Dental Laboratory Technicians · SOC 51-9081
Dental Laboratory Technicians Salary in the Pennsylvania
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Pennsylvania
Figures describe the state of Pennsylvania as a whole.
Dental Laboratory Technicians in the Pennsylvania earned a median of $49,280 per year ($23.69 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $31,680 at the 10th percentile to $84,570 at the 90th. BLS estimates 930 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Dental Laboratory Technicians in the Pennsylvania earn more than $49,280 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $40,240 and $71,130.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $31,680 | $40,240 | $49,280 | $71,130 | $84,570 |
| Hourly | $15.23 | $19.35 | $23.69 | $34.20 | $40.66 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Pennsylvania$49,280 median for Pennsylvania; middle half earns $40,240 to $71,130
- United Statesnational$49,610 median for United States; middle half earns $40,420 to $62,070
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −1% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in Pennsylvania
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for dental laboratory technicians, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Pennsylvaniathis page$49,280 median for Pennsylvania; middle half earns $40,240 to $71,130
- $76,170 median for Scranton metro area; middle half earns $42,310 to $76,170
- $50,850 median for Philadelphia metro area; middle half earns $46,000 to $75,090
- $49,920 median for Allentown metro area; middle half earns $46,710 to $53,580
- $49,550 median for Reading metro area; middle half earns $44,060 to $58,780
- $49,110 median for Harrisburg metro area; middle half earns $47,670 to $61,420
- $49,060 median for Pittsburgh metro area; middle half earns $37,180 to $67,840
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
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About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
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.