Dental Assistants Salary

Median Salary
$48,070
per year
Hourly Rate
$23.11
per hour
Employment
387,790
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$37,130
25th percentile
$44,340
Median
$48,070
75th percentile
$58,090
90th percentile
$62,250

💰 Dental Assistants Salary by State

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$38K
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StateMedianvs. National
Minnesota$65,270+35.8%
District of Columbia$60,580+26.0%
Maine$60,070+25.0%
New Hampshire$59,530+23.8%
Oregon$59,490+23.8%
Washington$58,090+20.8%
Massachusetts$57,980+20.6%
North Dakota$57,770+20.2%
Alaska$57,710+20.1%
Connecticut$56,850+18.3%
Vermont$52,760+9.8%
North Carolina$50,380+4.8%
Rhode Island$50,150+4.3%
California$50,110+4.2%
New Jersey$49,390+2.7%
Arizona$49,000+1.9%
Michigan$48,820+1.6%
Indiana$48,670+1.2%
Maryland$48,620+1.1%
Illinois$48,610+1.1%
Iowa$48,430+0.7%
Colorado$48,340+0.6%
New York$48,110+0.1%
Ohio$47,970-0.2%
Pennsylvania$47,930-0.3%
South Dakota$47,900-0.4%
Kentucky$47,730-0.7%
Florida$47,620-0.9%
Delaware$47,600-1.0%
Wisconsin$47,520-1.1%
South Carolina$47,320-1.6%
Nevada$47,110-2.0%
Georgia$46,840-2.6%
Tennessee$46,720-2.8%
Montana$46,680-2.9%
Virginia$46,670-2.9%
Nebraska$46,660-2.9%
Missouri$45,970-4.4%
Idaho$45,880-4.6%
Oklahoma$45,740-4.8%
Texas$45,430-5.5%
Wyoming$44,990-6.4%
Hawaii$44,720-7.0%
New Mexico$44,400-7.6%
Louisiana$44,090-8.3%
Arkansas$42,830-10.9%
Mississippi$39,160-18.5%
Alabama$39,080-18.7%
West Virginia$37,960-21.0%
Utah$37,760-21.4%

🏙️ Dental Assistants Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$74,600+55.2%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$72,370+50.6%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$64,390+34.0%
Rochester, MN$63,450+32.0%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$62,040+29.1%
Portland-South Portland, ME$61,240+27.4%
Mankato, MN$61,010+26.9%
St. Cloud, MN$61,000+26.9%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$60,590+26.0%
Napa, CA$60,270+25.4%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$59,890+24.6%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$59,700+24.2%
Bend, OR$59,590+24.0%
Duluth, MN-WI$59,390+23.5%
Salem, OR$59,210+23.2%
Vallejo, CA$59,000+22.7%
Bismarck, ND$58,960+22.7%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$58,930+22.6%
Boulder, CO$58,760+22.2%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$58,750+22.2%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$58,580+21.9%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$58,580+21.9%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$58,500+21.7%
Grants Pass, OR$58,180+21.0%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$58,160+21.0%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$58,120+20.9%
Barnstable Town, MA$58,080+20.8%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$57,770+20.2%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$57,770+20.2%
Minot, ND$57,770+20.2%
Anchorage, AK$57,710+20.1%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$57,650+19.9%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$57,400+19.4%
Medford, OR$57,300+19.2%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$57,260+19.1%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$57,230+19.1%
Albany, OR$57,180+19.0%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$57,150+18.9%
Corvallis, OR$57,080+18.7%
Fargo, ND-MN$56,940+18.5%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$56,850+18.3%
Fairbanks-College, AK$56,810+18.2%
Salinas, CA$56,790+18.1%
Asheville, NC$56,680+17.9%
New Haven, CT$56,650+17.8%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$56,160+16.8%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$56,150+16.8%
El Centro, CA$56,050+16.6%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$54,970+14.4%
Ann Arbor, MI$53,370+11.0%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$52,830+9.9%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$51,670+7.5%
Pittsfield, MA$51,470+7.1%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$51,310+6.7%
Wilmington, NC$51,110+6.3%
Punta Gorda, FL$51,020+6.1%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$50,980+6.1%
Worcester, MA$50,720+5.5%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$50,490+5.0%
Jacksonville, FL$50,270+4.6%
Modesto, CA$50,170+4.4%
