The annual salary statistics of dental assistants in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of dental assistants in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn 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 | $18,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,090 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $43,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $50,320 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental assistants in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,880.
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 | $35,090 | -1.65% | 13.76% |
| 2016 | $35,670 | 7.23% | - |
| 2015 | $33,090 | 3.90% | - |
| 2014 | $31,800 | -1.01% | - |
| 2013 | $32,120 | 5.79% | - |
| 2012 | $30,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,090 in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is in the middle of salary range for dental assistants in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of dental assistants in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is 24.7 percent (24.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Ann Arbor and 6.1 percent (6.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills.