The annual salary statistics of dental assistants in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of dental assistants in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $38,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,140 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $56,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,320 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental assistants in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,310.
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 | $47,140 | -0.47% | 21.98% |
| 2021 | $47,360 | 5.36% | - |
| 2020 | $44,820 | 9.13% | - |
| 2019 | $40,730 | 5.40% | - |
| 2018 | $38,530 | 4.85% | - |
| 2017 | $36,660 | -11.21% | - |
| 2016 | $40,770 | 4.17% | - |
| 2015 | $39,070 | 1.18% | - |
| 2014 | $38,610 | 5.00% | - |
| 2013 | $36,680 | -0.27% | - |
| 2012 | $36,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,140 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for dental assistants in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of dental assistants in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 25.0 percent (25.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 28.2 percent (28.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.