Dental Assistants salary in Longview, WA

The median dental assistants in Longview-Kelso, WA earns $47,500 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,362 a month.

10th percentile: $39,010
25th percentile: $46,210
Median percentile: $47,500
75th percentile: $58,330
90th percentile: $61,640

Based on 190 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$40,346 take-home a year

Gross pay	$47,500
Federal income tax	−$3,520
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,634
Washington income tax (approx.)	−$0
Monthly take-home	$3,362
Every two weeks	$1,552

Does it go far here?

$48,695Median pay in Longview, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.5 vs 100).

36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,206 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Longview, WA

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$125,600
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$96,950
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$62,930
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$59,770
Office Clerks, General	$48,170
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$47,980
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$47,840
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$46,590

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