The annual salary statistics of dental assistants in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, Arizona is shown in Table 1. The wage data of dental assistants in Lake Havasu City-Kingman 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 | $31,950 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,920 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,970 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental assistants in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, Arizona in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,970. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,950.
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 | $38,700 | 2.69% | 18.55% |
| 2021 | $37,660 | -1.75% | - |
| 2020 | $38,320 | 2.51% | - |
| 2019 | $37,360 | -0.03% | - |
| 2018 | $37,370 | 2.86% | - |
| 2017 | $36,300 | 3.75% | - |
| 2016 | $34,940 | 6.75% | - |
| 2015 | $32,580 | 11.66% | - |
| 2014 | $28,780 | -10.18% | - |
| 2013 | $31,710 | 0.60% | - |
| 2012 | $31,520 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,700 in Lake Havasu City-Kingman is in the middle of salary range for dental assistants in state of Arizona. In comparison, the annual salary of dental assistants in Lake Havasu City-Kingman is 16.5 percent (16.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale and 12.3 percent (12.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale | |
| Flagstaff | |
| Tucson | |
| North Arizona nonmetropolitan area | |
| Prescott | |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman | |
| Yuma | |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas | |
| Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area |