Dental Assistant salary in Mississippi

At a verified median of $39,160, dental assistants in Mississippi earn notably below the U.S. median of $48,070 — a gap of about 19%. Among the 51 states where the BLS reports dental assistant pay, Mississippi ranks 48th.

The pay range is wide: the lowest-paid tenth of dental assistants in this state earn around $30,650, while the top tenth earn $58,620 or more — a spread of about $27,970. 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 3,080 dental assistants employed in Mississippi — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.

Within Mississippi, a dental assistant earns about 3.7× less than a general dentist and about 1.7× less than a dental hygienist ($143,660, $67,280 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 Jackson at about $46,910 and lowest in Hattiesburg at about $38,190. Metro-level demand and cost of living explain most of the in-state variation — see the metro breakdown below.