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Dental assistant schools in Washington

Washington has 13 accredited campuses awarding dental assisting credentials. If you finish and work as a dental assistant in Washington, expect to start around $46,280–$48,780 and reach a median of $58,090 with experience; the top quarter earn $62,340 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Washington). Graduates of these Washington programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $29,835 in their first year, against $24,225 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What dental assistants earn in Washington

$46,280starting (10th percentile)
$48,780early career (25th)
$58,090median, all experience
$62,340experienced (75th)
$68,230top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 13,050 employed in Washington. National median: $48,070.

Campuses in Washington, ranked by what their graduates earned

13campuses in Washington
258credentials awarded / yr
$29,835median earnings, yr 1 (Washington)
$24,225median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: BellinghamKirklandLakewoodMount VernonOlympiaRentonSeattleSpokaneTacomaYakima

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Spokane Community College Spokane Public 20 $37,739 $6,315 not reported not reported
South Puget Sound Community College Olympia Public 23 $34,173 not reported not reported not reported
Clover Park Technical College Lakewood Public 6 $33,125 not reported not reported not reported
Carrington College-Spokane Spokane for-profit 28 $26,545 $8,927 42% $45,781
Pima Medical Institute-Renton Renton for-profit 39 $24,908 $8,508 69% $35,558
Pima Medical Institute-Seattle Seattle for-profit 21 $24,908 $8,508 68% $34,312
UEI College-Tacoma Tacoma for-profit 47 $21,803 $9,500 58% $41,364
Bellingham Technical College Bellingham Public 30 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Renton Technical College Renton Public 25 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Yakima Valley College Yakima Public 9 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Bates Technical College Tacoma Public 5 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Lake Washington Institute of Technology Kirkland Public 4 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon Public 1 not reported not reported not reported not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.

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