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Salary Dental assistant in Canada

Market pay levels based on 32 offers with salary.

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Recalculated from open vacancies where the employer states pay.

Median63 440 $Half of offers pay more, half pay less
Average63 406 $Arithmetic mean of all offers
Lower quartile52 000 $25% of offers pay less
Upper quartile76 128 $25% of offers pay more

How pay is distributed

The band covers the middle half of the market (25th–75th percentile), the line marks the median.

Lower quartile52 000 $
Median63 440 $
Upper quartile76 128 $

What the numbers mean

  • Half of all offers fall between 52 000 $ and 76 128 $.
  • Every fourth offer pays more than 76 128 $.
  • The upper quartile is 46% above the lower one.
  • The average is close to the median, so offers are spread evenly.
  • The estimate uses 32 vacancies with a stated salary.

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IQALUIT DENTAL CLINIC Iqaluit ·

dental assistant

from 88 400 $

Overview Languages English Education College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years or equivalent experience Experience Experience an asse…

Full timeOn-siteIqaluit
Lakeridge Dental Centre Oshawa ·

dental assistant

from 76 960 $

Overview Languages English Education College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year Experience 1 year to less than 2 years On s…

Full timeOn-siteOshawa
Ortho NDG Montreal ·

dental assistant

from 74 880 $

Overview Languages Bilingual Education Secondary (high) school graduation certificate Experience 2 years to less than 3 years On site Work must be completed at the physical location. There…

Full timeOn-siteMontreal
Westhill Dental Clinic Nanaimo ·

dental assistant

from 62 400 $

Overview Languages English Education College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years Experience 1 to less than 7 months On site Work must b…

Part timeOn-siteNanaimo
Larry Uteck Dentistry Bedford ·

dental assistant

from 62 400 $

Overview Languages English Education College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years or equivalent experience Experience 2 years to less th…

Full timeOn-siteBedford
Samdent merivale dentistry Vanier ·

dental assistant

from 60 500 $

Overview Languages English Education College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year Experience 7 months to less than 1 year On…

Full timeOn-siteVanier

Frequently asked questions

Why show the median instead of the average?

The median (63 440 $) is the middle of the market: half of the offers pay more and half pay less. Unlike the average (63 406 $), it is not skewed by a handful of very high salaries.

What does the typical range mean?

From 52 000 $ to 76 128 $ is the middle half of all offers — the 25th to 75th percentile. A quarter of vacancies pay below 52 000 $ and a quarter above 76 128 $.

Where does the data come from?

From 32 open vacancies with a stated salary that Finder collects from public sources. Numbers are recalculated as the selection changes.

How do I tell whether I am paid fairly?

Compare your pay with the median and the quartiles: near 63 440 $ is the market level, above 76 128 $ is the strong quarter, below 52 000 $ is a reason to negotiate. Use the “Compare my salary” button on this page.

How we calculate salaries

Short methodology and the data behind these numbers.

  1. 1We collect offersOnly vacancies from open sources where the employer states pay are used.
  2. 2We normalise themA salary range is reduced to one comparable value per vacancy.
  3. 3We compute percentilesMedian, quartiles and the average are calculated from at least 5 offers; otherwise the wider country market is shown.
  4. 4We refresh the numbersStatistics are recomputed as new vacancies appear and closed ones drop out.

Figures are pay as published by employers: taxes, bonuses and seniority inside a grade are not accounted for.