Friday, May 30, 2025

Dental Assistant Pay in the Southwestern U.S.

May 2024 data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported dental assistant employment in the United States at more than 287,780.  The four-state Southwestern U.S. accounted for roughly 48,200 of those dental assistant jobs.  BLS data revealed the Southwestern U.S. to be a rather weak one for dental assistant pay, as only one state in the region registered a mean annual wage level for dental assistants that was better than the profession's national average of $48,225.  Moreover, all other states in the region ranked among the fifteen worst states in the nation for dental assistant mean annual wage levels. A deeper dive into May 2024 BLS data reveals the following details about dental assistant pay in the Southwestern U.S.:

Dental Assistant Pay in the Southwestern U.S.

Dental Assistant Pay in the Southwestern U.S.


State # Employed Mean Annual Wage Wage Rank*
AZ 7,480 $50,040 17th
NM 2,010 $42,290 43rd
OK 4,540 $42,980 39th
TX 31,360 $42,520 41st
U.S. 287,780 $48,225 -------

(*) annual mean wage ranking among the 50 states and the District of Columbia

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on May 30, 2025

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