LIVE MARKET·860 PA postings · last 180 days·Updated April 30, 2026

Dental Assistant salary in Pennsylvania: $22.50/hr$900/wk$46,800/yr median.

Pay range $20.50$820$42,640–$25.00/hr$1,000/wk$52,000/yr across the middle 50% of 860 active Pennsylvania postings from 280 employers.

0.0% above the national Dental Assistant median of $22.50/hr · #19 of 51 states with live data.

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Median /hr/wk/yr
$22.50$900$46,800
P25–P75
$20.50$820$42,640–$25.00$1,000$52,000
middle 50%
Postings
860
last 180 days
Employers
280
in PA
01·NEIGHBORING STATES·DENTAL ASSISTANT

How Pennsylvania compares with its neighbors.

01New Jersey693 postings
$25.00/hr$1,000/wk$52,000/yr
02New York1,138 postings
$23.50/hr$940/wk$48,880/yr
03Delaware20 postings
$23.00/hr$920/wk$47,840/yr
04Maryland416 postings
$23.00/hr$920/wk$47,840/yr
05Pennsylvania (this page)860 postings
$22.50/hr$900/wk$46,800/yr
06Ohio744 postings
$20.50/hr$820/wk$42,640/yr
07West Virginia27 postings
$18.00/hr$720/wk$37,440/yr
04·FREQUENTLY ASKED·DENTAL ASSISTANT · PA

Dental Assistant pay in Pennsylvania, answered.

How much does a Dental Assistant make in Pennsylvania?

The median Dental Assistant pay in Pennsylvania is $22.50/hr (about $46,800/yr), based on 860 job postings with listed pay over the last 180 days.

What is the Dental Assistant pay range in Pennsylvania?

The middle 50% of Pennsylvania postings pay $20.50–$25.00/hr. Listed pay runs from $14.50 to $42.50/hr.

Do Dental Assistants in Pennsylvania earn more than the national average?

Pennsylvania pays 0.0% more than the national Dental Assistant median of $22.50/hr, ranking #19 of 51 states with live data.

How many employers are hiring Dental Assistants in Pennsylvania?

280 employers posted Dental Assistant roles with listed pay in Pennsylvania over the last 180 days.

Figures come from active US healthcare job postings with listed pay in Pennsylvania, collected over the last 180 days. States with fewer than 50 postings are shown on the national page only.