The annual salary statistics of dental assistants in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of dental assistants in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $28,740 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,800 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental assistants in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,740.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of dental assistants from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $35,840 | -2.32% | 5.86% |
| 2021 | $36,670 | 13.09% | - |
| 2020 | $31,870 | 0.72% | - |
| 2019 | $31,640 | -4.46% | - |
| 2018 | $33,050 | -6.90% | - |
| 2017 | $35,330 | 4.50% | - |
| 2016 | $33,740 | 5.81% | - |
| 2015 | $31,780 | -6.17% | - |
| 2012 | $33,740 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,840 in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley is in the middle of salary range for dental assistants in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of dental assistants in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley is 3.0 percent (3.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Huntsville and 15.8 percent (15.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Gadsden.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Huntsville | |
| Dothan | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Mobile | |
| Montgomery | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Decatur | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Gadsden |