The annual salary statistics of dental assistants in Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of dental assistants in Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton 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 | $36,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,740 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,270 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $51,100 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental assistants in Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,450.
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 | $46,270 | 9.01% | 15.47% |
| 2016 | $42,100 | 8.12% | - |
| 2015 | $38,680 | -8.56% | - |
| 2014 | $41,990 | 5.03% | - |
| 2013 | $39,880 | 1.93% | - |
| 2012 | $39,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,270 in Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton is in the middle of salary range for dental assistants in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of dental assistants in Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton is 16.4 percent (16.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and 16.4 percent (16.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.