The annual salary statistics of dental assistants in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of dental assistants in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura 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 | $35,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,350 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,440 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,540 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,910 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental assistants in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,960.
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 | $47,440 | 0.08% | 30.90% |
| 2021 | $47,400 | 6.86% | - |
| 2020 | $44,150 | -1.36% | - |
| 2019 | $44,750 | 0.22% | - |
| 2018 | $44,650 | 5.51% | - |
| 2017 | $42,190 | 9.10% | - |
| 2016 | $38,350 | 7.09% | - |
| 2015 | $35,630 | 5.33% | - |
| 2014 | $33,730 | -0.39% | - |
| 2013 | $33,860 | 3.19% | - |
| 2012 | $32,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,440 in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura is in the middle of salary range for dental assistants in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of dental assistants in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura is 24.6 percent (24.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 28.6 percent (28.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.