The annual salary statistics of dental assistants in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of dental assistants in Buffalo-Niagara Falls 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 | $30,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,190 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,630 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,320 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental assistants in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,800.
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 | $43,680 | 14.38% | 32.42% |
| 2021 | $37,400 | -1.82% | - |
| 2020 | $38,080 | 1.65% | - |
| 2019 | $37,450 | -1.58% | - |
| 2018 | $38,040 | 2.73% | - |
| 2017 | $37,000 | -0.51% | - |
| 2016 | $37,190 | 1.53% | - |
| 2015 | $36,620 | 0.38% | - |
| 2014 | $36,480 | 5.29% | - |
| 2013 | $34,550 | 14.56% | - |
| 2012 | $29,520 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $43,680 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for dental assistants in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of dental assistants in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 10.4 percent (10.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Albany-Schenectady-Troy and 20.0 percent (20.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying New York-White Plains-Wayne.