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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.
As of May, 2014, the countryâs 318,800 dental assistants each earned annual mean wages of $35,390, according to the BLS. Keep in mind that one in three worked part-time, which indicates full-time assistants earned more than this national average of full-time and part-time assistants.