Dental assistant pay vs. inflation over the last 5 years

The average annual salary for dental assistants has risen in the last five years with inflation, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the U.S. Inflation Calculator.

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Here is how the average U.S. inflation rate compares to the average annual dental assistant salary from 2017 until 2021, the last year salary data was available: 

2021

Average annual salary: $42,510

Inflation rate: 4.7 percent

2020 

Average annual salary: $42,310

Inflation rate: 1.2 percent

2019

Average annual salary: $41,170

Inflation rate: 1.8 percent

2018 

Average annual salary: $39,770

Inflation rate: 2.4 percent

2017 

Average annual salary: $38,690

Inflation rate: 2.1 percent

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