Dental Assistant salary in Huntsville
Huntsville, AL
The verified BLS median dental assistant in the Huntsville metro earns $43,930 ($21.12/hr). Huntsville pays roughly 9% below the national median of $48,070.
Dental Assistant pay in Huntsville: the analysis
At a verified median of $43,930, dental assistants in Huntsville earn modestly below the U.S. median of $48,070 — a gap of about 9%. Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports dental assistant pay, Huntsville ranks 315th.
Compared with Alabama as a whole (median $39,080), Huntsville pays dental assistants about 12% more — notably above the statewide figure. Local demand, cost of labor, and the mix of practices drive most of that difference.
The pay range is wide: the lowest-paid tenth of dental assistants in this metro area earn around $36,140, while the top tenth earn $53,400 or more — a spread of about $17,260. That gap reflects experience, practice setting, and local demand more than any single factor, so an individual offer can sit well above or below the midpoint.
The BLS counts roughly 390 dental assistants employed in Huntsville — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.
Within Huntsville, a dental assistant earns about 3.0× less than a general dentist and about 1.4× less than a dental hygienist ($132,490, $62,370 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.
Dental Assistant pay distribution — Huntsville (verified)
Inner percentiles marked “est.” are interpolated between published anchors.
| Percentile | Annual pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentilei | $36,140 | $17.38/hr |
| 25th percentilei | $38,570 | $18.54/hr |
| Median (50th)i | $43,930 | $21.12/hr |
| 75th percentilei | $47,960 | $23.06/hr |
| 90th percentilei | $53,400 | $25.67/hr |
| Mean (average)i | $43,980 | $21.14/hr |
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How much does a dental assistant make in Huntsville?
The verified BLS OEWS median dental assistant in the Huntsville metro earns about $43,930 ($21.12/hr), from the official May 2025 metropolitan wage survey.
How does Huntsville dental assistant pay compare to Alabama overall?
The verified BLS OEWS Huntsville metro median is about $43,930, versus the verified BLS OEWS Alabama statewide median of about $39,080.
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