Dental Assistants · SOC 31-9091
Dental Assistants Salary in the Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Dental Assistants in the Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $36,990 per year ($17.78 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $30,540 at the 10th percentile to $47,080 at the 90th. BLS estimates 130 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Dental Assistants in the Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area earn more than $36,990 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $35,610 and $45,570.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $30,540 | $35,610 | $36,990 | $45,570 | $47,080 |
| Hourly | $14.68 | $17.12 | $17.78 | $21.91 | $22.63 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$36,990 median for Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $35,610 to $45,570
- Louisianastate$44,090 median for Louisiana; middle half earns $36,590 to $46,630
- United Statesnational$48,070 median for United States; middle half earns $44,340 to $58,090
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −16% vs Louisiana overall and −23% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Louisiana
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for dental assistants, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan areathis page$36,990 median for Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $35,610 to $45,570
- $45,950 median for Hammond metro area; middle half earns $37,040 to $47,410
- $45,920 median for New Orleans metro area; middle half earns $37,610 to $47,960
- $45,020 median for Slidell metro area; middle half earns $37,360 to $48,030
- $44,940 median for Lafayette metro area; middle half earns $35,280 to $46,410
- $44,800 median for Baton Rouge metro area; middle half earns $36,760 to $46,280
- $43,270 median for Alexandria metro area; middle half earns $36,160 to $45,620
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for dental assistantss · Highest-paying occupations in Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.