Dental Assistant salary in Colorado

At a verified median of $48,340, dental assistants in Colorado earn in line with the U.S. median of $48,070 . Among the 51 states where the BLS reports dental assistant pay, Colorado ranks 22nd.

The pay range is wide: the lowest-paid tenth of dental assistants in this state earn around $38,500, while the top tenth earn $60,540 or more — a spread of about $22,040. That gap reflects experience, practice setting, and demand more than any single factor, so an individual offer can sit well above or below the midpoint.

The BLS counts roughly 8,360 dental assistants employed in Colorado — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.

Within Colorado, a dental assistant earns about 3.4× less than a general dentist and about 2.3× less than a dental hygienist ($166,240, $109,580 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.

Within the state, dental assistant pay is highest in Boulder at about $58,760 and lowest in Pueblo at about $45,710. Metro-level demand and cost of living explain most of the in-state variation — see the metro breakdown below.