Dental Assistant Salary Data
Dental assistants support dentists during procedures, prepare treatment rooms, take impressions, and help manage patient records. They are essential to efficient dental practice operations.
Salary benchmarks based on 8,607 job postings across 40 states
National Dental Assistant Salary Overview
$38,000
$40,000
$48,000
8,631
Dental Assistant Salary by State
| State | 25th Percentile | Median | 75th Percentile | Range | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | $52,000 | $60,000 | $61,000 | $41,000 – $70,000 | 18 |
| Oregon | $56,000 | $56,000 | $56,000 | $36,000 – $64,000 | 123 |
| District of Columbia | $46,000 | $55,420 | $60,000 | $42,000 – $66,000 | 9 |
| California | $43,640 | $50,000 | $52,000 | $33,800 – $90,000 | 447 |
| Massachusetts | $48,000 | $50,000 | $52,000 | $30,000 – $60,000 | 73 |
| New Jersey | $48,000 | $50,000 | $60,000 | $30,980 – $80,000 | 360 |
| Washington | $44,000 | $50,000 | $54,000 | $34,260 – $71,680 | 96 |
| New Hampshire | $42,000 | $48,520 | $50,000 | $38,000 – $50,020 | 7 |
| Colorado | $42,000 | $48,000 | $50,000 | $32,000 – $58,000 | 49 |
| Georgia | $40,000 | $46,000 | $50,000 | $26,000 – $70,000 | 1810 |
| Indiana | $40,000 | $45,000 | $50,000 | $30,000 – $68,000 | 22 |
| Pennsylvania | $40,000 | $44,000 | $50,000 | $30,000 – $66,000 | 81 |
| Arizona | $40,000 | $42,400 | $47,000 | $34,000 – $110,000 | 32 |
| Maryland | $36,500 | $42,000 | $50,000 | $32,000 – $60,000 | 62 |
| Ohio | $38,000 | $42,000 | $50,000 | $30,000 – $92,000 | 202 |
| Tennessee | $40,000 | $42,000 | $44,000 | $26,000 – $56,000 | 104 |
| Maine | $40,000 | $40,500 | $47,750 | $38,000 – $52,000 | 6 |
| Delaware | $34,000 | $40,000 | $40,000 | $34,000 – $44,000 | 5 |
| Florida | $38,000 | $40,000 | $46,000 | $28,000 – $56,000 | 387 |
| Illinois | $40,000 | $40,000 | $48,000 | $30,000 – $75,000 | 139 |
| Michigan | $40,000 | $40,000 | $40,000 | $30,000 – $120,000 | 168 |
| Missouri | $40,000 | $40,000 | $40,000 | $32,000 – $56,000 | 56 |
| North Carolina | $36,000 | $40,000 | $46,000 | $30,000 – $60,000 | 607 |
| Nevada | $36,000 | $40,000 | $45,000 | $32,000 – $50,000 | 19 |
| New York | $40,000 | $40,000 | $45,500 | $32,000 – $80,000 | 227 |
| Oklahoma | $34,000 | $40,000 | $42,000 | $28,000 – $54,000 | 17 |
| South Carolina | $36,000 | $40,000 | $44,000 | $30,000 – $54,000 | 39 |
| Texas | $36,000 | $40,000 | $42,000 | $22,000 – $60,000 | 3132 |
| Virginia | $34,000 | $40,000 | $44,000 | $32,000 – $60,000 | 85 |
| Wisconsin | $40,000 | $40,000 | $45,000 | $34,000 – $60,000 | 19 |
| Kansas | $34,000 | $39,000 | $41,177 | $32,000 – $44,000 | 8 |
| Kentucky | $39,000 | $39,000 | $39,265 | $30,000 – $52,000 | 32 |
| Hawaii | $36,000 | $38,000 | $40,000 | $34,000 – $42,000 | 8 |
| Iowa | $36,000 | $38,000 | $46,000 | $36,000 – $65,000 | 9 |
| New Mexico | $36,000 | $37,000 | $42,750 | $28,000 – $47,920 | 10 |
| Alabama | $32,000 | $36,000 | $36,000 | $30,000 – $52,000 | 33 |
| Connecticut | $36,000 | $36,000 | $44,000 | $36,000 – $52,000 | 49 |
| Utah | $32,000 | $36,000 | $36,000 | $28,000 – $42,000 | 17 |
| Arkansas | $32,000 | $33,000 | $36,000 | $30,000 – $54,000 | 35 |
| Louisiana | $24,000 | $30,000 | $30,000 | $22,000 – $30,000 | 5 |
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About Dental Assistant salary data
Dental Assistant salary data is compiled from job postings on Indeed, DentalPost, and direct employer listings on DentalConnect. Our benchmarks are updated nightly and represent annualized salary ranges from the last 12 months.
State-level data requires a minimum of 5 job postings, while national benchmarks require at least 10 data points. The 25th percentile reflects entry-level or lower-experience compensation, the median represents typical pay, and the 75th percentile indicates compensation for experienced professionals or high-demand markets.