Dental Assistant Salary Information

Salary

• The middle 50% of Dental Assistants earned between $26,980 and $38,960 per year in 2008.*
• Skilled and experienced Dental Assistants in the highest 10% salary range earned $46,150 annually in 2008.*
• Employment is expected to grow 36 percent from 2008 to 2018, which is much faster than the average for all occupations. In fact, dental assistants are expected to be among the fastest growing occupations over the 2008–18 projection period. **

Benefits vary substantially by practice and may be contingent upon full-time employment.

*Information is based on the Occupational Outlook Handbook of the U.S. Department of Labor. Annual figures assume full time employment at 2080 hours per year. Individual student
earnings vary.

**This growth represents a ten-year period ending 2016. Source: U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Outlook Handbook 2010-2011Edition.

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