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Dental Assistants Salary in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Dental Assistants in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL is $46,180. BLS estimates approximately 550 people work in this occupation in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL. Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL is 3.9% below the national median ($48,070).

Median salary
$46,180
Average salary
$46,910
Median hourly
$22.20
Employment
550

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$37,720$18.13
25th percentile$43,790$21.06
Median (50th)$46,180$22.20
75th percentile$48,810$23.46
90th percentile$57,480$27.64

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 1.1% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 6.1% — Reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
2.912
Location quotient
1.17

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL’s regional price level is below the national average (index 97.717, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $47,259 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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