The annual salary statistics of dental assistants in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage data of dental assistants in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem 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 | $29,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $51,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,150 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental assistants in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,440.
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 | $43,510 | 2.96% | 15.31% |
| 2016 | $42,220 | 18.76% | - |
| 2015 | $34,300 | -0.32% | - |
| 2014 | $34,410 | -2.09% | - |
| 2013 | $35,130 | -4.90% | - |
| 2012 | $36,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $43,510 in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem is in the middle of salary range for dental assistants in state of New Hampshire. In comparison, the annual salary of dental assistants in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem is 13.8 percent (13.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area and .6 percent (.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Rochester-Dover.