SOC 51-9081 · Production Occupations

Dental Laboratory Technicians

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$49,610

U.S. median hourly wage$23.85

U.S. employment34,410

Nationally, dental laboratory technicians earned a median of $49,610 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 34,410 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Dental Laboratory Technicians: pay and employment by state
State
Massachusetts	$72,800	$35.00	440	0.1
North Dakota	$67,580	$32.49	60	0.1
Maine	$64,020	$30.78	120	0.2
Colorado	$61,220	$29.44	410	0.1
New Hampshire	$60,610	$29.14	120	0.2
Florida	$59,790	$28.74	2,330	0.2
Nebraska	$58,590	$28.17	190	0.2
Kansas	$56,790	$27.31	570	0.4
Washington	$56,400	$27.12	670	0.2
Minnesota	$56,090	$26.97	390	0.1
New York	$52,460	$25.22	1,890	0.2
Virginia	$51,900	$24.95	1,050	0.3
Illinois	$51,380	$24.70	2,030	0.3
Arkansas	$49,960	$24.02	840	0.6
Indiana	$49,920	$24.00	680	0.2
North Carolina	$49,700	$23.90	990	0.2
Michigan	$49,570	$23.83	1,180	0.3
Georgia	$49,310	$23.71	1,460	0.3
Pennsylvania	$49,280	$23.69	930	0.2
Tennessee	$48,880	$23.50	610	0.2
Oregon	$48,800	$23.46	570	0.3
Oklahoma	$48,670	$23.40	250	0.1
Ohio	$48,480	$23.31	1,160	0.2
South Dakota	$48,370	$23.25	120	0.3
Nevada	$48,190	$23.17	200	0.1
Arizona	$47,930	$23.04	950	0.3
Maryland	$47,850	$23.00	590	0.2
Mississippi	$47,770	$22.97	140	0.1
West Virginia	$47,740	$22.95	Not published	Not published
Montana	$47,560	$22.87	110	0.2
Iowa	$47,520	$22.85	380	0.2
California	$47,410	$22.80	4,480	0.2
Idaho	$47,380	$22.78	370	0.4
New Jersey	$47,270	$22.73	780	0.2
Wisconsin	$47,170	$22.68	800	0.3
Utah	$47,110	$22.65	1,300	0.8
Missouri	$46,870	$22.53	740	0.3
Kentucky	$46,770	$22.48	420	0.2
Texas	$46,330	$22.28	1,770	0.1
Alabama	$45,760	$22.00	1,050	0.5
Rhode Island	$45,320	$21.79	Not published	Not published
Hawaii	$45,300	$21.78	120	0.2
New Mexico	$45,300	$21.78	130	0.1
Delaware	$38,500	$18.51	Not published	Not published
Louisiana	$38,490	$18.50	330	0.2
South Carolina	$37,170	$17.87	260	0.1
Puerto Rico	$22,490	$10.81	100	0.1

