Dental Assistant Salary in Connecticut: What Dental Assistants Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$48,360
Median (50th)
$56,850
75th percentile
$59,650
National median
$48,070
BLS OEWS (SOC 31-9091), May 2025
What does a dental assistant make in Connecticut?
The median dental assistant in Connecticut earns $56,850 a year ($27.33 an hour), which is $8,780 above the national median of $48,070, and more than in nearby Rhode Island ($50,150) and New York ($48,110) but less than in Massachusetts ($57,980). The mean is $53,970.
That ranks 10th of the 49 states plus DC where BLS publishes a dental assistant median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Connecticut
The middle half of Connecticut dental assistants earn $48,360 to $59,650. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $38,630, $1,500 above the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $60,900, $1,350 below the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Connecticut
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Connecticut's 2024 price level at 103.6 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 3.6% above the national average, and housing (index 117.0) runs 17.0% above.
Converted to national average prices, the $56,850 median is worth about $54,870 — $6,800 above the national median of $48,070.
How many dental assistants work in Connecticut
BLS counts about 3,840 dental assistant jobs in Connecticut, 1.0% of the 387,790 nationwide, or 2.263 per 1,000 jobs in the state. Dental assistants hold a 9% smaller share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 0.91).
Dental Assistant Salary by City in Connecticut
Across the 5 Connecticut metro areas where BLS publishes a dental assistant median, pay runs from $49,900 in Waterbury to $57,770 in Bridgeport, a spread of $7,870.
All dental roles by metro: Bridgeport · Hartford · New Haven · Norwich · Waterbury
Who's hiring dental assistants in Connecticut now
DentistryHires has 27 open dental assistant listings in Connecticut from 24 employers, spread across 22 cities including Avon and Guilford.
19 post hourly pay, from $18 to $37 an hour. These are employers' posted ranges, not survey figures.
Dental Assistant Regulatory Context in Connecticut
Dental assistant practice in Connecticut is regulated by the Connecticut State Dental Commission.
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 Connecticut Compares
Other dental salaries in Connecticut
- Dentist salary in Connecticut: median $160,440, $103,590 above the dental assistant median
- Dental Hygienist salary in Connecticut: median $100,690, $43,840 above the dental assistant median
- Orthodontist salary in Connecticut: median $478,680
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.