Ranked from highest- to lowest-paying, here are the annual dental assistant salaries from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
Alaska -- $37,690
D.C. -- $37,220
Minnesota -- $36,630
New Hampshire -- $36,490
Connecticut -- $36,300
Mass. -- $36,230
New Jersey -- $34,620
Washington -- $34,730
Oregon -- $34,320
Nevada -- $34,210
Colorado -- $34,080
Rhode Island -- $33,500
Vermont -- $33,280
N. Carolina -- $33,200
Arizona -- $32,300
Michigan -- $32,270
California -- $32,170
Maryland -- $32,050
Maine -- $31,500
Delaware -- $31,460
Indiana -- $31,340
New York -- $31,120
Iowa -- $30,880
Georgia -- $30,290
Virginia -- $30,060
Florida -- $29,790
S. Carolina -- $29,780
Ohio -- $29,700
Missouri -- $29,700
N. Dakota -- $29,690
Illinois -- $29,650
Wisconsin -- $29,450
New Mexico -- $29,340
Tennessee -- $29,330
Hawaii -- $28,970
Kansas -- $28,450
S. Dakota -- $28,090
Kentucky -- $27,980
Texas -- $27,810
Nebraska -- $27,800
Pennsylvania -- $27,530
Montana -- $27,420
Idaho -- $27,340
Oklahoma -- $26,580
Utah -- $25,890
Mississippi -- $25,810
West Virginia -- $25,240
Louisiana -- $25,070
Wyoming -- $24,850
Arkansas -- $24,410
Alabama -- $24,370