Burlington, NC$50,140+4.3%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$50,110+4.2%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$50,060+4.1%
Winston-Salem, NC$50,060+4.1%
Fresno, CA$50,040+4.1%
Yuba City, CA$50,030+4.1%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$50,020+4.1%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$49,980+4.0%
Madison, WI$49,930+3.9%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$49,900+3.8%
Bellingham, WA$49,830+3.7%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$49,800+3.6%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$49,800+3.6%
Walla Walla, WA$49,790+3.6%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$49,760+3.5%
Springfield, MA$49,690+3.4%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$49,590+3.2%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$49,570+3.1%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$49,540+3.1%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$49,530+3.0%
Fayetteville, NC$49,520+3.0%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$49,490+3.0%
Fond du Lac, WI$49,470+2.9%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$49,460+2.9%
Elmira, NY$49,450+2.9%
Greenville, NC$49,420+2.8%
Iowa City, IA$49,230+2.4%
Bangor, ME$49,160+2.3%
Bozeman, MT$49,160+2.3%
Ames, IA$49,140+2.2%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$49,120+2.2%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$49,100+2.1%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$49,090+2.1%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$49,040+2.0%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$48,970+1.9%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$48,950+1.8%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$48,920+1.8%
Flagstaff, AZ$48,900+1.7%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$48,890+1.7%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$48,890+1.7%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$48,810+1.5%
Vineland, NJ$48,790+1.5%
Rochester, NY$48,780+1.5%
Columbus, OH$48,760+1.4%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$48,730+1.4%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$48,720+1.4%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$48,710+1.3%
Green Bay, WI$48,700+1.3%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$48,690+1.3%
Fort Wayne, IN$48,670+1.2%
Carson City, NV$48,590+1.1%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$48,590+1.1%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$48,540+1.0%
Merced, CA$48,520+0.9%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$48,500+0.9%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$48,500+0.9%
Redding, CA$48,490+0.9%
Rocky Mount, NC$48,490+0.9%
Lincoln, NE$48,440+0.8%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$48,430+0.7%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$48,410+0.7%
Reno, NV$48,400+0.7%
Flint, MI$48,360+0.6%
Kokomo, IN$48,360+0.6%
Midland, MI$48,360+0.6%
Cedar Rapids, IA$48,310+0.5%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$48,300+0.5%
Colorado Springs, CO$48,290+0.5%
Akron, OH$48,230+0.3%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$48,220+0.3%
Goldsboro, NC$48,210+0.3%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$48,200+0.3%
Kansas City, MO-KS$48,190+0.2%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$48,190+0.2%
Bloomington, IN$48,170+0.2%
Chico, CA$48,170+0.2%
Ithaca, NY$48,170+0.2%
St. Louis, MO-IL$48,120+0.1%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$48,100+0.1%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$48,080+0.0%
Lexington Park, MD$48,030-0.1%
Omaha, NE-IA$48,020-0.1%
Casper, WY$48,000-0.1%
Evansville, IN$48,000-0.1%
Jacksonville, NC$47,970-0.2%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$47,970-0.2%
Kingston, NY$47,940-0.3%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$47,860-0.4%
Dubuque, IA$47,850-0.5%
Rapid City, SD$47,850-0.5%
Cleveland, OH$47,800-0.6%
Decatur, IL$47,770-0.6%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$47,770-0.6%
Richmond, VA$47,760-0.6%
Sheboygan, WI$47,760-0.6%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$47,750-0.7%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$47,730-0.7%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$47,710-0.7%
Pittsburgh, PA$47,690-0.8%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$47,610-1.0%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$47,590-1.0%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$47,570-1.0%
