The annual salary statistics of dental assistants in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of dental assistants in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 | $37,530 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $71,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental assistants in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $71,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,530.
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 | $57,020 | 15.91% | 20.36% |
| 2021 | $47,950 | 9.22% | - |
| 2020 | $43,530 | 4.85% | - |
| 2019 | $41,420 | 5.72% | - |
| 2018 | $39,050 | 3.07% | - |
| 2017 | $37,850 | -19.97% | - |
| 2016 | $45,410 | 15.46% | - |
| 2015 | $38,390 | -18.29% | - |
| 2012 | $45,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $57,020 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for dental assistants in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of dental assistants in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 9.3 percent (9.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 40.6 percent (40.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.