The annual salary statistics of dental assistants in Visalia-Porterville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of dental assistants in Visalia-Porterville 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 | $35,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,870 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental assistants in Visalia-Porterville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,580.
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 | $44,950 | 0.89% | 25.07% |
| 2021 | $44,550 | 8.93% | - |
| 2020 | $40,570 | 12.32% | - |
| 2019 | $35,570 | 7.31% | - |
| 2018 | $32,970 | -4.03% | - |
| 2017 | $34,300 | -15.01% | - |
| 2016 | $39,450 | 10.16% | - |
| 2015 | $35,440 | -0.08% | - |
| 2014 | $35,470 | 7.10% | - |
| 2013 | $32,950 | -2.22% | - |
| 2012 | $33,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,950 in Visalia-Porterville is in the middle of salary range for dental assistants in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of dental assistants in Visalia-Porterville is 28.5 percent (28.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 24.7 percent (24.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.