The annual salary statistics of dental assistants in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of dental assistants in Bakersfield-Delano 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 | $35,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,130 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,260 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,060 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental assistants in Bakersfield-Delano, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,320.
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 | $43,260 | 13.31% | 37.63% |
| 2021 | $37,500 | 1.84% | - |
| 2020 | $36,810 | 2.80% | - |
| 2019 | $35,780 | -0.61% | - |
| 2018 | $36,000 | -5.17% | - |
| 2017 | $37,860 | 11.97% | - |
| 2016 | $33,330 | 1.77% | - |
| 2015 | $32,740 | 10.14% | - |
| 2014 | $29,420 | 8.02% | - |
| 2013 | $27,060 | 0.30% | - |
| 2012 | $26,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $43,260 in Bakersfield-Delano is in the middle of salary range for dental assistants in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of dental assistants in Bakersfield-Delano is 31.2 percent (31.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 21.7 percent (21.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.