Forty states saw an increase in the average annual salary for dental assistants between 2024 and 2025, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Here is how the average salary compares between this year and last in each state:
| State | 2024 | 2025 |
| Alabama | $37,440 | $39,600 |
| Alaska | $53,020 | $54,720 |
| Arizona | $47,030 | $50,040 |
| Arkansas | $40,440 | $40,730 |
| California | $52,470 | $53,570 |
| Colorado | $50,940 | N/A |
| Connecticut | $49,590 | $51,540 |
| Delaware | $49,040 | $47,110 |
| Florida | $46,240 | $46,670 |
| Georgia | $43,710 | $45,510 |
| Hawaii | $42,960 | $42,130 |
| Idaho | $40,200 | $42,710 |
| Illinois | $42,420 | $47,170 |
| Indiana | $47,250 | $49,590 |
| Iowa | $49,140 | $49,020 |
| Kansas | $41,140 | $42,490 |
| Kentucky | $41,090 | $45,720 |
| Louisiana | $38,290 | $41,450 |
| Maine | $48,760 | $54,190 |
| Maryland | $50,040 | $50,410 |
| Massachusetts | $56,810 | $56,790 |
| Michigan | $45,210 | $56,790 |
| Minnesota | $62,760 | $63,680 |
| Mississippi | $37,610 | $40,160 |
| Missouri | $44,450 | $45,390 |
| Montana | $43,280 | $45,930 |
| Nebraska | $43,930 | $46,300 |
| Nevada | $46,200 | $47,320 |
| New Hampshire | $54,190 | $52,850 |
| New Jersey | $46,950 | $50,570 |
| New Mexico | $40,530 | $42,290 |
| New York | $48,290 | $49,850 |
| North Carolina | $47,840 | $49,270 |
| North Dakota | $54,010 | $54,720 |
| Ohio | $49,550 | $50,960 |
| Oklahoma | $41,470 | $42,980 |
| Oregon | $55,960 | $57,690 |
| Pennsylvania | $47,770 | $49,760 |
| Rhode Island | $52,030 | $51,700 |
| South Carolina | $46,940 | $45,890 |
| South Dakota | $47,620 | $49,080 |
| Tennessee | $43,910 | $46,680 |
| Texas | $41,690 | $42,520 |
| Utah | $39,350 | $40,260 |
| Vermont | $53,860 | $54,570 |
| Virginia | $47,630 | $47,900 |
| Washington | $54,190 | $56,140 |
| West Virginia | $39,890 | $39,280 |
| Wisconsin | $45,700 | $49,240 |
| Wyoming | $47,560 | $43,740 |
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