The annual salary statistics of dental assistants in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of dental assistants in Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 | $38,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,290 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental assistants in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,120.
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 | $60,540 | 19.90% | 25.16% |
| 2021 | $48,490 | -22.89% | - |
| 2020 | $59,590 | 4.43% | - |
| 2019 | $56,950 | 7.74% | - |
| 2018 | $52,540 | 11.38% | - |
| 2017 | $46,560 | 1.42% | - |
| 2016 | $45,900 | 4.66% | - |
| 2015 | $43,760 | -4.89% | - |
| 2014 | $45,900 | 1.02% | - |
| 2013 | $45,430 | 0.26% | - |
| 2012 | $45,310 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $60,540, Santa Rosa-Petaluma is the second highest paying city for dental assistants in state of California, following the highest paying city San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary of $62,880). Compared with San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, the median annual salary of dental assistants in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is 3.7 percent (3.7%) lower.