According to data released recently by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), there were just under 363,900 dental assistants employed in the U.S. as of May 2022. The overwhelming majority of dental assistants work in dental offices, with small numbers found employed by employment agencies, physician offices, and outpatient care centers. While dental assistants must possess some technical understanding, many of their duties can be administrative in nature and don't require the kind of advanced skills or training required by many other healthcare occupations. Dental assistants, on average, earn lower salaries than workers in most other occupations. As of May 2022, the BLS estimated that the national mean salary for dental assistants was $44,710 per year. Pay for the profession varies considerably depending upon the region in which a practitioner works, with dental assistants in some regions making materially more than what their professional peers made elsewhere. As of May 2022, BLS data reveals the following about dental assistant pay in the top 20 metropolitan markets in the United States:
Dental Assistant Pay in the Top 20 Metropolitan Markets
| Metropolitan Area | # Employed | Mean Annual Wage | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York-Newark-Jersey City | 20,750 | $48,570 | ||
| 2 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | 20,160 | $44,020 | ||
| 3 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin | 10,220 | $42,320 | ||
| 4 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | 10,550 | $41,270 | ||
| 5 | Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land | 7,720 | $39,080 | ||
| 6 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | 6,520 | $48,430 | ||
| 7 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | 5,830 | $48,040 | ||
| 8 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach | 8,080 | $41,020 | ||
| 9 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta | 6,760 | $42,630 | ||
| 10 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton | 7,330 | $53,060 | ||
| 11 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler | 6,610 | $45,620 | ||
| 12 | San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley | 5,550 | $62,830 | ||
| 13 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | 5,120 | $45,440 | ||
| 14 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn | 5,540 | $41,580 | ||
| 15 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | 6,050 | $53,330 | ||
| 16 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington | 3,930 | $61,020 | ||
| 17 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad | 5,050 | $48,110 | ||
| 18 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater | 3,010 | $45,950 | ||
| 19 | Denver-Aurora-Lakewood | 3,420 | $48,470 | ||
| 20 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson | 1,860 | $45,430 | ||
| National | 363,880 | $44,710 | |||
Report Period: May 2022
Top 20 U.S. Metro Areas from the 2020 Census
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Occupational Statistics
Data extracted on April 26, 2023
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