The annual salary statistics of dental assistants in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of dental assistants in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 | $46,610 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,880 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $73,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,860 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental assistants in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,610.
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 | $62,880 | 10.73% | 31.63% |
| 2021 | $56,130 | 5.70% | - |
| 2020 | $52,930 | 7.65% | - |
| 2019 | $48,880 | 2.99% | - |
| 2018 | $47,420 | 8.75% | - |
| 2017 | $43,270 | 6.70% | - |
| 2016 | $40,370 | -2.90% | - |
| 2015 | $41,540 | 0.58% | - |
| 2014 | $41,300 | -5.40% | - |
| 2013 | $43,530 | 1.24% | - |
| 2012 | $42,990 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $62,880, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the highest paying city for dental assistants in state of California, followed by Santa Rosa-Petaluma (median annual salary $60,540). In comparison, the median annual salary of dental assistants in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 3.7 percent (3.7%) higher than that in Santa Rosa-Petaluma.