The annual salary statistics of dental assistants in Dover-Durham, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage information of dental assistants in Dover-Durham 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 | $37,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,620 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $55,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental assistants in Dover-Durham, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $55,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,440.
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 | $45,620 | -2.63% | 3.49% |
| 2021 | $46,820 | -2.73% | - |
| 2020 | $48,100 | 1.83% | - |
| 2019 | $47,220 | 1.40% | - |
| 2018 | $46,560 | 3.82% | - |
| 2017 | $44,780 | 1.67% | - |
| 2016 | $44,030 | 0.30% | - |
| 2015 | $43,900 | -0.30% | - |
| 2012 | $44,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,620 in Dover-Durham is in the middle of salary range for dental assistants in state of New Hampshire. In comparison, the annual salary of dental assistants in Dover-Durham is 9.6 percent (9.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area and 5.2 percent (5.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Rochester-Dover.