Dental Assistant Salaries by State

The table below shows hourly and annual mean wages for dental assistants by State. The employment column lists the estimated number of dental assistants employed by the state. The data was collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics OES - May 2008.

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Occupation: Dental Assistants
Period: May 2008
State	Employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage
Alabama	2880	13.19	27440
Alaska	830	20.11	41830
Arizona	5850	16.39	34100
Arkansas	2480	12.82	26670
California	46690	16.3	33910
Colorado	5650	17.31	36000
Connecticut	3410	18.87	39250
Delaware	770	16.63	34590
District of Columbia	490	19.68	40940
Florida	15000	16.19	33680
Georgia	7790	15.91	33100
Guam	150	12.57	26150
Hawaii	1570	14.52	30200
Idaho	1860	14.04	29200
Illinois	12370	15.39	32010
Indiana	5810	16.14	33580
Iowa	2850	15.51	32270
Kansas	2900	15.38	31990
Kentucky	3740	14.65	30470
Louisiana	3850	13.04	27130
Maine	1040	16.26	33820
Maryland	5310	16.58	34490
Massachusetts	6930	18.53	38550
Michigan	9580	16.34	33990
Minnesota	5300	19.38	40310
Mississippi	1920	12.99	27020
Missouri	4960	15.91	33100
Montana	990	14.77	30730
Nebraska	1800	14.03	29180
Nevada	2690	16.5	34320
New Hampshire	1440	19.41	40380
New Jersey	9620	17.35	36100
New Mexico	2000	14.85	30890
New York	16210	15.9	33070
North Carolina	7940	16.44	34200
North Dakota	590	15.12	31460
Ohio	9750	15.39	32010
Oklahoma	3870	14.02	29170
Oregon	4420	17.66	36730
Pennsylvania	11170	14.75	30680
Puerto Rico	2350	7.7	16010
Rhode Island	1040	16.42	34150
South Carolina	3300	15.03	31270
South Dakota	790	14.37	29900
Tennessee	5070	14.37	29900
Texas	18960	14.96	31110
Utah	4380	12.77	26560
Vermont	440	16.86	35070
Virgin Islands	40	13.49	28050
Virginia	7610	16.21	33720
Washington	9310	17.65	36710
West Virginia	1380	11.73	24400
Wisconsin	5960	15.75	32750
Wyoming	530	12.85	26720