Dental Assistants pay in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn
$49,390avg. a year
$23.74 an hour · 6,030 employed
Dental Assistants in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area earn an average of $49,390 a year. That is about the same as the Michigan average of $49,650. The U.S. average is $50,200.
$50,110Median pay
$23.74Average hourly
-1%vs. Michigan average
6,030Jobs in this metro
Other Michigan metro areas
Average pay for dental assistants in other Michigan metro areas. Swipe to see all 15.
11,470 jobs
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
$55,120
$26.50 an hour
2490 jobs
Ann Arbor, MI
$51,410
$24.72 an hour
3550 jobs
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
$50,480
$24.27 an hour
4360 jobs
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
$49,830
$23.96 an hour
5100 jobs
Battle Creek, MI
$49,520
$23.81 an hour
6130 jobs
Niles, MI
$49,500
$23.80 an hour
7290 jobs
Traverse City, MI
$49,130
$23.62 an hour
8130 jobs
Midland, MI
$48,950
$23.53 an hour
9170 jobs
Saginaw, MI
$48,740
$23.43 an hour
10150 jobs
Jackson, MI
$48,610
$23.37 an hour
11430 jobs
Flint, MI
$48,420
$23.28 an hour
1270 jobs
Monroe, MI
$48,030
$23.09 an hour
1390 jobs
Bay City, MI
$47,990
$23.07 an hour
14280 jobs
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
$47,740
$22.95 an hour
15170 jobs
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI
$45,650
$21.95 an hour
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How Detroit-Warren-Dearborn compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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|---|---|
| Medical Assistants | $41,380 |
| Home Health and Personal Care Aides | $34,830 |
| Nursing Assistants | $41,980 |
| Phlebotomists | $43,170 |
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Questions and answers
How much do dental assistants make in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn?
The average is $49,390 a year, and the median is $50,110. About 6,030 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Michigan average?
That is about the same as the Michigan average of $49,650.
Is this job common in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn?
It makes up 3.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.27 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: Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 19820). 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.