The annual salary statistics of dental assistants in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of dental assistants in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $46,020 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $73,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $76,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental assistants in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,020.
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 | $60,290 | 6.58% | 31.91% |
| 2021 | $56,320 | -0.16% | - |
| 2020 | $56,410 | 2.54% | - |
| 2019 | $54,980 | 12.35% | - |
| 2018 | $48,190 | -3.57% | - |
| 2017 | $49,910 | 6.13% | - |
| 2016 | $46,850 | -8.30% | - |
| 2015 | $50,740 | 8.81% | - |
| 2014 | $46,270 | 4.97% | - |
| 2013 | $43,970 | 6.64% | - |
| 2012 | $41,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,290 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is in the middle of salary range for dental assistants in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of dental assistants in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 4.1 percent (4.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 43.8 percent (43.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.