The annual salary statistics of dental assistants in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of dental assistants in Florence-Muscle Shoals 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 | $28,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,990 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $41,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,830 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental assistants in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,120.
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 | $34,730 | 0.29% | 11.29% |
| 2021 | $34,630 | 6.76% | - |
| 2020 | $32,290 | -0.12% | - |
| 2019 | $32,330 | 4.30% | - |
| 2018 | $30,940 | 4.33% | - |
| 2017 | $29,600 | 0.51% | - |
| 2016 | $29,450 | 2.95% | - |
| 2015 | $28,580 | -7.52% | - |
| 2014 | $30,730 | -2.77% | - |
| 2013 | $31,580 | 2.44% | - |
| 2012 | $30,810 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,730 in Florence-Muscle Shoals is in the middle of salary range for dental assistants in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of dental assistants in Florence-Muscle Shoals is 6.0 percent (6.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Huntsville and 13.2 percent (13.2%) 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 |