Dental Assistant Salary in Utah: What Dental Assistants Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$36,400
Median (50th)
$37,760
75th percentile
$45,770
National median
$48,070
BLS OEWS (SOC 31-9091), May 2025
What does a dental assistant make in Utah?
The median dental assistant in Utah earns $37,760 a year ($18.16 an hour), which is $10,310 below the national median of $48,070, but less than in nearby Arizona ($49,000), Colorado ($48,340) and Nevada ($47,110). The mean is $40,550.
That ranks 50th of the 49 states plus DC where BLS publishes a dental assistant median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Utah
The middle half of Utah dental assistants earn $36,400 to $45,770. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $35,380, $1,750 below the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $47,680, $14,570 below the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Utah
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Utah's 2024 price level at 98.9 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 1.1% below the national average, and housing (index 107.8) runs 7.8% above.
Converted to national average prices, the $37,760 median is worth about $38,190 — $9,880 below the national median of $48,070.
How many dental assistants work in Utah
BLS counts about 6,640 dental assistant jobs in Utah, 1.7% of the 387,790 nationwide, or 3.828 per 1,000 jobs in the state. Dental assistants hold a 54% larger share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 1.54).
Dental Assistant Salary by City in Utah
Across the 5 Utah metro areas where BLS publishes a dental assistant median, pay runs from $35,680 in Logan to $38,330 in Salt Lake City, a spread of $2,650.
All dental roles by metro: Ogden · Provo · Salt Lake City
Who's hiring dental assistants in Utah now
DentistryHires has 30 open dental assistant listings in Utah from 20 employers, the most of them in Salt Lake City (4).
20 post hourly pay, from $14 to $33 an hour. These are employers' posted ranges, not survey figures.
Dental Assistant Regulatory Context in Utah
Dental assistant practice in Utah is regulated by the Utah Dentist and Dental Hygienist Licensing Board.
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 Utah Compares
Other dental salaries in Utah
- Dentist salary in Utah: median $133,320, $95,560 above the dental assistant median
- Dental Hygienist salary in Utah: median $91,120, $53,360 above the dental assistant median
- Dental Lab Technician salary in Utah: median $47,110, $9,350 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.