Dental Assistants · SOC 31-9091
Dental Assistants Salary in the Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Dental Assistants in the Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $45,800 per year ($22.02 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $37,440 at the 10th percentile to $67,390 at the 90th. BLS estimates 200 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Dental Assistants in the Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area earn more than $45,800 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $38,260 and $58,200.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $37,440 | $38,260 | $45,800 | $58,200 | $67,390 |
| Hourly | $18.00 | $18.39 | $22.02 | $27.98 | $32.40 |
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
- Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area$45,800 median for Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $38,260 to $58,200
- New Mexicostate$44,400 median for New Mexico; middle half earns $38,300 to $47,160
- 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 +3% vs New Mexico overall and −5% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in New Mexico
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for dental assistants, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan areathis page$45,800 median for Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $38,260 to $58,200
- $47,160 median for Santa Fe metro area; middle half earns $44,400 to $50,660
- $44,810 median for Albuquerque metro area; middle half earns $38,830 to $46,830
- $42,400 median for Farmington metro area; middle half earns $37,910 to $46,220
- $38,400 median for Las Cruces metro area; middle half earns $37,250 to $45,190
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 Northern New Mexico 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.