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Dental Assistants Salary in Delaware

What Dental Assistants earn in Delaware, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 1 county.

Average in DE
$49,426
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
6 of 19
published states
Workers in state
6,890
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
1 counties

Pay by labor market in Delaware

Dental Assistants pay by wage area in Delaware
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$49,570$39,884$13,887New Castle County, DE

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Dental Assistants in Delaware counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1New Castle County, DE$49,570$39,884$13,887

Dental Assistants pay in Delaware

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Dental Assistants in Delaware is $49,426, based on 6,890 workers. Among the 19 states with published data, that ranks number 6. The BLS national median for the occupation is $48,070, so Delaware averages 2.8% above it.

Published data for Delaware currently covers the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD area, with a local median wage of $49,570.

Dental Assistants in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Dental Assistants are New Hampshire ($58,291), Washington ($57,824), Massachusetts ($55,632) and California ($53,732).

Frequently asked questions: Dental Assistants in Delaware

How much do Dental Assistants earn in Delaware?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $49,426.