The annual salary statistics of dental assistants in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage information of dental assistants in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford 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 | $34,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,520 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,710 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental assistants in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,710. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,490.
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 | $44,250 | 5.02% | -4.27% |
| 2016 | $42,030 | 0.98% | - |
| 2015 | $41,620 | -7.28% | - |
| 2014 | $44,650 | -2.55% | - |
| 2013 | $45,790 | -0.76% | - |
| 2012 | $46,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,250 in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford is in the middle of salary range for dental assistants in state of New Hampshire. In comparison, the annual salary of dental assistants in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford is 12.3 percent (12.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area and 2.2 percent (2.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Rochester-Dover.