The annual salary statistics of dental assistants in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of dental assistants in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 | $37,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental assistants in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,350.
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 | $48,280 | 1.57% | 24.63% |
| 2021 | $47,520 | -15.49% | - |
| 2020 | $54,880 | 13.21% | - |
| 2019 | $47,630 | 7.31% | - |
| 2018 | $44,150 | 15.99% | - |
| 2017 | $37,090 | -7.74% | - |
| 2016 | $39,960 | -3.18% | - |
| 2015 | $41,230 | 5.21% | - |
| 2014 | $39,080 | 1.51% | - |
| 2013 | $38,490 | 5.46% | - |
| 2012 | $36,390 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,280 in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is in the middle of salary range for dental assistants in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of dental assistants in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 23.2 percent (23.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 29.9 percent (29.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.