The annual salary statistics of dental assistants in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of dental assistants in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward 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 | $27,160 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $54,610 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental assistants in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,160.
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 | $39,210 | -0.05% | 3.93% |
| 2016 | $39,230 | 0.97% | - |
| 2015 | $38,850 | 1.96% | - |
| 2014 | $38,090 | -2.89% | - |
| 2013 | $39,190 | 3.88% | - |
| 2012 | $37,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,210 in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is in the middle of salary range for dental assistants in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of dental assistants in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is 37.6 percent (37.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 13.6 percent (13.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.