Dental Assistant Salary in Georgia: What Dental Assistants Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$40,270
Median (50th)
$46,840
75th percentile
$48,960
National median
$48,070
BLS OEWS (SOC 31-9091), May 2025
What does a dental assistant make in Georgia?
The median dental assistant in Georgia earns $46,840 a year ($22.52 an hour), which is $1,230 below the national median of $48,070, but less than in nearby North Carolina ($50,380), Florida ($47,620) and South Carolina ($47,320). The mean is $46,870.
That ranks 33rd of the 49 states plus DC where BLS publishes a dental assistant median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Georgia
The middle half of Georgia dental assistants earn $40,270 to $48,960. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $36,410, $720 below the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $57,710, $4,540 below the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Georgia
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Georgia's 2024 price level at 96.3 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 3.7% below the national average, and housing (index 88.7) runs 11.3% below.
Converted to national average prices, the $46,840 median is worth about $48,640 — $570 above the national median of $48,070.
How many dental assistants work in Georgia
BLS counts about 10,540 dental assistant jobs in Georgia, 2.7% of the 387,790 nationwide, or 2.156 per 1,000 jobs in the state. Dental assistants hold a 14% smaller share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 0.86).
Dental Assistant Salary by City in Georgia
Across the 14 Georgia metro areas where BLS publishes a dental assistant median, pay runs from $37,530 in Dalton to $47,210 in Atlanta, a spread of $9,680.
All dental roles by metro: Athens · Atlanta · Columbus · Dalton · Gainesville · Macon · Warner Robins
Who's hiring dental assistants in Georgia now
DentistryHires has 96 open dental assistant listings in Georgia from 35 employers, the most of them in Atlanta (12).
48 post hourly pay, from $15 to $35 an hour; 1 posts a salary from $43,078 to $56,001 a year. These are employers' posted ranges, not survey figures.
Dental Assistant Regulatory Context in Georgia
Dental assistant practice in Georgia is regulated by the Georgia Board of Dentistry.
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 Georgia Compares
Other dental salaries in Georgia
- Dentist salary in Georgia: median $206,760, $159,920 above the dental assistant median
- Dental Hygienist salary in Georgia: median $95,490, $48,650 above the dental assistant median
- Dental Lab Technician salary in Georgia: median $49,310, $2,470 above the dental assistant median
- Orthodontist salary in Georgia: median $159,230
- Oral Surgeon salary in Georgia: median $129,010
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.