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This question is about dental assistant jobs.
Can a dental assistant make 100k?
By Zippia Team - Feb. 15, 2022
Yes, you can make $100,000 per year as a dental assistant. While possible, it is unlikely to earn over $100k as a dental assistant because even higher-paid positions do not typically earn more than $53,000 per year. The average annual salary for a dental assistant is $39,946.
What Are The Highest Paying States For Dental Assistants?
The following table shows how much the 90th percentile dental assistant earns in each state. Zippia used data from the BLS, public records, and job postings to create these estimates.
| State | 90th Percentile Salary |
| Massachusetts | $64,000 |
| New Jersey | $63,000 |
| Virginia | $62,000 |
| Maryland | $61,000 |
| Minnesota | $60,000 |
| Oregon | $60,000 |
| Connecticut | $60,000 |
| Vermont | $60,000 |
| Delaware | $60,000 |
| New York | $59,000 |
| Maine | $58,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $57,000 |
| Rhode Island | $57,000 |
| Michigan | $56,000 |
| South Carolina | $56,000 |
| New Hampshire | $56,000 |
| Indiana | $56,000 |
| California | $56,000 |
| Illinois | $55,000 |
| District of Columbia | $55,000 |
| North Carolina | $54,000 |
| Alaska | $53,000 |
| Nevada | $53,000 |
| Georgia | $53,000 |
| Hawaii | $53,000 |
| Washington | $52,000 |
| Ohio | $52,000 |
| Iowa | $51,000 |
| Tennessee | $51,000 |
| Kentucky | $51,000 |
| Wisconsin | $50,000 |
| Arizona | $49,000 |
| West Virginia | $48,000 |
| Florida | $47,000 |
| Texas | $47,000 |
| Wyoming | $46,000 |
| North Dakota | $45,000 |
| Missouri | $45,000 |
| Alabama | $45,000 |
| Colorado | $44,000 |
| Kansas | $44,000 |
| Utah | $44,000 |
| New Mexico | $43,000 |
| South Dakota | $42,000 |
| Nebraska | $42,000 |
| Louisiana | $42,000 |
| Oklahoma | $40,000 |
| Idaho | $40,000 |
| Arkansas | $40,000 |
| Mississippi | $39,000 |
| Montana | $36,000 |
