The annual salary statistics of dental assistants in Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of dental assistants in Michigan City-La Porte 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 | $36,050 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $52,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $56,910 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental assistants in Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,050.
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 | $45,320 | 18.56% | 23.15% |
| 2021 | $36,910 | -9.18% | - |
| 2020 | $40,300 | 6.33% | - |
| 2019 | $37,750 | 5.32% | - |
| 2018 | $35,740 | 4.53% | - |
| 2017 | $34,120 | -2.84% | - |
| 2016 | $35,090 | -8.55% | - |
| 2015 | $38,090 | 5.51% | - |
| 2014 | $35,990 | -1.69% | - |
| 2013 | $36,600 | 4.84% | - |
| 2012 | $34,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,320 in Michigan City-La Porte is in the middle of salary range for dental assistants in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of dental assistants in Michigan City-La Porte is 6.6 percent (6.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Elkhart-Goshen and 29.1 percent (29.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Gary.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Elkhart-Goshen | |
| Indianapolis-Carmel | |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kokomo | |
| Bloomington | |
| Michigan City-La Porte | |
| Columbus | |
| Muncie | |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette | |
| Fort Wayne | |
| Terre Haute | |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Anderson | |
| Lafayette | |
| Gary |