Dental Assistants salary
The median pay for dental assistants in the United States is $48,070 a year. About 387,790 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $37,130
- 25th percentile
- $44,340
- Median percentile
- $48,070
- 75th percentile
- $58,090
- 90th percentile
- $62,250
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Minnesota $65,270
- District of Columbia $60,580
- Maine $60,070
- New Hampshire $59,530
- Oregon $59,490
- Washington $58,090
- Massachusetts $57,980
- North Dakota $57,770
- Alaska $57,710
- Connecticut $56,850
- Vermont $52,760
- North Carolina $50,380
- Rhode Island $50,150
- California $50,110
- New Jersey $49,390
- Arizona $49,000
- Michigan $48,820
- Indiana $48,670
- Maryland $48,620
- Illinois $48,610
- Iowa $48,430
- Colorado $48,340
- New York $48,110
- Ohio $47,970
- Pennsylvania $47,930
- South Dakota $47,900
- Kentucky $47,730
- Florida $47,620
- Delaware $47,600
- Wisconsin $47,520
- South Carolina $47,320
- Nevada $47,110
- Georgia $46,840
- Tennessee $46,720
- Montana $46,680
- Virginia $46,670
- Nebraska $46,660
- Missouri $45,970
- Idaho $45,880
- Oklahoma $45,740
- Texas $45,430
- Wyoming $44,990
- Hawaii $44,720
- New Mexico $44,400
- Louisiana $44,090
- Arkansas $42,830
- Mississippi $39,160
- Alabama $39,080
- West Virginia $37,960
- Utah $37,760
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $74,600
- Minneapolis, MN $72,370
- San Francisco, CA $64,390
- Rochester, MN $63,450
- Seattle, WA $62,040
- Portland, ME $61,240
- Mankato, MN $61,010
- St. Cloud, MN $61,000
- Santa Rosa, CA $60,590
- Napa, CA $60,270
- Portland, OR $59,890
- Manchester, NH $59,700
- Bend, OR $59,590
- Duluth, MN $59,390
- Salem, OR $59,210
- Vallejo, CA $59,000
- Bismarck, ND $58,960
- Oxnard, CA $58,930
- Boulder, CO $58,760
- Raleigh, NC $58,750
- Sacramento, CA $58,580
- Santa Cruz, CA $58,580
- Eugene, OR $58,500
- Grants Pass, OR $58,180
- Boston, MA $58,160
- San Diego, CA $58,120
- Barnstable Town, MA $58,080
- Bridgeport, CT $57,770
- Grand Forks, ND $57,770
- Minot, ND $57,770
- Anchorage, AK $57,710
- Lewiston, ME $57,650
- Trenton, NJ $57,400
- Medford, OR $57,300
- Naples, FL $57,260
- Burlington, VT $57,230
- Albany, OR $57,180
- San Luis Obispo, CA $57,150
- Corvallis, OR $57,080
- Fargo, ND $56,940
- Norwich, CT $56,850
- Fairbanks, AK $56,810
- Salinas, CA $56,790
- Asheville, NC $56,680
- New Haven, CT $56,650
- Hartford, CT $56,160
- Lansing, MI $56,150
- El Centro, CA $56,050
- Amherst Town, MA $54,970
- Ann Arbor, MI $53,370
- Elkhart, IN $52,830
- Durham, NC $51,670
- Pittsfield, MA $51,470
- Santa Maria, CA $51,310
- Wilmington, NC $51,110
- Punta Gorda, FL $51,020
- Spokane, WA $50,980
- Worcester, MA $50,720
- Grand Rapids, MI $50,490
- Jacksonville, FL $50,270
- Modesto, CA $50,170
- Burlington, NC $50,140
- Detroit, MI $50,110
- Charlotte, NC $50,060
- Winston, NC $50,060
- Fresno, CA $50,040
- Yuba City, CA $50,030
- Des Moines, IA $50,020
- Hanford, CA $49,980
- Madison, WI $49,930
- Waterbury, CT $49,900
- Bellingham, WA $49,830
- Bremerton, WA $49,800
- Greensboro, NC $49,800
- Walla Walla, WA $49,790
- Phoenix, AZ $49,760
- Springfield, MA $49,690
- Cincinnati, OH $49,590
- Philadelphia, PA $49,570
- Kennewick, WA $49,540
- Mount Vernon, WA $49,530
- Fayetteville, NC $49,520
- Denver, CO $49,490
- Fond du Lac, WI $49,470
- Providence, RI $49,460
- Elmira, NY $49,450
- Greenville, NC $49,420
- Iowa City, IA $49,230
- Bangor, ME $49,160
- Bozeman, MT $49,160
- Ames, IA $49,140
- Kiryas Joel, NY $49,120
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $49,100
- Stockton, CA $49,090
- Charleston, SC $49,040
- Indianapolis, IN $48,970
- Chicago, IL $48,950
- Michigan City, IN $48,920
- Flagstaff, AZ $48,900
- Olympia, WA $48,890
- Sioux Falls, SD $48,890
- Atlantic City, NJ $48,810
- Vineland, NJ $48,790
- Rochester, NY $48,780
- Columbus, OH $48,760
- Lafayette, IN $48,730
- Hickory, NC $48,720
- Dayton, OH $48,710
- Green Bay, WI $48,700
- Lexington, KY $48,690
- Fort Wayne, IN $48,670
- Carson City, NV $48,590
- Sioux City, IA $48,590
- Nashville, TN $48,540
- Merced, CA $48,520
- Austin, TX $48,500
- Riverside, CA $48,500
- Redding, CA $48,490
- Rocky Mount, NC $48,490
- Lincoln, NE $48,440