Dental assistants have the highest mean hourly wage in Minnesota, where they make an average of $30.17 per hour, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The agency released updated compensation data April 3 to reflect May 2023 information, the latest available.
Here is the mean hourly wage for dental assistants in every state and Washington, D.C.:
Alabama: $18
Alaska: $25.49
Arizona: $22.61
Arkansas: $19.44
California: $25.23
Colorado: $24.49
Connecticut: $23.84
Delaware: $23.58
District of Columbia: $26.49
Florida: $22.23
Georgia: $21.02
Hawaii: $20.65
Idaho: $19.33
Illinois: $20.39
Indiana: $22.72
Iowa: $23.62
Kansas: $19.78
Kentucky: $19.76
Louisiana: $18.41
Maine: $23.44
Maryland: $24.06
Massachusetts: $27.31
Michigan: $21.73
Minnesota: $30.17
Mississippi: $18.08
Missouri: $21.37
Montana: $20.81
Nebraska: $21.12
Nevada: $22.21
New Hampshire: $26.06
New Jersey: $22.57
New Mexico: $19.49
New York: $23.22
North Carolina: $23
North Dakota: $25.96
Ohio: $23.82
Oklahoma: $19.94
Oregon: $26.90
Pennsylvania: $22.97
Rhode Island: $25.01
South Carolina: $22.57
South Dakota: $22.89
Tennessee: $21.11
Texas: $20.04
Utah: $18.92
Vermont: $25.90
Virginia: $22.90
Washington: $26.06
West Virginia: $19.18
Wisconsin: $21.97
Wyoming: $22.87