The annual salary statistics of dental assistants in Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage information of dental assistants in Lake County-Kenosha County 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 | $26,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,600 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $41,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,110 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $50,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental assistants in Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,400.
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 | $41,020 | 8.24% | 22.77% |
| 2016 | $37,640 | -2.42% | - |
| 2015 | $38,550 | 0.42% | - |
| 2014 | $38,390 | 5.83% | - |
| 2013 | $36,150 | 12.37% | - |
| 2012 | $31,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $41,020 in Lake County-Kenosha County is in the middle of salary range for dental assistants in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of dental assistants in Lake County-Kenosha County is 33.7 percent (33.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington and 17.1 percent (17.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.