About 36% of dental assistants are dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with their total compensation, according to Dentalpost's 2025 Dental Salary Survey Report.
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Several dental companies and DSOs were included on Newsweek's "America's Greatest Workplaces for Inclusion and Diversity" list for 2025.
The average total income for full-time dental assistants hit a three-year high in 2024, reaching $47,440, according to Dentalpost's 2025 Dental Salary Survey Report.
Fifty percent of hygienists were satisfied or very satisfied with their total compensation in 2024, according to Dentalpost's 2025 Dental Salary Survey Report.
States in the Pacific region of the U.S. paid the highest in total income for hygienists, with an average salary of $98,910, according to Dentalpost's 2025 Dental Salary Survey Report.
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The average total income of hygienists hit an all-time high of $81,627 in 2024, according to Dentalpost's 2025 Dental Salary Survey Report.
Orthodontist, oral and maxillofacial surgeon and dentist were ranked among the highest-paying healthcare jobs in 2025 by U.S. News and World Report.
Overall job satisfaction was "lukewarm" among associate dentists in 2024, with 45.8% of associate dentists reporting satisfaction in Dentalpost's 2025 Dental Salary Survey Report.
Thirty-seven percent of associate dentists at private practices and DSOs were satisfied or very satisfied with their benefits in 2024, according to Dentalpost's 2025 Dental Salary Survey Report.
Fifty-seven percent of dentist-owners indicated they were satisfied or very satisfied with their total compensation in 2024, compared to 44.9% of associate dentists, according to Dentalpost's 2025 Dental Salary Survey Report.