Dental Assistant Salary in Wyoming: What Dental Assistants Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$36,460
Median (50th)
$44,990
75th percentile
$48,490
National median
$48,070
BLS OEWS (SOC 31-9091), May 2025
What does a dental assistant make in Wyoming?
The median dental assistant in Wyoming earns $44,990 a year ($21.63 an hour), which is $3,080 below the national median of $48,070, but less than in nearby Colorado ($48,340), South Dakota ($47,900) and Montana ($46,680). The mean is $44,100.
That ranks 42nd of the 49 states plus DC where BLS publishes a dental assistant median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Wyoming
The middle half of Wyoming dental assistants earn $36,460 to $48,490. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $35,530, $1,600 below the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $57,110, $5,140 below the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Wyoming
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Wyoming's 2024 price level at 92.7 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 7.3% below the national average, and housing (index 71.1) runs 28.9% below.
Converted to national average prices, the $44,990 median is worth about $48,540 — $470 above the national median of $48,070.
How many dental assistants work in Wyoming
BLS counts about 630 dental assistant jobs in Wyoming, 0.2% of the 387,790 nationwide, or 2.255 per 1,000 jobs in the state. Dental assistants hold a 10% smaller share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 0.90).
Dental Assistant Salary by City in Wyoming
Across the 2 Wyoming metro areas where BLS publishes a dental assistant median, pay runs from $46,470 in Cheyenne to $48,000 in Casper, a spread of $1,530.
Who's hiring dental assistants in Wyoming now
DentistryHires has 3 open dental assistant listings in Wyoming from 3 employers, the most of them in Casper (2).
1 posts hourly pay, from $20 to $25 an hour. These are employers' posted ranges, not survey figures.
Dental Assistant Regulatory Context in Wyoming
Dental assistant practice in Wyoming is regulated by the Wyoming 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 Wyoming Compares
Other dental salaries in Wyoming
- Dentist salary in Wyoming: median $123,830, $78,840 above the dental assistant median
- Dental Hygienist salary in Wyoming: median $85,130, $40,140 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.