Dental Assistant Salaries in the United States
How much does a Dental Assistant make in the United States?
Dental Assistants earn $30,000 annually on average, or $14 per hour, which is 75% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Dental Assistants work for Barnabas Health at $71,000 annually while the lowest paid Dental Assistants work for Dental Dreams earning approximately $19,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$33K Dental Office of Dunedin's Average Dental Assistant Salary (2 salaries)
+$3K (9%) more than national average Dental Assistant salary ($30K)
Equal to average Dental Office of Dunedin salary ($33K)
-$3K (9%) less than average Dental Office of Dunedin Dental Assistant salary ($33K)
"The organization does not follow salary trends."
+$3K (8%) more than average Dental Office of Dunedin Dental Assistant salary ($33K)
"bad"
$29K Contemporary Dental Implant Centre's Average Dental Assistant Salary (6 salaries)
-$1K (3%) less than national average Dental Assistant salary ($30K)
-$7K (21%) less than average Contemporary Dental Implant Centre salary ($36K)
+$1K (3%) more than average Contemporary Dental Implant Centre Dental Assistant salary ($29K)
"Could be better for the work done."
+$12K (34%) more than average Contemporary Dental Implant Centre Dental Assistant salary ($29K)
+$12K (34%) more than average Contemporary Dental Implant Centre Dental Assistant salary ($29K)
$36K Montefiore Medical Center's Average Dental Assistant Salary (2 salaries)
+$6K (18%) more than national average Dental Assistant salary ($30K)
-$13K (30%) less than average Montefiore Medical Center salary ($49K)
+$6K (15%) more than average Montefiore Medical Center Dental Assistant salary ($36K)
"They pay is great considering that at a hospital setting you are very limited to the amount of work you can do. However because it is unionized it is almost always unfair because everyone gets paid the same across the board and there is no incentive to do better."
-$6K (18%) less than average Montefiore Medical Center Dental Assistant salary ($36K)
$55K Dr Man happy dental group's Average Dental Assistant Salary (1 salaries)
+$25K (58%) more than national average Dental Assistant salary ($30K)
Equal to average Dr Man happy dental group salary ($55K)
Equal to average Dr Man happy dental group Dental Assistant salary ($55K)
"Start off small but the company really does help you to improve. The more you learn and know, the more they will raise you more"
$52K Holistic Dental Center's Average Dental Assistant Salary (1 salaries)
+$22K (53%) more than national average Dental Assistant salary ($30K)
Equal to average Holistic Dental Center salary ($52K)
Equal to average Holistic Dental Center Dental Assistant salary ($52K)
"I was happy with my salary."
$42K Robert N Spiegel DDS's Average Dental Assistant Salary (1 salaries)
+$12K (33%) more than national average Dental Assistant salary ($30K)
Equal to average Robert N Spiegel DDS salary ($42K)
Equal to average Robert N Spiegel DDS Dental Assistant salary ($42K)
"I make a lot more I believe"
$41K Elkhart Dental & Implant Center's Average Dental Assistant Salary (1 salaries)
+$11K (30%) more than national average Dental Assistant salary ($30K)
+$3K (7%) more than average Elkhart Dental & Implant Center salary ($38K)
Equal to average Elkhart Dental & Implant Center Dental Assistant salary ($41K)
"I started at 12 now I make 26.50 in 12 yrs"
$40K Dental365's Average Dental Assistant Salary (1 salaries)
+$10K (28%) more than national average Dental Assistant salary ($30K)
Equal to average Dental365 salary ($40K)
Equal to average Dental365 Dental Assistant salary ($40K)
"Salary was good"
$35K Kakaris Family Dentistry's Average Dental Assistant Salary (1 salaries)
+$5K (15%) more than national average Dental Assistant salary ($30K)
+$8K (25%) more than average Kakaris Family Dentistry salary ($27K)
Equal to average Kakaris Family Dentistry Dental Assistant salary ($35K)
"Way underpaid here, she doesn't like to pay much, even for quality."
$31K Austin Childrens Dentistry's Average Dental Assistant Salary (1 salaries)
+$1K (3%) more than national average Dental Assistant salary ($30K)
-$5K (14%) less than average Austin Childrens Dentistry salary ($36K)
Equal to average Austin Childrens Dentistry Dental Assistant salary ($31K)
"My salary offer increased from my last job with no hesitation. With more experience I could earn $18-$20 an hour."
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