Dental assistant salary in Utah

Open dental assistant jobs in Utah post a median of $20.50 an hour, the middle half $20–$22 (about $42,600 a year full time), $4 below the national posted median. From 8 jobs at 4 employers that state their pay.

Median posted /hr

Middle half /hr

A year, full time

estimate, 2,080 hours

BLS median in UT

May 2025

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What dental assistants are paid in Utah

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Posted hourly rates of 8 open jobs in Utah. Lowest posted $16, highest $39.

Posted on open jobs in Utah

$20–$22/hr

Middle half of 8 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $20.50. 40% of the 20 open dental assistant jobs in Utah state an hourly rate.

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Dental assistant pay by employer in Utah

What each employer posts for dental assistants here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

Employer	Median posted	Posted range	Jobs stating pay
Aspen Dental	$21.50	$16–$39	3
SGA Dental Partners	$19.50	$18–$21	3
Smile Brands	$23.50	$18–$29	1
Wee Care Pediatrics	$20	$18–$22	1

Median of each employer's jobs in Utah (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for dental assistants nationwide when it has such a page.

Best-paid open dental assistant jobs in Utah

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

Dental Assistant - Oral Surgery
Aspen Dental · West Valley City, UT· 3d ago
$16–$39/hr
Dental Assistant- Ortho
Smile Brands · American Fork, UT· 1mo ago
$18–$29/hr
Dental Assistant - Part Time
Aspen Dental · American Fork, UT· 2w ago
$17–$26/hr
Dental Assistant - PT - Pony Express - Daybreak
SGA Dental Partners · South Jordan, UT· 1mo ago
$19–$21/hr
Dental Assistant Full-Time
Wee Care Pediatrics · South Jordan, UT· 1w ago
$18–$22/hr
Dental Assistant - Pony Express - Eagle Mountain
SGA Dental Partners · Eagle Mountain, UT· 1mo ago
$18–$21/hr

What BLS measures in Utah

What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Utah. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation	10th pct	25th pct	Median	75th pct	90th pct	Employed
Dental Assistants (31-9091)	$17.01 (source: BLS OEWS, Dental Assistants, opens in a new tab)	$17.50 (source: BLS OEWS, Dental Assistants, opens in a new tab)	$18.16 (source: BLS OEWS, Dental Assistants, opens in a new tab)	$22.00 (source: BLS OEWS, Dental Assistants, opens in a new tab)	$22.92 (source: BLS OEWS, Dental Assistants, opens in a new tab)	6,640 (source: BLS OEWS, Dental Assistants, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$18.43/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, opens in a new tab)
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$17.59/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT, opens in a new tab)
Ogden, UT$17.93/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Ogden, UT, opens in a new tab)
St. George, UT$17.48/hr (source: BLS OEWS, St. George, UT, opens in a new tab)
Logan, UT-ID$17.15/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Logan, UT-ID, opens in a new tab)

Dental assistant salary in Utah: common questions

How much does a dental assistant make in Utah?

Open dental assistant jobs in Utah that state an hourly rate post a median of $20.50, the middle half $20–$22 (8 jobs from 4 employers). Full time that is about $42,600 a year. BLS measured a median of $18.16/hr ($37,760 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Utah (May 2025).

Which employers in Utah pay dental assistants the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Aspen Dental ($21.50) and SGA Dental Partners ($19.50).

How does Utah compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Utah ($20.50) is $4 below the national posted median of $24.50. In the BLS survey Utah ranks 50 of 51 by median wage.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 8 of 20 open dental assistant jobs in Utah (40%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

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Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.

CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Dental Assistants (SOC 31-9091), every state, published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Dental Assistants, national, published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Dental Assistants by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Dental assistant salary in Utah. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/dental-assistant/utah

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