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Dental Assistants salary in Pittsburgh, PA

The median dental assistants in Pittsburgh, PA earns $47,690 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,253 a month.

10th percentile
$38,930
25th percentile
$45,800
Median percentile
$47,690
75th percentile
$58,210
90th percentile
$60,470

Based on 2,260 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

$39,035 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,690
Federal income tax−$3,543
Social Security + Medicare−$3,648
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,464
Monthly take-home$3,253
Every two weeks$1,501

Does it go far here?

$50,374Median pay in Pittsburgh, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,053 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$275,930
Nurse Anesthetists$223,570
Chief Executives$216,060
Physicians, All Other$187,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,720
Computer and Information Systems Managers$159,090
Dentists, General$155,250
Database Architects$152,800

All dental assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania