Associate Dentist/ 50 min by Austin/ High Income
Listed compensation
$150k-$300k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
We are a Private office not a DSO. We are located in Copperas Cove, 45-50 minutes from North Austin..
Benchmark Family Dental and Orthodontics has over 1000 4.9 star reviews.
% 32+ Collection (Based on Experience),
( Production base is also an option)
- New graduates are welcome and encouraged to apply! You'll have the opportunity to work alongside experienced dental specialists, gain valuable hands-on experience, and receive personalized mentorship and advanced clinical training from our prosthodontist.
Contact us today by submitting your resume. Join our team and help us transform dental care into extraordinary experiences that will leave a lasting impact on our patients' lives.
Benefits to Include
Competitive compensation, our current associate dentists make $150-300K per year by working 4 or 5 days in a week.
- Daily Guarantee
- Healthcare Benefits
- 401 K
- CE Reimbursement
- Excellent schedule and no weekends
- Fully Digital office (Itero, Medit and Panda scanners, CBCT, Digital patient charts, and more)
- You commit to your work, and we will support you every step of the way to help you achieve your goals.
Perfect support team ( 2 full time assistant and also one more assistant will always be ready in the office for any unexpected situation)
Requirements
- Enjoy educating patients on oral health and treatment plan options
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills
- Maintain patients' dental records
- Perform comprehensive full mouth examinations and diagnose dental conditions
- Keep informed of new developments in dentistry
- Eager to perform full scope of Dentistry
Benchmark Family Dental and Orthodontics takes pride in being an equal opportunity employer that embraces diversity with a commitment to creating an inclusive environment for all employees to thrive in.
Compensation: $150,000.00 - $300,000.00 per year
Key Responsibilities
Perform comprehensive full mouth examinations and diagnose dental conditions while educating patients on oral health and treatment options. Work alongside experienced specialists to provide high-quality dental care and maintain accurate patient records.
Key Skills
General Dentistry Career Context
Of the 50 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 26% have no call, 84% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$225k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $232k in an average-cost state. 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 3.9 / 10 · above average in dentist | ranked against 3,154 Dentist listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $150k–$300k | Dentist median $263k (middle half $225k–$300k)37 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$232k in purchasing power | Texas index 97.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| General Dentistry listings in Texas | 124 active | —live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| All dentist listings in Texas | 477 active | 5,976 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 26% no call · 84% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Texas healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 22% state a sign-on bonus (median $15k) · 2% offer loan repayment477 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New General Dentistry listings | 642 in the last 30 days | 424 the 30 days before (+51%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$225k midpoint, that is roughly $9k–$16k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
Top Dentist Jobs
16 matches · ranked by paySalary Distribution
16 jobs · 14 employersAnnual compensation range
Benefits & Perks
14 jobsShare of similar jobs offering each benefit
General Dentist
Rodeo Dental & Orthodontics · Waco, Texas
Dentist
Westphalia Holdings · San Antonio, Texas
General Dentist
$200k-$400kGeneral Dentist
$230k-$400kWork-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,154 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- No weekends
- On-site
About Benchmark Family Dental and Orthodontics
Benefits & Perks
Living in Killeen
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $195k≈ 1.3× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $1,259/mo≈ 10% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 26 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 91.1
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Killeen-Temple, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.