Dental Assistant Salary in Maine: What Dental Assistants Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$49,250
Median (50th)
$60,070
75th percentile
$61,510
National median
$48,070
BLS OEWS (SOC 31-9091), May 2025
What does a dental assistant make in Maine?
The median dental assistant in Maine earns $60,070 a year ($28.88 an hour), which is $12,000 above the national median of $48,070, and more than in nearby New Hampshire ($59,530). The mean is $57,140.
That ranks 3rd of the 49 states plus DC where BLS publishes a dental assistant median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Maine
The middle half of Maine dental assistants earn $49,250 to $61,510. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $47,290, $10,160 above the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $62,660, $410 above the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Maine
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Maine's 2024 price level at 97.0 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 3.0% below the national average, and housing (index 78.9) runs 21.1% below.
Converted to national average prices, the $60,070 median is worth about $61,900 — $13,830 above the national median of $48,070.
How many dental assistants work in Maine
BLS counts about 1,550 dental assistant jobs in Maine, 0.4% of the 387,790 nationwide, or 2.421 per 1,000 jobs in the state. Dental assistants hold a 3% smaller share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 0.97).
Dental Assistant Salary by City in Maine
Across the 3 Maine metro areas where BLS publishes a dental assistant median, pay runs from $49,160 in Bangor to $61,240 in Portland, a spread of $12,080.
All dental roles by metro: Portland
Who's hiring dental assistants in Maine now
DentistryHires has 15 open dental assistant listings in Maine from 12 employers, the most of them in Portland (4).
12 post hourly pay, from $18 to $31 an hour. These are employers' posted ranges, not survey figures.
Dental Assistant Regulatory Context in Maine
Dental assistant practice in Maine is regulated by the Maine Board of Dental Practice.
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 Maine Compares
Other dental salaries in Maine
- Dentist salary in Maine: median $209,200
- Dental Hygienist salary in Maine: median $97,680, $37,610 above the dental assistant median
- Dental Lab Technician salary in Maine: median $64,020, $3,950 above the dental assistant median
- Orthodontist salary in Maine: median $301,250
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.