Dental Assistant Salary in Hawaii: What Dental Assistants Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$37,580
Median (50th)
$44,720
75th percentile
$48,120
National median
$48,070
BLS OEWS (SOC 31-9091), May 2025
What does a dental assistant make in Hawaii?
The median dental assistant in Hawaii earns $44,720 a year ($21.50 an hour), which is $3,350 below the national median of $48,070. The mean is $43,180.
That ranks 43rd of the 49 states plus DC where BLS publishes a dental assistant median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Hawaii
The middle half of Hawaii dental assistants earn $37,580 to $48,120. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $31,540, $5,590 below the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $50,340, $11,910 below the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Hawaii
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Hawaii's 2024 price level at 110.0 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 10.0% above the national average, and housing (index 125.3) runs 25.3% above.
Converted to national average prices, the $44,720 median is worth about $40,670 — $7,400 below the national median of $48,070.
How many dental assistants work in Hawaii
BLS counts about 1,960 dental assistant jobs in Hawaii, 0.5% of the 387,790 nationwide, or 3.119 per 1,000 jobs in the state. Dental assistants hold a 25% larger share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 1.25).
Dental Assistant Salary by City in Hawaii
Across the 2 Hawaii metro areas where BLS publishes a dental assistant median, pay runs from $42,750 in Urban Honolulu to $46,320 in Kahului, a spread of $3,570.
Who's hiring dental assistants in Hawaii now
DentistryHires has 8 open dental assistant listings in Hawaii from 8 employers, the most of them in Honolulu (4).
6 post hourly pay, from $18 to $30 an hour; 1 posts a salary from $40,000 to $60,000 a year. These are employers' posted ranges, not survey figures.
Dental Assistant Regulatory Context in Hawaii
Dental assistant practice in Hawaii is regulated by the Hawaii State Board of Dental Examiners.
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 Hawaii Compares
Other dental salaries in Hawaii
- Dentist salary in Hawaii: median $167,820
- Dental Hygienist salary in Hawaii: median $97,570, $52,850 above the dental assistant median
- Dental Lab Technician salary in Hawaii: median $45,300
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.