The average annual salary for dental assistants has risen in the last five years with inflation, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the U.S. Inflation Calculator.
Here is how the average U.S. inflation rate compares to the average annual dental assistant salary from 2017 until 2021, the last year salary data was available:
2021
Average annual salary: $42,510
Inflation rate: 4.7 percent
2020
Average annual salary: $42,310
Inflation rate: 1.2 percent
2019
Average annual salary: $41,170
Inflation rate: 1.8 percent
2018
Average annual salary: $39,770
Inflation rate: 2.4 percent
2017
Average annual salary: $38,690
Inflation rate: 2.1 percent