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          Wages for Dental Assistants in CALIFORNIA

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $17.85 $21.32 $23.11 $27.93 $29.93
          Yearly $37,130 $44,340 $48,070 $58,090 $62,250
          California Hourly $18.65 $22.25 $24.09 $29.17 $35.43
          Yearly $38,790 $46,270 $50,110 $60,670 $73,700
          El Centro, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.73 $22.59 $26.95 $29.49 $38.28
          Yearly $43,120 $46,990 $56,050 $61,330 $79,620
          Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.56 $22.81 $27.30 $28.83 $34.10
          Yearly $42,770 $47,450 $56,790 $59,970 $70,920
          North Coast Region of California Balance of State Hourly $21.40 $23.28 $27.74 $30.31 $38.44
          Yearly $44,510 $48,420 $57,710 $63,050 $79,960
          Chico, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.54 $22.43 $23.16 $28.20 $29.31
          Yearly $38,560 $46,650 $48,170 $58,660 $60,960
          Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California Balance of State Hourly $21.08 $22.85 $28.63 $32.00 $37.18
          Yearly $43,850 $47,530 $59,540 $66,560 $77,340
          Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.35 $22.72 $24.67 $29.43 $30.89
          Yearly $44,410 $47,250 $51,310 $61,210 $64,250
          Yuba City, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.86 $21.83 $24.05 $28.68 $29.67
          Yearly $39,230 $45,410 $50,030 $59,660 $61,710
          Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.19 $27.91 $29.13 $32.04 $37.62
          Yearly $46,160 $58,050 $60,590 $66,640 $78,240
          San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.40 $23.06 $27.47 $28.70 $30.53
          Yearly $44,510 $47,960 $57,150 $59,700 $63,500
          Merced, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.76 $23.09 $23.33 $27.78 $29.00
          Yearly $45,270 $48,020 $48,520 $57,790 $60,320
          North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Hourly $21.56 $23.06 $27.88 $29.69 $37.34
          Yearly $44,840 $47,950 $57,990 $61,750 $77,660
          San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.61 $21.42 $27.94 $28.88 $30.32
          Yearly $38,700 $44,550 $58,120 $60,070 $63,070
          San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $26.76 $28.92 $35.86 $36.88 $39.28
          Yearly $55,670 $60,150 $74,600 $76,710 $81,710
          Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.64 $24.28 $28.16 $30.32 $35.00
          Yearly $49,170 $50,500 $58,580 $63,070 $72,800
          Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.84 $18.86 $23.12 $28.00 $33.48
          Yearly $37,110 $39,230 $48,100 $58,240 $69,640
          Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.04 $23.04 $28.16 $30.45 $33.96
          Yearly $45,830 $47,930 $58,580 $63,330 $70,630
          Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.71 $22.12 $24.06 $27.82 $28.94
          Yearly $45,160 $46,000 $50,040 $57,870 $60,190
          Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.56 $22.56 $23.60 $28.46 $31.95
          Yearly $40,690 $46,920 $49,090 $59,190 $66,460
          San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.98 $28.25 $30.96 $35.10 $38.78
          Yearly $47,800 $58,760 $64,390 $73,010 $80,660
          Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.33 $22.59 $23.32 $27.36 $28.17
          Yearly $40,210 $46,980 $48,500 $56,910 $58,590
          Napa, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.73 $24.37 $28.97 $31.20 $35.94
          Yearly $47,280 $50,690 $60,270 $64,890 $74,760
          Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.29 $21.72 $22.55 $24.33 $28.32
          Yearly $38,050 $45,190 $46,900 $50,600 $58,900
          Vallejo, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.83 $24.00 $28.37 $36.48 $37.16
          Yearly $45,400 $49,920 $59,000 $75,880 $77,300
          Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.79 $23.26 $28.33 $29.57 $29.81
          Yearly $37,000 $48,390 $58,930 $61,500 $62,000
          Visalia, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.00 $22.07 $22.42 $27.53 $28.80
          Yearly $43,680 $45,900 $46,630 $57,250 $59,910
          Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.46 $22.71 $24.12 $28.69 $30.03
          Yearly $38,400 $47,230 $50,170 $59,680 $62,460
          Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.28 $23.25 $24.03 $29.40 $41.76
          Yearly $44,250 $48,360 $49,980 $61,160 $86,870
          Redding, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.42 $22.46 $23.31 $28.24 $29.13
          Yearly $40,390 $46,720 $48,490 $58,740 $60,580