The annual salary statistics of dental assistants in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of dental assistants in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville 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 | $37,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $55,630 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental assistants in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,250.
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 | $49,250 | 2.88% | 26.90% |
| 2021 | $47,830 | 4.50% | - |
| 2020 | $45,680 | 3.55% | - |
| 2019 | $44,060 | 4.77% | - |
| 2018 | $41,960 | 4.67% | - |
| 2017 | $40,000 | 3.35% | - |
| 2016 | $38,660 | -3.54% | - |
| 2015 | $40,030 | 0.85% | - |
| 2014 | $39,690 | -0.15% | - |
| 2013 | $39,750 | 9.43% | - |
| 2012 | $36,000 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,250 in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville is in the middle of salary range for dental assistants in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of dental assistants in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville is 21.7 percent (21.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 31.2 percent (31.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.