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Salary Dental assistant on-site in the United States

Market pay levels based on 35 802 offers with salary.

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Recalculated from open vacancies where the employer states pay.

Median115 000 $Half of offers pay more, half pay less

Average124 111 $Arithmetic mean of all offers

Lower quartile82 000 $25% of offers pay less

Upper quartile155 200 $25% of offers pay more

How pay is distributed

The band covers the middle half of the market (25th–75th percentile), the line marks the median.

61 504 $175 696 $

Lower quartile82 000 $

Median115 000 $

Upper quartile155 200 $

What the numbers mean

Half of all offers fall between 82 000 $ and 155 200 $.
Every fourth offer pays more than 155 200 $.
The upper quartile is 89% above the lower one.
The average (124 111 $) is 8% above the median — a few high offers pull it up.
The estimate uses 35 802 vacancies with a stated salary.

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Veterans Health Administration Lubbock · 13 h ago

Dental Assistant

36 464 – 59 031 $

Summary Performs a full range of duties with some independence in assigned specialties, indirect supervision from lead dental assistant (DA), DA supervisor or dentist. Using concepts of fou…

Full timeOn-siteLubbock

Indian Health Service Camp Verde · 6 days ago

Dental Assistant

38 090 – 56 610 $

Summary At the Indian Health Service, Dental Assistants do more than support oral care. Guided by our mission to improve the health of American Indian and Alaska Native people, you will hel…

Full timeOn-siteCamp Verde

Military Treatment Facilities under DHA Kansas · yesterday

Dental Assistant

40 736 – 52 957 $

Summary About the Position: This is an open continuous announcement. Multiple vacancies exist and may be filled from this announcement at any of the locations listed. We accept applications…

Full timeOn-siteKansas

Frequently asked questions

Why show the median instead of the average?

The median (115 000 $) is the middle of the market: half of the offers pay more and half pay less. Unlike the average (124 111 $), it is not skewed by a handful of very high salaries.

What does the typical range mean?

From 82 000 $ to 155 200 $ is the middle half of all offers — the 25th to 75th percentile. A quarter of vacancies pay below 82 000 $ and a quarter above 155 200 $.

Where does the data come from?

From 35 802 open vacancies with a stated salary that Finder collects from public sources. Numbers are recalculated as the selection changes.

How do I tell whether I am paid fairly?

Compare your pay with the median and the quartiles: near 115 000 $ is the market level, above 155 200 $ is the strong quarter, below 82 000 $ is a reason to negotiate. Use the “Compare my salary” button on this page.

How we calculate salaries

Short methodology and the data behind these numbers.

1We collect offersOnly vacancies from open sources where the employer states pay are used.
2We normalise themA salary range is reduced to one comparable value per vacancy.
3We compute percentilesMedian, quartiles and the average are calculated from at least 5 offers; otherwise the wider country market is shown.
4We refresh the numbersStatistics are recomputed as new vacancies appear and closed ones drop out.

Figures are pay as published by employers: taxes, bonuses and seniority inside a grade are not accounted for.