Dental Assistant pay in Illinois
Median hourly pay in Illinois · BLS May 2025
$23.37
an hour · $48,610 a year
- 10th
- $17.96
- 25th
- $19.42
- Median
- $23.37
- 75th
- $27.34
- 90th
- $28.80
Hourly pay range: 10th percentile $17.96/hr, median $23.37/hr, 90th percentile $28.80/hr.
Employed in IL
13,740
BLS estimate
Vs. U.S. median
+$0.26
U.S. median $23.11/hr
Licensing for dental assistants in Illinois
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation - Dental Professions (Board of Dentistry). Board, lookup and requirements
Sources
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025: Illinois, Dental Assistant (SOC 31-9091), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Checked against these sources on Oct 1, 2026.
Medians cover wage and salary workers (not the self-employed) and don't include benefits. Use them as a baseline, not a quote.