Dental Assistants pay in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
$59,650avg. a year
$28.68 an hour · 7,100 employed
Dental Assistants in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area earn an average of $59,650 a year. That is $2,970 (5%) more than the Washington average of $56,680. The U.S. average is $50,200.
$62,040Median pay
$28.68Average hourly
+5%vs. Washington average
7,100Jobs in this metro
Other Washington metro areas
Average pay for dental assistants in other Washington metro areas. Swipe to see all 12.
14,120 jobs
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
$60,700
$29.18 an hour
2230 jobs
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
$54,120
$26.02 an hour
3480 jobs
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA
$54,120
$26.02 an hour
4520 jobs
Kennewick-Richland, WA
$54,040
$25.98 an hour
5470 jobs
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA
$53,620
$25.78 an hour
6410 jobs
Bellingham, WA
$53,600
$25.77 an hour
71,000 jobs
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
$52,610
$25.29 an hour
8110 jobs
Walla Walla, WA
$51,880
$24.94 an hour
9210 jobs
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA
$51,680
$24.85 an hour
10190 jobs
Longview-Kelso, WA
$51,600
$24.81 an hour
11100 jobs
Lewiston, ID-WA
$49,490
$23.79 an hour
12480 jobs
Yakima, WA
$48,690
$23.41 an hour
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How Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue?
The average is $59,650 a year, and the median is $62,040. About 7,100 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Washington average?
That is $2,970 (5%) more than the Washington average of $56,680.
Is this job common in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue?
It makes up 3.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.37 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: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 42660). 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.