Dental Assistant salary in Wyoming

At a verified median of $44,990, dental assistants in Wyoming earn modestly below the U.S. median of $48,070 — a gap of about 6%. Among the 51 states where the BLS reports dental assistant pay, Wyoming ranks 42nd.

The pay range is wide: the lowest-paid tenth of dental assistants in this state earn around $35,530, while the top tenth earn $57,110 or more — a spread of about $21,580. 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 630 dental assistants employed in Wyoming — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.

Within Wyoming, a dental assistant earns about 2.8× less than a general dentist and about 1.9× less than a dental hygienist ($123,830, $85,130 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 Casper at about $48,000 and lowest in Cheyenne at about $46,470. Metro-level demand and cost of living explain most of the in-state variation — see the metro breakdown below.