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Salary Dental assistant in the Ontario region

Market pay levels based on 13 offers with salary.

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Recalculated from open vacancies where the employer states pay.

Median60 500 $Half of offers pay more, half pay less
Average60 733 $Arithmetic mean of all offers
Lower quartile50 960 $25% of offers pay less
Upper quartile76 440 $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 quartile50 960 $
Median60 500 $
Upper quartile76 440 $

What the numbers mean

  • Half of all offers fall between 50 960 $ and 76 440 $.
  • Every fourth offer pays more than 76 440 $.
  • The upper quartile is 50% above the lower one.
  • The average is close to the median, so offers are spread evenly.
  • The sample is small (13 offers), so treat the numbers as a rough guide.

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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
Sovereign Dental Thunder Bay ·

dental assistant

from 52 000 $

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-siteThunder Bay
Appledent Family Dentistry Mississauga ·

dental assistant

from 52 000 $

Overview Languages English Education No degree, certificate or diploma Experience No experience (will train) On site Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to w…

Part timeOn-siteMississauga
Markham Woodbine Dental Markham ·

dental assistant

from 47 840 $

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 1 year to less tha…

Full timeOn-siteMarkham

Frequently asked questions

Why show the median instead of the average?

The median (60 500 $) is the middle of the market: half of the offers pay more and half pay less. Unlike the average (60 733 $), it is not skewed by a handful of very high salaries.

What does the typical range mean?

From 50 960 $ to 76 440 $ is the middle half of all offers — the 25th to 75th percentile. A quarter of vacancies pay below 50 960 $ and a quarter above 76 440 $.

Where does the data come from?

From 13 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 60 500 $ is the market level, above 76 440 $ is the strong quarter, below 50 960 $ 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.

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