Dental Assistant Salary in Alaska: What Dental Assistants Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$47,480
Median (50th)
$57,710
75th percentile
$61,370
National median
$48,070
BLS OEWS (SOC 31-9091), May 2025
What does a dental assistant make in Alaska?
The median dental assistant in Alaska earns $57,710 a year ($27.74 an hour), which is $9,640 above the national median of $48,070. The mean is $55,220.
That ranks 9th of the 49 states plus DC where BLS publishes a dental assistant median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Alaska
The middle half of Alaska dental assistants earn $47,480 to $61,370. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $40,300, $3,170 above the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $62,780, $530 above the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Alaska
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Alaska's 2024 price level at 102.4 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 2.4% above the national average, and housing (index 93.8) runs 6.2% below.
Converted to national average prices, the $57,710 median is worth about $56,380 — $8,310 above the national median of $48,070.
How many dental assistants work in Alaska
BLS counts about 1,140 dental assistant jobs in Alaska, 0.3% of the 387,790 nationwide, or 3.495 per 1,000 jobs in the state. Dental assistants hold a 40% larger share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 1.40).
Dental Assistant Salary by City in Alaska
Across the 2 Alaska metro areas where BLS publishes a dental assistant median, pay runs from $56,810 in Fairbanks to $57,710 in Anchorage, a spread of $900.
Who's hiring dental assistants in Alaska now
DentistryHires has 8 open dental assistant listings in Alaska from 4 employers, led by Anchorage, Juneau and Sitka (2 each).
4 post hourly pay, from $20 to $36 an hour. These are employers' posted ranges, not survey figures.
Dental Assistant Regulatory Context in Alaska
Dental assistant practice in Alaska is regulated by the Board of Dental Examiners of Alaska.
Scope of practice — what a dental assistant may do, and under what level of supervision — is set by state law and changes over time, so verify current rules with the board before relying on them.
How Alaska Compares
Other dental salaries in Alaska
- Dentist salary in Alaska: median $230,990, $173,280 above the dental assistant median
- Dental Hygienist salary in Alaska: median $132,690, $74,980 above the dental assistant median
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (state and national estimates, all industries); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024. Price-adjusted pay divides the median by the price level. Listing counts and posted pay are live DentistryHires listings, refreshed hourly. A dash means BLS did not publish that figure; nothing is estimated.