The annual salary statistics of dental assistants in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of dental assistants in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach 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 | $27,260 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,690 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,800 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental assistants in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,260.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of dental assistants from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $37,150 | -0.54% | 8.53% |
| 2016 | $37,350 | 5.27% | - |
| 2015 | $35,380 | 1.64% | - |
| 2014 | $34,800 | 4.25% | - |
| 2013 | $33,320 | -1.98% | - |
| 2012 | $33,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,150 in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach is in the middle of salary range for dental assistants in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of dental assistants in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach is 25.0 percent (25.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 31.1 percent (31.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area.