Dental Assistant salary in Wichita Falls
Wichita Falls, TX
The verified BLS median dental assistant in the Wichita Falls metro earns $40,280 ($19.37/hr). Wichita Falls pays roughly 16% below the national median of $48,070.
Dental Assistant pay in Wichita Falls: the analysis
At a verified median of $40,280, dental assistants in Wichita Falls earn notably below the U.S. median of $48,070 — a gap of about 16%. Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports dental assistant pay, Wichita Falls ranks 339th.
Compared with Texas as a whole (median $45,430), Wichita Falls pays dental assistants about 11% 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 $31,510, while the top tenth earn $47,740 or more — a spread of about $16,230. 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 120 dental assistants employed in Wichita Falls — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.
Within Wichita Falls, a dental assistant earns about 3.7× less than a general dentist and about 2.3× less than a dental hygienist ($148,800, $91,340 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.
Dental Assistant pay distribution — Wichita Falls (verified)
Inner percentiles marked “est.” are interpolated between published anchors.
| Percentile | Annual pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentilei | $31,510 | $15.15/hr |
| 25th percentilei | $36,670 | $17.63/hr |
| Median (50th)i | $40,280 | $19.37/hr |
| 75th percentilei | $45,440 | $21.85/hr |
| 90th percentilei | $47,740 | $22.95/hr |
| Mean (average)i | $41,560 | $19.98/hr |
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How much does a dental assistant make in Wichita Falls?
The verified BLS OEWS median dental assistant in the Wichita Falls metro earns about $40,280 ($19.37/hr), from the official May 2025 metropolitan wage survey.
How does Wichita Falls dental assistant pay compare to Texas overall?
The verified BLS OEWS Wichita Falls metro median is about $40,280, versus the verified BLS OEWS Texas statewide median of about $45,430.
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