The annual salary statistics of dental assistants in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage information of dental assistants in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner 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 | $38,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,510 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,900 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental assistants in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,320.
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 | $45,980 | -0.41% | 20.42% |
| 2021 | $46,170 | -5.63% | - |
| 2020 | $48,770 | 4.39% | - |
| 2019 | $46,630 | 0.69% | - |
| 2018 | $46,310 | 2.01% | - |
| 2017 | $45,380 | 5.60% | - |
| 2016 | $42,840 | 6.14% | - |
| 2015 | $40,210 | 5.79% | - |
| 2014 | $37,880 | 1.11% | - |
| 2013 | $37,460 | 2.32% | - |
| 2012 | $36,590 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,980 in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner is in the middle of salary range for dental assistants in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of dental assistants in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner is 16.9 percent (16.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and 15.9 percent (15.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.