Dental Assistant salary in Georgia

At a verified median of $46,840, dental assistants in Georgia earn slightly below the U.S. median of $48,070 — a gap of about 3%. Among the 51 states where the BLS reports dental assistant pay, Georgia ranks 33rd.

The pay range is wide: the lowest-paid tenth of dental assistants in this state earn around $36,410, while the top tenth earn $57,710 or more — a spread of about $21,300. 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 10,540 dental assistants employed in Georgia — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.

Within Georgia, a dental assistant earns about 4.4× less than a general dentist and about 2.0× less than a dental hygienist ($206,760, $95,490 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 Atlanta at about $47,210 and lowest in Dalton at about $37,530. Metro-level demand and cost of living explain most of the in-state variation — see the metro breakdown below.