Dental Assistants salary by location
National median: $48,070 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $74,600 | +55.2% | 2,870 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $72,370 | +50.6% | 3,910 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $65,270 | +35.8% | 5,980 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $64,390 | +34.0% | 7,530 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | metropolitan | $63,450 | +32.0% | 320 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $62,040 | +29.1% | 7,100 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $61,240 | +27.4% | 830 | 2025 |
| Mankato, MN | metropolitan | $61,010 | +26.9% | 120 | 2025 |
| St. Cloud, MN | metropolitan | $61,000 | +26.9% | 270 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $60,590 | +26.0% | 680 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $60,580 | +26.0% | 630 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $60,270 | +25.4% | 230 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $60,070 | +25.0% | 1,550 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $59,890 | +24.6% | 4,120 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | metropolitan | $59,700 | +24.2% | 600 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $59,590 | +24.0% | 420 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $59,530 | +23.8% | 1,600 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $59,490 | +23.8% | 5,930 | 2025 |
| Duluth, MN | metropolitan | $59,390 | +23.5% | 310 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $59,210 | +23.2% | 570 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $59,000 | +22.7% | 630 | 2025 |
| Bismarck, ND | metropolitan | $58,960 | +22.7% | 210 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $58,930 | +22.6% | 1,250 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $58,760 | +22.2% | 520 | 2025 |
| Raleigh, NC | metropolitan | $58,750 | +22.2% | 1,850 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $58,580 | +21.9% | 3,100 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $58,580 | +21.9% | 370 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $58,500 | +21.7% | 470 | 2025 |
| Grants Pass, OR | metropolitan | $58,180 | +21.0% | 90 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $58,160 | +21.0% | 7,190 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $58,120 | +20.9% | 4,260 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $58,090 | +20.8% | 13,050 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $58,080 | +20.8% | 240 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $57,980 | +20.6% | 9,680 | 2025 |
| Grand Forks, ND | metropolitan | $57,770 | +20.2% | 110 | 2025 |
| Minot, ND | metropolitan | $57,770 | +20.2% | 70 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $57,770 | +20.2% | 860 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $57,770 | +20.2% | 970 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $57,710 | +20.1% | 1,140 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $57,710 | +20.1% | 640 | 2025 |
| Lewiston, ME | metropolitan | $57,650 | +19.9% | 100 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $57,400 | +19.4% | 470 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | metropolitan | $57,300 | +19.2% | 310 | 2025 |
| Naples, FL | metropolitan | $57,260 | +19.1% | 550 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $57,230 | +19.1% | 270 | 2025 |
| Albany, OR | metropolitan | $57,180 | +19.0% | 130 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $57,150 | +18.9% | 440 | 2025 |
| Corvallis, OR | metropolitan | $57,080 | +18.7% | 100 | 2025 |
| Fargo, ND | metropolitan | $56,940 | +18.5% | 330 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $56,850 | +18.3% | 3,840 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $56,850 | +18.3% | 240 | 2025 |
| Fairbanks, AK | metropolitan | $56,810 | +18.2% | 140 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $56,790 | +18.1% | 570 | 2025 |
| Asheville, NC | metropolitan | $56,680 | +17.9% | 560 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $56,650 | +17.8% | 530 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $56,160 | +16.8% | 1,590 | 2025 |
| Lansing, MI | metropolitan | $56,150 | +16.8% | 550 | 2025 |
| El Centro, CA | metropolitan | $56,050 | +16.6% | 130 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $54,970 | +14.4% | 160 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | metropolitan | $53,370 | +11.0% | 490 | 2025 |
| Elkhart, IN | metropolitan | $52,830 | +9.9% | 160 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $52,760 | +9.8% | 580 | 2025 |
| Durham, NC | metropolitan | $51,670 | +7.5% | 640 | 2025 |
| Pittsfield, MA | metropolitan | $51,470 | +7.1% | 130 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $51,310 | +6.7% | 610 | 2025 |
| Wilmington, NC | metropolitan | $51,110 | +6.3% | 600 | 2025 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | metropolitan | $51,020 | +6.1% | 200 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $50,980 | +6.1% | 1,000 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $50,720 | +5.5% | 880 | 2025 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | metropolitan | $50,490 | +5.0% | 1,470 | 2025 |
| NC | state | $50,380 | +4.8% | 11,450 | 2025 |
| Jacksonville, FL | metropolitan | $50,270 | +4.6% | 1,850 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $50,170 | +4.4% | 890 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $50,150 | +4.3% | 1,050 | 2025 |
| Burlington, NC | metropolitan | $50,140 | +4.3% | 150 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $50,110 | +4.2% | 56,220 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $50,110 | +4.2% | 6,030 | 2025 |
| Charlotte, NC | metropolitan | $50,060 | +4.1% | 3,540 | 2025 |
| Winston, NC | metropolitan | $50,060 | +4.1% | 480 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $50,040 | +4.1% | 1,360 | 2025 |
| Yuba City, CA | metropolitan | $50,030 | +4.1% | 240 | 2025 |
| Des Moines, IA | metropolitan | $50,020 | +4.1% | 660 | 2025 |
| Hanford, CA | metropolitan | $49,980 | +4.0% | 200 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $49,930 | +3.9% | 920 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $49,900 | +3.8% | 370 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $49,830 | +3.7% | 410 | 2025 |
| Greensboro, NC | metropolitan | $49,800 | +3.6% | 800 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $49,800 | +3.6% | 470 | 2025 |
| Walla Walla, WA | metropolitan | $49,790 | +3.6% | 110 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $49,760 | +3.5% | 6,270 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $49,690 | +3.4% | 610 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | metropolitan | $49,590 | +3.2% | 2,440 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $49,570 | +3.1% | 6,510 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $49,540 | +3.1% | 520 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $49,530 | +3.0% | 230 | 2025 |
| Fayetteville, NC | metropolitan | $49,520 | +3.0% | 460 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $49,490 | +3.0% | 4,160 | 2025 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | metropolitan | $49,470 | +2.9% | 130 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $49,460 | +2.9% | 1,650 | 2025 |
| Elmira, NY | metropolitan | $49,450 | +2.9% | 40 | 2025 |