Compared with the local labor market
Dental Assistant pay vs. the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN area
Across all employers in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN area, the median wage for Dental Assistants — about 2,440 people — is $49,590. Hlt - Crest Smile Shoppe pays a median base salary of $56,967 for this role, 15% above that figure — about the 67th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Hlt - Crest Smile Shoppe sits in the local pay range
$37,840
$46,680
$49,590
$60,480
$77,420
Hlt - Crest Smile Shoppe median · $56,967
The bar is the range of annual wages for Dental Assistants across every employer in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Hlt - Crest Smile Shoppe’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Dental Assistants — about 387,790 people — is $48,070. Hlt - Crest Smile Shoppe’s median base salary is 19% above that national figure, about the 72nd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$37,130
$44,340
$48,070
$58,090
$62,250
Hlt - Crest Smile Shoppe median · $56,967
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Hlt - Crest Smile Shoppe is $56,967, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare jurisdictions
Dental Assistant beyond City of Cincinnati
This role is reported in 12 jurisdictions. In City of Cincinnati, the median of $59,185 ranks #4 of 12. See Dental Assistant across all of City of Cincinnati →
Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role
Median total compensation for comparable Dental Assistantroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.