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Bureau of Labor Statistics – State Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

The following data was collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and is updated as of May 2023.

Average Dental Assistant Salary by State

StateEmployed Dental AssistantsAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Alabama3,710$18.14$37,720
Alaska1,080$25.21$52,430
Arizona9,040$21.45$44,610
Arkansas2,970$17.58$36,570
California55,360$23.55$48,990
Colorado7,100$22.28$46,350
Connecticut3,560$23.20$48,260
Delaware900$25.24$52,500
District of Columbia660$25.39$52,820
Florida22,670$20.51$42,650
Georgia10,900$19.79$41,160
Hawaii1,620$19.03$39,590
Idaho2,820$18.68$38,840
Illinois12,940$19.85$41,290
Indiana6,950$21.11$43,920
Iowa3,280$21.95$45,650
Kansas3,220$18.75$39,000
Kentucky3,320$19.44$40,430
Louisiana4,920$17.40$36,180
Maine1,230$22.38$46,560
Maryland5,040$21.66$45,060
Massachusetts9,650$25.10$52,200
Michigan11,390$20.21$42,040
Minnesota5,890$28.31$58,890
Mississippi2,530$17.77$36,960
Missouri6,660$20.32$42,260
Montana1,420$19.55$40,670
Nebraska2,240$20.35$42,330
Nevada3,720$19.83$41,240
New Hampshire1,360$24.14$50,220
New Jersey9,500$22.31$46,410
New Mexico2,040$19.04$39,610
New York19,040$23.02$47,880
North Carolina11,990$21.95$45,650
North Dakota740$24.70$51,370
Ohio11,460$22.53$46,860
Oklahoma4,650$19.60$40,770
Oregon5,200$25.00$51,990
Pennsylvania10,890$21.51$44,740
Rhode Island800$21.32$44,340
South Carolina4,820$20.71$43,070
South Dakota1,010$21.05$43,790
Tennessee6,760$19.71$40,990
Texas32,360$18.83$39,170
Utah5,920$17.83$37,080
Vermont610$24.74$51,460
Virginia8,110$21.63$44,980
Washington11,290$24.24$50,430
West Virginia1,440$18.04$37,510
Wisconsin6,550$21.22$44,140
Wyoming550$20.06$41,720
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