The annual salary statistics of dental assistants in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of dental assistants in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 | $36,080 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental assistants in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,080.
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 | $44,450 | -6.03% | 21.55% |
| 2021 | $47,130 | 15.04% | - |
| 2020 | $40,040 | 3.10% | - |
| 2019 | $38,800 | 7.22% | - |
| 2018 | $36,000 | 2.56% | - |
| 2017 | $35,080 | 0.60% | - |
| 2016 | $34,870 | -1.29% | - |
| 2015 | $35,320 | 1.27% | - |
| 2012 | $34,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,450 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for dental assistants in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of dental assistants in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 29.3 percent (29.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 23.8 percent (23.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.