The annual salary statistics of dental assistants in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of dental assistants in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 | $25,210 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,510 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,650 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $52,530 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental assistants in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $52,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,210.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of dental assistants from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $34,650 | -0.26% | 2.28% |
| 2016 | $34,740 | -4.61% | - |
| 2015 | $36,340 | 0.74% | - |
| 2014 | $36,070 | 0.17% | - |
| 2013 | $36,010 | 5.97% | - |
| 2012 | $33,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,650 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 44.9 percent (44.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 2.3 percent (2.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.