The annual salary statistics of dental assistants in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of dental assistants in Watertown-Fort Drum 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 | $31,830 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,650 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental assistants in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,830.
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 | $38,100 | 2.81% | 16.22% |
| 2021 | $37,030 | -2.30% | - |
| 2020 | $37,880 | 3.01% | - |
| 2019 | $36,740 | 4.25% | - |
| 2018 | $35,180 | 3.84% | - |
| 2017 | $33,830 | 5.65% | - |
| 2016 | $31,920 | 2.22% | - |
| 2015 | $31,210 | -2.27% | - |
| 2012 | $31,920 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,100 in Watertown-Fort Drum is in the middle of salary range for dental assistants in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of dental assistants in Watertown-Fort Drum is 21.9 percent (21.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Albany-Schenectady-Troy and 8.3 percent (8.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying New York-White Plains-Wayne.