hr). Tyler pays roughly 20% below the national median of $48,070.
Dental Assistant pay in Tyler: the analysis
At a verified median of $38,390, dental assistants in Tyler earn notably below the U.S. median of $48,070 — a gap of about 20%. Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports dental assistant pay, Tyler ranks 351st.
Compared with Texas as a whole (median $45,430), Tyler 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 $32,130, while the top tenth earn $48,560 or more — a spread of about $16,430. 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 370 dental assistants employed in Tyler — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.
Within Tyler, a dental assistant earns about 3.3× less than a general dentist and about 2.5× less than a dental hygienist ($125,990, $94,710 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.
Dental Assistant pay distribution — Tyler (verified)
Inner percentiles marked “est.” are interpolated between published anchors.
| Percentile | Annual pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentilei | $32,130 | $15.45/hr |
| 25th percentilei | $36,560 | $17.58/hr |
| Median (50th)i | $38,390 | $18.46/hr |
| 75th percentilei | $46,230 | $22.23/hr |
| 90th percentilei | $48,560 | $23.35/hr |
| Mean (average)i | $41,640 | $20.02/hr |
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How much does a dental assistant make in Tyler?
The verified BLS OEWS median dental assistant in the Tyler metro earns about $38,390 ($18.46/hr), from the official May 2025 metropolitan wage survey.
How does Tyler dental assistant pay compare to Texas overall?
The verified BLS OEWS Tyler metro median is about $38,390, versus the verified BLS OEWS Texas statewide median of about $45,430.
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