Billings, MT$47,550-1.1%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$47,540-1.1%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$47,520-1.1%
Tucson, AZ$47,510-1.2%
Longview-Kelso, WA$47,500-1.2%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$47,420-1.4%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$47,410-1.4%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$47,400-1.4%
Syracuse, NY$47,370-1.5%
Lewiston, ID-WA$47,360-1.5%
Kenosha, WI$47,310-1.6%
Lancaster, PA$47,310-1.6%
Peoria, IL$47,280-1.6%
Greeley, CO$47,270-1.7%
Columbus, IN$47,260-1.7%
Boise City, ID$47,250-1.7%
Appleton, WI$47,240-1.7%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$47,220-1.8%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$47,210-1.8%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$47,180-1.9%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$47,180-1.9%
Reading, PA$47,160-1.9%
Santa Fe, NM$47,160-1.9%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$47,140-1.9%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$47,120-2.0%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$47,120-2.0%
Glens Falls, NY$47,070-2.1%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$47,070-2.1%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$47,050-2.1%
Columbia, MO$46,920-2.4%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$46,920-2.4%
Grand Island, NE$46,910-2.4%
Jackson, MS$46,910-2.4%
Traverse City, MI$46,910-2.4%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$46,900-2.4%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$46,890-2.5%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$46,890-2.5%
Helena, MT$46,870-2.5%
Eau Claire, WI$46,850-2.5%
Salisbury, MD$46,850-2.5%
Spartanburg, SC$46,840-2.6%
Columbia, SC$46,800-2.6%
Knoxville, TN$46,790-2.7%
Topeka, KS$46,780-2.7%
Paducah, KY-IL$46,750-2.7%
Lebanon, PA$46,740-2.8%
Wausau, WI$46,740-2.8%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$46,690-2.9%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$46,670-2.9%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$46,670-2.9%
Yakima, WA$46,670-2.9%
Visalia, CA$46,630-3.0%
Williamsport, PA$46,620-3.0%
Jackson, TN$46,590-3.1%
Toledo, OH$46,580-3.1%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$46,570-3.1%
Utica-Rome, NY$46,560-3.1%
Missoula, MT$46,550-3.2%
York-Hanover, PA$46,550-3.2%
Tulsa, OK$46,510-3.2%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$46,480-3.3%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$46,480-3.3%
Cheyenne, WY$46,470-3.3%
Terre Haute, IN$46,450-3.4%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$46,440-3.4%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$46,430-3.4%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$46,420-3.4%
Port St. Lucie, FL$46,420-3.4%
Elizabethtown, KY$46,410-3.5%
Bloomington, IL$46,390-3.5%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$46,370-3.5%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$46,360-3.6%
Great Falls, MT$46,360-3.6%
Grand Junction, CO$46,350-3.6%
Gainesville, FL$46,340-3.6%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$46,320-3.6%
Monroe, MI$46,320-3.6%
Winchester, VA-WV$46,310-3.7%
Sandusky, OH$46,260-3.8%
Oklahoma City, OK$46,250-3.8%
State College, PA$46,210-3.9%
Chambersburg, PA$46,200-3.9%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$46,180-3.9%
Niles, MI$46,170-4.0%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$46,120-4.1%
Clarksville, TN-KY$46,050-4.2%
Saginaw, MI$46,050-4.2%
Sherman-Denison, TX$46,040-4.2%
Bowling Green, KY$45,970-4.4%
Rockford, IL$45,970-4.4%
Hammond, LA$45,950-4.4%
Gettysburg, PA$45,930-4.5%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$45,920-4.5%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$45,920-4.5%
Rome, GA$45,870-4.6%
Gainesville, GA$45,850-4.6%
Midland, TX$45,820-4.7%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$45,810-4.7%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$45,750-4.8%
Pueblo, CO$45,710-4.9%
Savannah, GA$45,710-4.9%
Dover, DE$45,700-4.9%
Springfield, OH$45,660-5.0%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$45,620-5.1%
Kankakee, IL$45,610-5.1%
Lima, OH$45,570-5.2%
Morristown, TN$45,550-5.2%
Jackson, MI$45,540-5.3%
