Dental Assistant salary in Hot Springs
Hot Springs, AR
The verified BLS median dental assistant in the Hot Springs metro earns $37,440 ($18.00/hr). Hot Springs pays roughly 22% below the national median of $48,070.
Dental Assistant pay in Hot Springs: the analysis
At a verified median of $37,440, dental assistants in Hot Springs earn notably below the U.S. median of $48,070 — a gap of about 22%. Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports dental assistant pay, Hot Springs ranks 363rd.
Compared with Arkansas as a whole (median $42,830), Hot Springs pays dental assistants about 13% less than the statewide median. 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 $30,850, while the top tenth earn $46,540 or more — a spread of about $15,690. 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 100 dental assistants employed in Hot Springs — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.
Within Hot Springs, a dental assistant earns about 4.3× less than a general dentist and about 2.2× less than a dental hygienist ($161,820, $82,970 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.
Dental Assistant pay distribution — Hot Springs (verified)
Inner percentiles marked “est.” are interpolated between published anchors.
| Percentile | Annual pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentilei | $30,850 | $14.83/hr |
| 25th percentilei | $35,070 | $16.86/hr |
| Median (50th)i | $37,440 | $18.00/hr |
| 75th percentilei | $43,870 | $21.09/hr |
| 90th percentilei | $46,540 | $22.38/hr |
| Mean (average)i | $39,680 | $19.08/hr |
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How much does a dental assistant make in Hot Springs?
The verified BLS OEWS median dental assistant in the Hot Springs metro earns about $37,440 ($18.00/hr), from the official May 2025 metropolitan wage survey.
How does Hot Springs dental assistant pay compare to Arkansas overall?
The verified BLS OEWS Hot Springs metro median is about $37,440, versus the verified BLS OEWS Arkansas statewide median of about $42,830.
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