Wages vary based on the dental assistant's level of training and experience. Wages also vary by employer and area of the country.
Benefits also vary. Most full-time dental assistants receive typical benefits. These include paid vacation, sick leave, and health insurance. Part-time dental assistants may not receive benefits.
Dental assistants (SOC 31-9091)
Location |
Pay Period | |
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25% |
Median |
75% |
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Illinois | Hourly | $17.76 | $19.22 | $24.05 |
Yearly | $36,942 | $39,970 | $50,014 | |
Champaign Area | Hourly | $17.85 | $19.01 | $23.65 |
Yearly | $37,139 | $39,556 | $49,205 | |
Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $18.10 | $18.64 | $22.13 |
Yearly | $37,653 | $38,759 | $46,022 | |
Cook County | Hourly | $17.34 | $19.26 | $24.28 |
Yearly | $36,074 | $40,061 | $50,493 | |
Decatur Area | Hourly | $17.89 | $18.89 | $22.62 |
Yearly | $37,223 | $39,274 | $47,056 | |
Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $17.76 | $19.22 | $24.28 |
Yearly | $36,942 | $39,970 | $50,499 | |
Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $16.46 | $19.95 | $24.30 |
Yearly | $34,235 | $41,504 | $50,550 | |
Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $14.14 | $18.23 | $22.79 |
Yearly | $29,416 | $37,911 | $47,383 | |
Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $18.08 | $18.87 | $23.53 |
Yearly | $37,620 | $39,251 | $48,943 | |
Lake County | Hourly | $17.76 | $21.13 | $24.87 |
Yearly | $36,942 | $43,954 | $51,729 | |
McHenry County | Hourly | $17.76 | $19.50 | $24.28 |
Yearly | $36,942 | $40,558 | $50,493 | |
Mt. Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $15.26 | $17.91 | $22.24 |
Yearly | $31,735 | $37,259 | $46,258 | |
Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $17.75 | $18.83 | $22.75 |
Yearly | $36,920 | $39,167 | $47,336 | |
Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $17.91 | $18.94 | $22.80 |
Yearly | $37,271 | $39,398 | $47,408 | |
Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $17.88 | $19.03 | $22.45 |
Yearly | $37,188 | $39,589 | $46,688 | |
Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $17.47 | $17.99 | $22.63 |
Yearly | $36,324 | $37,426 | $47,060 | |
Rockford Area | Hourly | $18.30 | $19.78 | $22.91 |
Yearly | $38,075 | $41,137 | $47,665 | |
Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $16.06 | $19.14 | $22.24 |
Yearly | $33,416 | $39,799 | $46,258 | |
Springfield Area | Hourly | $18.06 | $18.69 | $22.29 |
Yearly | $37,565 | $38,869 | $46,375 | |
St. Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $17.67 | $22.24 | $24.55 |
Yearly | $36,771 | $46,258 | $51,068 | |
Vermilion County | Hourly | $18.08 | $20.90 | $20.90 |
Yearly | $37,609 | $43,478 | $43,481 | |
Will County | Hourly | $18.27 | $23.28 | $24.28 |
Yearly | $37,995 | $48,414 | $50,499 | |
United States | Hourly | $17.75 | $21.55 | $23.50 |
Yearly | $36,910 | $44,820 | $48,870 |