Assistants, Dental


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Assistants, Dental

Assistants, Dental - Wages & Trends

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
25%
Median
75%
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

Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.