Dental Assistants · SOC 31-9091
Dental Assistants Salary in the Minnesota
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Minnesota
Figures describe the state of Minnesota as a whole.
Dental Assistants in the Minnesota earned a median of $65,270 per year ($31.38 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $46,960 at the 10th percentile to $76,110 at the 90th. BLS estimates 5,980 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Dental Assistants in the Minnesota earn more than $65,270 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $59,940 and $74,410.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $46,960 | $59,940 | $65,270 | $74,410 | $76,110 |
| Hourly | $22.58 | $28.82 | $31.38 | $35.78 | $36.59 |
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
- Minnesota$65,270 median for Minnesota; middle half earns $59,940 to $74,410
- 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 +36% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in Minnesota
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for dental assistants, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Minnesotathis page$65,270 median for Minnesota; middle half earns $59,940 to $74,410
- $72,370 median for Minneapolis metro area; middle half earns $63,050 to $75,560
- $63,450 median for Rochester metro area; middle half earns $59,820 to $72,700
- $61,010 median for Mankato metro area; middle half earns $57,660 to $63,070
- $61,000 median for St. Cloud metro area; middle half earns $59,940 to $62,910
- $59,390 median for Duluth metro area; middle half earns $48,500 to $62,320
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
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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.