Johnson City, TN$45,540-5.3%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$45,530-5.3%
Muncie, IN$45,500-5.3%
Springfield, MO$45,500-5.3%
Sumter, SC$45,500-5.3%
Springfield, IL$45,390-5.6%
Yuma, AZ$45,350-5.7%
Canton-Massillon, OH$45,340-5.7%
Owensboro, KY$45,330-5.7%
Tallahassee, FL$45,330-5.7%
Harrisonburg, VA$45,320-5.7%
Altoona, PA$45,310-5.7%
Cleveland, TN$45,230-5.9%
Sebring, FL$45,200-6.0%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$45,190-6.0%
Roanoke, VA$45,170-6.0%
Homosassa Springs, FL$45,140-6.1%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$45,140-6.1%
Idaho Falls, ID$45,110-6.2%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$45,110-6.2%
Lynchburg, VA$45,110-6.2%
Bay City, MI$45,070-6.2%
Charlottesville, VA$45,040-6.3%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$45,020-6.3%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$45,020-6.3%
Lafayette, LA$44,940-6.5%
Erie, PA$44,930-6.5%
Ocala, FL$44,900-6.6%
Battle Creek, MI$44,860-6.7%
Binghamton, NY$44,840-6.7%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$44,820-6.8%
Albuquerque, NM$44,810-6.8%
Baton Rouge, LA$44,800-6.8%
Pocatello, ID$44,620-7.2%
Twin Falls, ID$44,610-7.2%
Wheeling, WV-OH$44,610-7.2%
Killeen-Temple, TX$44,450-7.5%
Mansfield, OH$44,410-7.6%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$44,370-7.7%
Odessa, TX$44,300-7.8%
Hinesville, GA$44,150-8.2%
Jefferson City, MO$44,090-8.3%
Warner Robins, GA$44,030-8.4%
Amarillo, TX$44,010-8.4%
Victoria, TX$43,980-8.5%
Waco, TX$43,980-8.5%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$43,970-8.5%
Huntsville, AL$43,930-8.6%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$43,920-8.6%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$43,820-8.8%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$43,800-8.9%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$43,790-8.9%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$43,790-8.9%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$43,730-9.0%
College Station-Bryan, TX$43,630-9.2%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$43,500-9.5%
Lawton, OK$43,430-9.7%
Valdosta, GA$43,380-9.8%
Johnstown, PA$43,370-9.8%
Longview, TX$43,300-9.9%
Alexandria, LA$43,270-10.0%
Joplin, MO-KS$43,010-10.5%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$43,010-10.5%
Albany, GA$42,820-10.9%
Urban Honolulu, HI$42,750-11.1%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$42,660-11.3%
Farmington, NM$42,400-11.8%
Florence, SC$42,220-12.2%
Birmingham, AL$42,050-12.5%
Columbus, GA-AL$42,050-12.5%
Decatur, AL$40,440-15.9%
Guam$40,280-16.2%
Wichita Falls, TX$40,280-16.2%
Lake Charles, LA$40,200-16.4%
Lubbock, TX$39,900-17.0%
Abilene, TX$39,510-17.8%
El Paso, TX$39,090-18.7%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$38,950-19.0%
Mobile, AL$38,800-19.3%
Corpus Christi, TX$38,730-19.4%
San Angelo, TX$38,710-19.5%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$38,550-19.8%
Morgantown, WV$38,540-19.8%
Las Cruces, NM$38,400-20.1%
Tyler, TX$38,390-20.1%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$38,330-20.3%
Montgomery, AL$38,260-20.4%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$38,220-20.5%
Hattiesburg, MS$38,190-20.6%
Texarkana, TX-AR$38,180-20.6%
Charleston, WV$38,090-20.8%
Tuscaloosa, AL$38,050-20.8%
Laredo, TX$37,900-21.2%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$37,870-21.2%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$37,560-21.9%
Dalton, GA$37,530-21.9%
Hot Springs, AR$37,440-22.1%
Beckley, WV$37,410-22.2%
Enid, OK$37,320-22.4%
Ogden, UT$37,300-22.4%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$37,230-22.6%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$37,170-22.7%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$37,160-22.7%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$37,060-22.9%
Monroe, LA$37,020-23.0%
Dothan, AL$36,820-23.4%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$36,820-23.4%
Jonesboro, AR$36,720-23.6%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$36,580-23.9%
Virgin Islands$36,540-24.0%
St. George, UT$36,350-24.4%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$36,130-24.8%
Puerto Rico$35,910-25.3%
Gadsden, AL$35,690-25.8%
Logan, UT-ID$35,680-25.8%
Arecibo, PR$35,100-27.0%
Aguadilla, PR$35,030-27.1%
Ponce, PR$30,260-37.1%
Mayaguez, PR$29,330-39.0%
Guayama, PR$26,950-43.9%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.