How much do Dental Assistants make in Tuscaloosa, AL?

Percentile spread

For Dental Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $29,660 and the 90th percentile is $47,140. The difference is $17,480, which is 45.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $35,110 to the 75th at $44,130, covers $9,020.

The mean annual wage is $39,030, which sits above the median of $38,050. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Tuscaloosa, AL median is 20.8% lower than the national median of $48,070 for Dental Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $43,376, which is 9.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.6% lower than the Alabama median of $39,080.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tuscaloosa, AL is 87.722, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $38,050 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Dental Assistants at $43,376 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

21 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Dental Assistants. Tuscaloosa, AL ranks 18th of 22 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Birmingham, AL is 62 miles away, with a median of $42,050 and employment of 1,120. That median is 10.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,884, against $43,376 here.
• Montgomery, AL is 96 miles away, with a median of $38,260 and employment of 280. That median is 0.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,662, against $43,376 here.
• Decatur, AL is 104 miles away, with a median of $40,440 and employment of 90. That median is 6.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,370, against $43,376 here.

Employment share

Dental Assistants accounts for 0.18% of wage-and-salary employment in Tuscaloosa, AL (200 of 108,460). Nationally the occupation is 0.25% of employment (387,790 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.74 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.