Dental Laboratory Technicians Salary in the US
A dental laboratory technicians earns a national median of $49,610 a year (mean $54,290) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #562 of 825.
How much does a dental laboratory technicians earn in the US?
A dental laboratory technicians in the United States earns a median of $49,610 a year (mean $54,290), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 3% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 34,410 people work in this occupation (SOC 51-9081), ranked #562 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$49,610
per year
Mean
$54,290
per year
Employment
34,410
US workers
National rank
#562
of 825 by median
What a dental laboratory technicians earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a dental laboratory technicians (SOC 51-9081) earns a median annual wage of $49,610 and a mean (average) of $54,290. The median is the midpoint — half of dental laboratory technicians earn more and half earn less — and is 3% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a dental laboratory technicians in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for dental laboratory technicians is $49,610, and the mean (average) is $54,290. The median is the midpoint — half of dental laboratory technicians earn more and half earn less.
- How does dental laboratory technicians pay compare to the US average?
- At $49,610, a dental laboratory technicians earns 3% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many dental laboratory technicians are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 34,410 dental laboratory technicians employed nationally (SOC 51-9081), across all industries.
- Where does this dental laboratory technicians salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 51-9081. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 51-9081 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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