Average Dental Assistants Salary in Mayaguez, PR
Dental Assistants in Mayaguez, PR earn a median annual salary of $21,990, which is -53.5% compared to the national median. There are 190 workers employed locally in this occupation.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Mayaguez, PR (metro area).
Pay distribution
Local wage range
- 10th
- $21,570
- 25th
- $21,710
- Median
- $21,990
- 75th
- $22,960
- 90th
- $26,170
All values are percentiles of annual wages.
This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Mayaguez, PR, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.
Regional price parity
Cost-of-living context
Cost-of-living adjustment data is not available for this area. BEA Regional Price Parities do not cover all metro areas.
Until there is a clean match, use the nominal wage here as a labor-market number only, not as a purchasing-power comparison.
Comparison links
Comparable metros for this occupation
| Metro | Median annual wage | Compare | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $65,360 | Compare | 3,640 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $64,600 | Compare | 2,840 |
| Rochester, MN | $62,990 | Compare | 290 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $62,700 | Compare | 7,100 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $62,620 | Compare | 680 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $60,890 | Compare | 7,490 |
The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.
Area context
Top occupations in Mayaguez, PR
| Occupation | Median annual wage | LQ |
|---|---|---|
| Education Administrators, Postsecondary | $111,430 | 1.75 |
| Pharmacists | $105,600 | 1.07 |
| School Psychologists | $93,040 | 2.55 |
| Industrial Production Managers | $82,390 | 0.59 |
| Education Administrators, Kindergarten Through Secondary | $79,400 | 0.69 |
| Nursing Instructors And Teachers, Postsecondary | $79,260 | 3.24 |
| Chief Executives | $77,970 | 1.43 |
| Computer And Information Systems Managers | $76,980 | 0.15 |
Mayaguez, PR has salary data for 199 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Education Administrators, Postsecondary.
Historical series
Trend for Dental Assistants in Mayaguez, PR
Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.
Interpretation
Outlook and page notes
Nationally, Dental Assistants are projected to change by +6.4% from 2024 to 2034, with 52,900 annual openings.
Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.
For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.