The annual salary statistics of dental assistants in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of dental assistants in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City 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 | $36,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,490 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental assistants in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,310.
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 | $44,300 | 17.61% | 27.83% |
| 2021 | $36,500 | 28.58% | - |
| 2020 | $26,070 | -29.27% | - |
| 2019 | $33,700 | 5.82% | - |
| 2018 | $31,740 | -7.78% | - |
| 2017 | $34,210 | 5.12% | - |
| 2016 | $32,460 | 4.99% | - |
| 2015 | $30,840 | 0.23% | - |
| 2014 | $30,770 | -5.98% | - |
| 2013 | $32,610 | 1.96% | - |
| 2012 | $31,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,300 in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach is in the middle of salary range for dental assistants in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of dental assistants in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach is 10.5 percent (10.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 42.3 percent (42.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area.