dental assistant salaries St. Gallen
Annual Gross Salary
Support pay transparency, add your salary anonymously.
Salary by age & gender
Salary data is categorised by age and gender, offering insights into salary trends and differences among age groups and genders.
Age & Gender
dental assistant, St. Gallen
Salary by work experience
The graph shows how the number of years working as a dental assistant relates to income levels.
Individuals starting with no experience in the field can expect to earn an annual salary of CHF 27 300. The graph also shows that the highest expected salary for this profession is CHF 56 395 per year.
Salary by work experience
dental assistant, St. Gallen
salary progression through years of experience
Salary trend
The graph shows how salaries for dental assistant have changed over time.
In 2020-2022, the annual median salary was CHF 48 000. From 2023-2025, the median salary reached its highest at CHF 58 500 per year.
Salary trend
dental assistant, St. Gallen
Highest-Paying industries
The highest paying industry for a dental assistant is Education, with an average salary of CHF 53 462 annually. Followed by Health care / Social services and Service sector in general industries. Remember that significant variations between companies within a single industry can exist.
Highest-Paying industries for dental assistant, St. Gallen
Industry
Median salary
/
Jobs
- EducationCHF 53 462Set up Job Alert
- Health care / Social servicesCHF 48 000Set up Job Alert
- Service sector in generalCHF 45 000Set up Job Alert
- Medical TechnologyCHF 44 750Set up Job Alert
- Banking / Financial institutionsN/ASet up Job Alert
- Building trade / Real estateN/ASet up Job Alert
- Consulting variousN/ASet up Job Alert
- Chemicals / PharmaceuticalsN/ASet up Job Alert
- Retail trade / WholesalingN/ASet up Job Alert
- UtilitiesN/ASet up Job Alert
Salary by cantons for dental assistant
The top two high-paying cantons for dental assistant are Aargau and Appenzell IR. Salaries vary per canton depending on the local job market and industry trends.
St. Gallen
dental assistant
CHF 52 000
median salary
Salary by canton
dental assistant