The annual salary statistics of dental assistants in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of dental assistants in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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 | $31,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,710 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $52,260 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $69,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental assistants in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $69,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,840.
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 | $52,260 | 14.01% | 4.94% |
| 2016 | $44,940 | 2.89% | - |
| 2015 | $43,640 | -7.24% | - |
| 2014 | $46,800 | -5.41% | - |
| 2013 | $49,330 | -0.71% | - |
| 2012 | $49,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $52,260 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is in the middle of salary range for dental assistants in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of dental assistants in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 16.9 percent (16.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 35.2 percent (35.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.