Pay by metro area

All 142 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Dental Laboratory Technicians: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$78,010	$37.51	110	0.4
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$76,170	$36.62	Not published	Not published
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$75,480	$36.29	350	0.1
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$68,640	$33.00	40	0.2
Colorado Springs, CO	$68,230	$32.81	60	0.2
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$65,500	$31.49	40	0.2
Portland-South Portland, ME	$64,020	$30.78	60	0.2
Worcester, MA	$63,730	$30.64	40	0.1
Ann Arbor, MI	$61,370	$29.51	30	0.1
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$61,360	$29.50	100	0.3
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$61,250	$29.45	490	0.2
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$61,220	$29.44	230	0.1
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$60,940	$29.30	280	0.1
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$60,600	$29.14	60	0.3
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$60,560	$29.11	50	0.3
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$60,510	$29.09	190	0.2
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$59,940	$28.82	590	0.2
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$59,920	$28.81	520	0.4
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$59,730	$28.71	80	0.3
Bellingham, WA	$59,660	$28.69	30	0.3
Twin Falls, ID	$59,390	$28.55	30	0.6
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$59,110	$28.42	40	0.1
Jacksonville, FL	$58,880	$28.31	130	0.2
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$58,780	$28.26	270	0.1
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$58,720	$28.23	280	0.4
Omaha, NE-IA	$58,630	$28.19	90	0.2
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$58,160	$27.96	1,400	0.1
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$58,040	$27.91	70	0.3
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$57,610	$27.70	380	0.2
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$57,020	$27.42	240	0.1
Kansas City, MO-KS	$56,790	$27.31	420	0.4
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$55,540	$26.70	70	0.3
Knoxville, TN	$55,340	$26.60	50	0.1
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$55,170	$26.52	490	0.3
Salem, OR	$55,050	$26.47	40	0.2
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$54,170	$26.04	50	0.1
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$53,930	$25.93	80	0.4
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$53,150	$25.55	140	0.1
Ogden, UT	$52,970	$25.47	110	0.4
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$52,880	$25.42	80	0.4
Columbus, OH	$52,570	$25.27	220	0.2
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$51,750	$24.88	210	0.2
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$51,380	$24.70	1,440	0.3
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$51,300	$24.66	Not published	Not published
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$51,220	$24.63	270	0.2
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$51,110	$24.57	100	0.1
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$51,050	$24.54	170	0.2
Lincoln, NE	$51,020	$24.53	60	0.4
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$50,910	$24.47	250	0.2
Rochester, NY	$50,880	$24.46	160	0.3
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$50,850	$24.45	640	0.2
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$50,700	$24.38	690	0.2
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$50,690	$24.37	230	0.2
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$50,590	$24.32	130	0.2
Tallahassee, FL	$50,540	$24.30	30	0.2
Asheville, NC	$50,440	$24.25	70	0.4
Jackson, MS	$50,430	$24.24	50	0.2
Fort Wayne, IN	$50,380	$24.22	90	0.4
Winston-Salem, NC	$50,230	$24.15	40	0.1
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$49,920	$24.00	60	0.2
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$49,920	$24.00	190	0.3
Cleveland, OH	$49,820	$23.95	270	0.3
St. Cloud, MN	$49,800	$23.94	50	0.5
Wichita, KS	$49,750	$23.92	70	0.2
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$49,660	$23.88	70	0.4
Tulsa, OK	$49,660	$23.87	100	0.2
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$49,610	$23.85	40	0.2
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$49,600	$23.85	80	0.2
Reading, PA	$49,550	$23.82	40	0.2
Rockford, IL	$49,310	$23.71	50	0.3
Topeka, KS	$49,300	$23.70	40	0.4
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$49,280	$23.69	40	0.4
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$49,260	$23.68	690	0.3
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$49,110	$23.61	60	0.2
Pittsburgh, PA	$49,060	$23.59	220	0.2
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$49,040	$23.58	30	0.2
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$48,880	$23.50	70	0.6
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$48,810	$23.47	40	0.2
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$48,800	$23.46	390	0.3
Peoria, IL	$48,730	$23.43	90	0.5
Lancaster, PA	$48,710	$23.42	70	0.3
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$48,710	$23.42	110	0.3
Toledo, OH	$48,710	$23.42	70	0.2
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$48,550	$23.34	120	0.3
Roanoke, VA	$48,550	$23.34	50	0.3
Gainesville, GA	$48,080	$23.11	160	1.6
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$48,050	$23.10	60	0.6
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$48,010	$23.08	610	0.2
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$47,970	$23.06	50	0.2
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$47,770	$22.97	40	0.2
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$47,760	$22.96	60	0.8
Green Bay, WI	$47,750	$22.96	160	0.9
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$47,740	$22.95	Not published	Not published
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$47,610	$22.89	310	0.6
Madison, WI	$47,570	$22.87	90	0.2
Billings, MT	$47,560	$22.87	40	0.4
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$47,550	$22.86	50	0.1
Syracuse, NY	$47,510	$22.84	220	0.7
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$47,480	$22.83	210	0.3
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$47,460	$22.82	120	0.1
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$47,410	$22.80	60	0.2
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$47,400	$22.79	50	0.2
Dothan, AL	$47,390	$22.79	50	0.8
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$47,360	$22.77	80	0.5
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$47,200	$22.69	220	0.2
St. Louis, MO-IL	$47,160	$22.67	500	0.4
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$47,110	$22.65	710	0.9
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$47,080	$22.63	320	0.2
Boise City, ID	$47,070	$22.63	120	0.3
Cedar Rapids, IA	$47,030	$22.61	140	1.0
Oklahoma City, OK	$46,950	$22.57	120	0.2
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$46,880	$22.54	40	0.1
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$46,880	$22.54	310	0.1
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$46,770	$22.49	50	0.7
Richmond, VA	$46,700	$22.45	150	0.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$46,460	$22.34	2,710	0.4
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$46,300	$22.26	50	0.2
Albuquerque, NM	$46,260	$22.24	90	0.2
Utica-Rome, NY	$46,070	$22.15	50	0.4
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$45,840	$22.04	40	0.1
Rapid City, SD	$45,800	$22.02	50	0.7
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$45,770	$22.00	430	1.4
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$45,710	$21.97	240	0.2
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$45,320	$21.79	Not published	Not published
Urban Honolulu, HI	$45,300	$21.78	110	0.2
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$45,220	$21.74	170	0.3
Tucson, AZ	$45,190	$21.73	110	0.3
Tyler, TX	$45,110	$21.69	40	0.4
Fresno, CA	$45,010	$21.64	40	0.1
Mobile, AL	$45,000	$21.64	90	0.5
Springfield, MO	$44,260	$21.28	60	0.3
Columbus, GA-AL	$43,850	$21.08	30	0.3
Birmingham, AL	$43,750	$21.04	140	0.3
Huntsville, AL	$43,580	$20.95	410	1.5
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$41,430	$19.92	170	0.1
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$40,200	$19.33	60	1.0
Baton Rouge, LA	$40,060	$19.26	40	0.1
Wilmington, NC	$38,990	$18.75	50	0.3
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$37,450	$18.01	110	0.7
Waco, TX	$36,490	$17.54	40	0.3
Lubbock, TX	$36,170	$17.39	30	0.2
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$22,490	$10.81	70	0.1

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.