Dental assistants typically bring in less money each year than the average household income in each state, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the U.S. Census Bureau.
Here is how the average annual salary for dental assistants stacks up against the average household income in each state:
Note: Data was taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2021 report and the U.S. Census Bureau 2019 Current Population Survey. Household income data may include salaries of multiple people in the same household.
Alabama
Average annual compensation: $35,760
Average household income: $51,734
Alaska
Average annual compensation: $50,640
Average household income: $75,463
Arizona
Average annual compensation: $41,950
Average household income: $62,055
Arkansas
Average annual compensation: $34,930
Average household income: $48,952
California
Average annual compensation: $46,060
Average household income: $80,440
Colorado
Average annual compensation: $43,730
Average household income: $77,127
Connecticut
Average annual compensation: $46,130
Average household income: $78,833
Delaware
Average annual compensation: $44,690
Average household income: $70,176
Florida
Average annual compensation: $40,820
Average household income: $59,227
Georgia
Average annual compensation: $39,860
Average household income: $61,980
Hawaii
Average annual compensation: $37,860
Average household income: $83,102
Idaho
Average annual compensation: $36,250
Average household income: $60,999
Illinois
Average annual compensation: $42,400
Average household income: $69,187
Indiana
Average annual compensation: $41,630
Average household income: $57,603
Iowa
Average annual compensation: $44,360
Average household income: $61,691
Kansas
Average annual compensation: $38,330
Average household income: $62,087
Kentucky
Average annual compensation: $38,160
Average household income: $52,295
Louisiana
Average annual compensation: $33,560
Average household income: $51,073
Maine
Average annual compensation: $43,960
Average household income: $58,924
Maryland
Average annual compensation: $44,410
Average household income: $86,738
Massachusetts
Average annual compensation: $51,210
Average household income: $85,843
Michigan
Average annual compensation: $39,680
Average household income: $59,584
Minnesota
Average annual compensation: $53,080
Average household income: $74,593
Mississippi
Average annual compensation: $36,170
Average household income: $45,792
Missouri
Average annual compensation: $40,030
Average household income: $57,409
Montana
Average annual compensation: $39,060
Average household income: $57,153
Nebraska
Average annual compensation: $40,930
Average household income: $63,229
Nevada
Average annual compensation: $38,020
Average household income: $63,276
New Hampshire
Average annual compensation: $49,470
Average household income: $77,933
New Jersey
Average annual compensation: $43,980
Average household income: $85,751
New Mexico
Average annual compensation: $37,790
Average household income: $51,945
New York
Average annual compensation: $44,910
Average household income: $72,108
North Carolina
Average annual compensation: $44,320
Average household income: $57,341
North Dakota
Average annual compensation: $47,780
Average household income: $64,577
Ohio
Average annual compensation: $43,440
Average household income: $58,642
Oklahoma
Average annual compensation: $39,070
Average household income: $54,449
Oregon
Average annual compensation: $48,780
Average household income: $67,058
Pennsylvania
Average annual compensation: $43,540
Average household income: $63,463
Rhode Island
Average annual compensation: $46,070
Average household income: $71,169
South Carolina
Average annual compensation: $40,120
Average household income: $56,227
South Dakota
Average annual compensation: $42,010
Average household income: $59,533
Tennessee
Average annual compensation: $39,160
Average household income: $56,071
Texas
Average annual compensation: $38,370
Average household income: $64,034
Utah
Average annual compensation: $35,210
Average household income: $75,780
Vermont
Average annual compensation: $45,230
Average household income: $63,001
Virginia
Average annual compensation: $43,570
Average household income: $76,456
Washington
Average annual compensation: $46,350
Average household income: $78,687
West Virginia
Average annual compensation: $36,830
Average household income: $48,850
Wisconsin
Average annual compensation: $42,310
Average household income: $64,168
Wyoming
Average annual compensation: $41,140
Average household income: $65,003