Dental Assistant Salary in Nevada: What Dental Assistants Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$37,760
Median (50th)
$47,110
75th percentile
$48,450
National median
$48,070
BLS OEWS (SOC 31-9091), May 2025
What does a dental assistant make in Nevada?
The median dental assistant in Nevada earns $47,110 a year ($22.65 an hour), which is $960 below the national median of $48,070, but less than in nearby Oregon ($59,490), California ($50,110) and Arizona ($49,000). The mean is $45,880.
That ranks 32nd of the 49 states plus DC where BLS publishes a dental assistant median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Nevada
The middle half of Nevada dental assistants earn $37,760 to $48,450. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $36,870, $260 below the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $56,700, $5,550 below the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Nevada
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Nevada's 2024 price level at 100.0 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run level with the national average, and housing (index 114.1) runs 14.1% above.
Converted to national average prices, the $47,110 median is worth about $47,120 — $950 below the national median of $48,070.
How many dental assistants work in Nevada
BLS counts about 4,230 dental assistant jobs in Nevada, 1.1% of the 387,790 nationwide, or 2.724 per 1,000 jobs in the state. Dental assistants hold a 9% larger share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 1.09).
Dental Assistant Salary by City in Nevada
Across the 3 Nevada metro areas where BLS publishes a dental assistant median, pay runs from $46,890 in Las Vegas to $48,590 in Carson City, a spread of $1,700.
Who's hiring dental assistants in Nevada now
DentistryHires has 48 open dental assistant listings in Nevada from 23 employers, the most of them in Reno (18).
38 post hourly pay, from $17 to $36 an hour. These are employers' posted ranges, not survey figures.
Dental Assistant Regulatory Context in Nevada
Dental assistant practice in Nevada is regulated by the Nevada 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 Nevada Compares
Other dental salaries in Nevada
- Dentist salary in Nevada: median $162,200, $115,090 above the dental assistant median
- Dental Hygienist salary in Nevada: median $115,290, $68,180 above the dental assistant median
- Dental Lab Technician salary in Nevada: median $48,190, $1,080 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.