The annual salary statistics of dental assistants in Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of dental assistants in Saginaw-Saginaw Township North 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 | $35,210 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $41,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,350 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental assistants in Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,210.
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 | $41,320 | 9.37% | 19.89% |
| 2021 | $37,450 | 2.62% | - |
| 2020 | $36,470 | 6.20% | - |
| 2019 | $34,210 | 4.24% | - |
| 2018 | $32,760 | 3.24% | - |
| 2017 | $31,700 | 1.92% | - |
| 2016 | $31,090 | 6.34% | - |
| 2015 | $29,120 | -10.68% | - |
| 2014 | $32,230 | -2.23% | - |
| 2013 | $32,950 | -0.46% | - |
| 2012 | $33,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $41,320 in Saginaw-Saginaw Township North is in the middle of salary range for dental assistants in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of dental assistants in Saginaw-Saginaw Township North is 11.3 percent (11.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Ann Arbor and 20.3 percent (20.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills.