Average Dental Assistant with Office Administration Skills Salary in Canada

Annual Base Salary - $49,541.00/year

The average annual salary of Dental Assistant is $49,541.00

$0.00
Low
$49,541.00
Average
$48,760.00
High

The maximum salary range is between $48,760.00 and $56,074.00.

Minimum Annual PayMaximum Annual Pay
$0.00$56,074.00
Average Hourly Pay - $25.15/hour

The average hourly pay of Dental Assistant is $25.15.

$19.76
Low
$25.15
Average
$31.32
High

The starting hourly rate is between $17.00 and $19.76 for Dental Assistant whereas the maximum hourly wage is between $31.32 and $36.00.

Minimum Hourly PayMaximum Hourly Pay
$17.00$36.00
Bonus Range: Tooltip
$317.00 - $3,120.00
$317.00
$56,074.00
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  • Currency : CAD
  • Annual Salary : $49,541.00
  • Hourly Pay : $25.15
  • Weekly Pay : $890.00
  • Fortnightly Salary : $1,781.00
  • Monthly Salary : $3,858.00

Dental Assistant Salary Comparison by Gender

Female
Male

This pie chart demonstrates the gender share for Dental Assistant. As indicated, the golden colour represents the percentage share for women and the green represents the percentage share for men.

As shown via chart, female employees are involved 100% in contrast with male who possibly are not a part of this profession.

Salary Distribution Based on Years of Experience

The line graph shows Dental Assistant salary in Canada on an annual basis. In this graph specifically, it is indicated that as the years of experience increases, so does their wages.

For Dental Assistant having experience between 1-4 years, their salary is around $23.64.

Once the experience reaches 5-9 years Dental Assistant salary would increase again to a total of $25.71, adding $2.07 from the last salary increase.

After reaching the 10-19 year experience in their career, another increase in salary will be added to a total of $26.18.

And finally, once the Dental Assistant gains 20 years of experience or more, their salary would reach $27.20.

Prominent Skills Affecting Dental Assistant Salary

The bar graph data indicates the importance of specific skills which can have a direct impact on Dental Assistant's salary. It clearly highlights the skills needed for a post of Dental Assistant when hired by an employer.

The most vital skill expected of Dental Assistant is Orthodontics which impacts the most than the rest of the skills indicated with a staggering 6% comparatively. Therefore, one’s salary would greatly depend on their skills in Orthodontics.

The skill least likely to affect one’s pay would be Diagnosis and Treatment Planning with 1%. It can be said that Diagnosis and Treatment Planning skill will unlikely impact the salary.

Compensation Statistics Based on Experience Levels

This combination of a line and the bar graph shows how the experience affects the salary of Dental Assistant. Companies are considering factors like training and education directly affecting the salary offered to you as an employee. The line graph shows the salary increment with the increase in experience whereas the bar graph shows the comparision of how the salary is getting affected based on experience level.

As shown in the trends, lowest earning is $46,569.00 whereas the highest earning is $51,523.00 which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Experienced person will earn the maximum salary of $51,523.00 at 4%. So to summerize, Early Career earns 6% less than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 1% more than the average salary, Late Career earns 2% more than the average salary, Experienced earns 4% more than the average salary.

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