Dental Assistant salary in Topeka
Topeka, KS
The verified BLS median dental assistant in the Topeka metro earns $46,780 ($22.49/hr). Topeka pays roughly 3% below the national median of $48,070.
Dental Assistant pay in Topeka: the analysis
At a verified median of $46,780, dental assistants in Topeka earn slightly below the U.S. median of $48,070 — a gap of about 3%. Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports dental assistant pay, Topeka ranks 205th.
Compared with Kansas as a whole (median $43,740), Topeka pays dental assistants about 7% more — modestly 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 $37,570, while the top tenth earn $58,090 or more — a spread of about $20,520. 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 200 dental assistants employed in Topeka — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.
Within Topeka, a dental assistant earns about 3.5× less than a general dentist and about 1.9× less than a dental hygienist ($164,670, $88,220 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.
Dental Assistant pay distribution — Topeka (verified)
Inner percentiles marked “est.” are interpolated between published anchors.
| Percentile | Annual pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentilei | $37,570 | $18.06/hr |
| 25th percentilei | $40,770 | $19.60/hr |
| Median (50th)i | $46,780 | $22.49/hr |
| 75th percentilei | $49,570 | $23.83/hr |
| 90th percentilei | $58,090 | $27.93/hr |
| Mean (average)i | $46,330 | $22.27/hr |
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How much does a dental assistant make in Topeka?
The verified BLS OEWS median dental assistant in the Topeka metro earns about $46,780 ($22.49/hr), from the official May 2025 metropolitan wage survey.
How does Topeka dental assistant pay compare to Kansas overall?
The verified BLS OEWS Topeka metro median is about $46,780, versus the modeled Kansas statewide median of about $43,740.
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