United States
Dental Assistants salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$47,300
Dental Assistants in the United States earn a median of $47,300 a year, about $22.74 an hour.
Median
$47,300
per year
Hourly
$22.74
as published
Mean
$48,860
pulled up by top earners
Workers
375,430
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $48,910 | +3% |
| Texas | State | $42,270 | -11% |
| Florida | State | $47,060 | -1% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $47,810 | +1% |
| New York | State | $47,020 | -1% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $46,360 | -2% |
| Illinois | State | $47,430 | +0% |
| Washington | State | $57,040 | +21% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $48,290 | +2% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $47,570 | +1% |
| Michigan | State | $47,030 | -1% |
| Ohio | State | $47,330 | +0% |
| North Carolina | State | $48,710 | +3% |
| Virginia | State | $46,910 | -1% |
| New Jersey | State | $48,070 | +2% |
| Georgia | State | $45,600 | -4% |
| Massachusetts | State | $57,960 | +23% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $46,830 | -1% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Metro | $36,580 | -23% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $48,270 | +2% |
| Colorado | State | $47,770 | +1% |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Metro | $60,890 | +29% |
| Arizona | State | $49,000 | +4% |
| Missouri | State | $45,220 | -4% |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | Metro | $45,520 | -4% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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