Average Mid-Career Dental Assistant with Customer Service Skills Hourly Pay in Houston, Texas

Skills in Radiology, Patient Education, Instrument Control, Oral Surgery and Order Inventory are correlated to pay that is above average.

An entry-level Dental Assistant with less than 1 year experience can expect to earn an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $11.54 based on 11 salaries. An early career Dental Assistant with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $13.11 based on 48 salaries. An experienced Dental Assistant with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $18.00 based on 16 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $23.

Employees with Dental Assistant in their job title in New York, New York earn an average of 18.9% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in Denver, Colorado (18.9% more) and Phoenix, Arizona (7.1% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Los Angeles, California (1.6% less).