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Looking At The Numbers. The United States Department of Labor and the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports their figures on the dental assistant salary here. Occupational Employment and Wages reports that as of May 2013 the average salary was $17.13 per hour, and the average salary for a year is $35,640. In doing the math, that is based on a 40-hour workweek. Statistics show how location may influence, but not necessarily dictate, the salary for this job.
The Bureau of Labor and Statistics May 2009 report shows the average annual wage of dental assistants was $34,000 with a mean per hourly pay of $16.35.est Virginia and Mississippi had some of the lowest average hourly wage numbers at $11.92 and $12.86 while Alaska and Minnesota had two of the highest at $20.99 and $19.96.