Dental Assistant salary in Grand Island
Grand Island, NE
The verified BLS median dental assistant in the Grand Island metro earns $46,910 ($22.55/hr). Grand Island pays roughly 2% below the national median of $48,070.
Dental Assistant pay in Grand Island: the analysis
At a verified median of $46,910, dental assistants in Grand Island earn slightly below the U.S. median of $48,070 — a gap of about 2%. Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports dental assistant pay, Grand Island ranks 195th.
Compared with Nebraska as a whole (median $46,660), Grand Island tracks the statewide median closely. 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 $39,850, while the top tenth earn $55,880 or more — a spread of about $16,030. 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 Grand Island — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.
Within Grand Island, a dental assistant earns about 3.4× less than a general dentist and about 1.8× less than a dental hygienist ($158,130, $85,660 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.
Dental Assistant pay distribution — Grand Island (verified)
Inner percentiles marked “est.” are interpolated between published anchors.
| Percentile | Annual pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentilei | $39,850 | $19.16/hr |
| 25th percentilei | $43,550 | $20.94/hr |
| Median (50th)i | $46,910 | $22.55/hr |
| 75th percentilei | $47,310 | $22.75/hr |
| 90th percentilei | $55,880 | $26.87/hr |
| Mean (average)i | $46,470 | $22.34/hr |
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How much does a dental assistant make in Grand Island?
The verified BLS OEWS median dental assistant in the Grand Island metro earns about $46,910 ($22.55/hr), from the official May 2025 metropolitan wage survey.
How does Grand Island dental assistant pay compare to Nebraska overall?
The verified BLS OEWS Grand Island metro median is about $46,910, versus the verified BLS OEWS Nebraska statewide median of about $46,660.
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