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Utah / Department of Health / Dental Assistant

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Dental Assistant

Diagnose and treat patients, direct clinical care, and supervise other medical staff.

15 employees hold this title in Department of Health. Median total compensation for the role is $55,203, below the department median of $63,678.

Employees
15
Total payroll
$718.5K
Role median
$55,203
Agency median
$63,678
Comparison
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What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$1,152$64,136+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 15 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across Utah

Dental Assistant is held in 3 Utah departments. In Department of Health, the median of $55,203 ranks #2 of 3.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the Dental Assistant role in other Utahdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Dental Assistant beyond Utah

This role is reported in 12 jurisdictions. In Utah, the median of $28,490 ranks #10 of 12. See Dental Assistant across all of Utah

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Los Angeles County
$97,088 · 41
California
$64,736 · 30
Illinois
$64,500 · 11
City of Cincinnati
$59,185 · 45
Minnesota
$51,118 · 43
Tennessee
$44,393 · 16
Texas
$43,798 · 24

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.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Kate Hester

Dental Assistant/Department of Health

2019 total comp
$64,314
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$32,546
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$391
Benefits
$31,377
Total compensation
$64,314

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Kate Hester works as a Dental Assistant for Department of Health within Comp & Excess Pool. Kate earned $64,314 in 2019.

Staci Peterson

Dental Assistant/Department of Health

2019 total comp
$63,678
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$32,757
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$200
Benefits
$30,721
Total compensation
$63,678

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Staci Peterson is a Dental Assistant at Department of Health within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $63,678.

Judy Mackey

Dental Assistant/Department of Health

2019 total comp
$63,532
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$35,742
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$27,790
Total compensation
$63,532

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Judy Mackey holds the role of Dental Assistant at Department of Health within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $63,532.

Kaylynne Machan

Dental Assistant/Department of Health

2019 total comp
$61,656
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$31,004
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$3
Benefits
$30,648
Total compensation
$61,656

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Department of Health, Kaylynne Machan serves as a Dental Assistant within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $61,656.