Dental Assistants pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$49,040avg. a year
$23.58 an hour · 21,090 employed
Dental Assistants in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area earn an average of $49,040 a year. That is $5,670 (10%) less than the California average of $54,710. The U.S. average is $50,200.
$46,900Median pay
$23.58Average hourly
-10%vs. California average
21,090Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for dental assistants in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
12,870 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$71,150
$34.21 an hour
27,530 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$64,900
$31.20 an hour
3680 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$62,500
$30.05 an hour
4630 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$61,120
$29.39 an hour
5230 jobs
Napa, CA
$59,570
$28.64 an hour
6370 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$58,970
$28.35 an hour
73,100 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$57,840
$27.81 an hour
8200 jobs
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
$57,500
$27.64 an hour
9130 jobs
El Centro, CA
$56,840
$27.33 an hour
10570 jobs
Salinas, CA
$55,700
$26.78 an hour
11440 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$55,320
$26.60 an hour
121,250 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$55,210
$26.54 an hour
13610 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$54,120
$26.02 an hour
144,260 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$53,990
$25.96 an hour
15780 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$53,570
$25.75 an hour
16890 jobs
Modesto, CA
$53,130
$25.54 an hour
171,360 jobs
Fresno, CA
$52,950
$25.46 an hour
18240 jobs
Yuba City, CA
$52,640
$25.31 an hour
19290 jobs
Chico, CA
$52,260
$25.12 an hour
20250 jobs
Merced, CA
$52,050
$25.02 an hour
21240 jobs
Redding, CA
$51,890
$24.95 an hour
225,240 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$51,460
$24.74 an hour
23990 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$51,190
$24.61 an hour
24480 jobs
Visalia, CA
$49,960
$24.02 an hour
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How Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Questions and answers
How much do dental assistants make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
The average is $49,040 a year, and the median is $46,900. About 21,090 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is $5,670 (10%) less than the California average of $54,710.
Is this job common in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
It makes up 3.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.35 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 31-9091. Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 31080). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.