A dental assistant salary on the average may be higher than you think!

According to the U.S. Labor Department's Occupational Employment and Wages survey of May 2008, the annual dental assistant salary range is from $22,270 to $46,150 and median earnings are $32,380.

Generally, a dental assistant salary starting out with no experience is substantially lower, but with dedicated experience and training, the pay will increase quickly.

Salary.com

Salary.com is a website that provides people and employers the tools to create and achieve greater results in the workplace.

Their "Salary Wizard" tool for dental assistant jobs in Houston Texas can be used to review base salaries, bonuses and benefits for dental assistants in the Houston area.

The Salary.com methodology is a state-of-the-art process for benchmarking and analyzing most job salaries including the dental assistant salary.  It builds on professional industry standards and their basic "personal salary report" can be purchased online for about $10.

Payscale.com

Dental assistant salary information is available from Payscale.com.  Their free "dental assistant salary and benefits" report is based on location, education, skills and experience.  This free report tells exactly what you are worth and what pay you can expect to earn. 

You can upgrade to their "Payscale Premium" report for about $20 and find out in more detail what the dental assistant salary for a real dental assistant in your area is based on their education, experience and more.