Pay by state · 47 states
Dental Laboratory Technician Salary by State (2026)
Dental Laboratory Technicians earn the most in Massachusetts at $72,800 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $22,490 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $49,610. All 47 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $72,800Massachusetts
- National median
- $49,610BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $22,490Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 47of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Dental Laboratory Technician salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of dental laboratory technicians OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAMassachusetts | $72,800 | $60,960 | $79,110 | 440 | $68,837 |
| 2 | NDNorth Dakota | $67,580 | $57,970 | $68,380 | 60 | $75,968 |
| 3 | MEMaine | $64,020 | $51,810 | $72,800 | 120 | $65,966 |
| 4 | COColorado | $61,220 | $51,030 | $75,500 | 410 | $59,407 |
| 5 | NHNew Hampshire | $60,610 | $51,410 | $62,120 | 120 | $58,187 |
| 6 | FLFlorida | $59,790 | $47,430 | $72,800 | 2,330 | $57,816 |
| 7 | NENebraska | $58,590 | $49,990 | $61,940 | 190 | $65,026 |
| 8 | KSKansas | $56,790 | $48,180 | $73,350 | 570 | $63,052 |
| 9 | WAWashington | $56,400 | $47,830 | $67,810 | 670 | $52,704 |
| 10 | MNMinnesota | $56,090 | $47,670 | $61,310 | 390 | $56,874 |
| 11 | NYNew York | $52,460 | $47,080 | $61,540 | 1,890 | $48,610 |
| 12 | VAVirginia | $51,900 | $44,220 | $75,160 | 1,050 | $51,333 |
| 13 | ILIllinois | $51,380 | $48,430 | $54,890 | 2,030 | $51,402 |
| 14 | ARArkansas | $49,960 | $37,760 | $50,660 | 840 | $57,467 |
| 15 | INIndiana | $49,920 | $43,230 | $61,270 | 680 | $53,488 |
| 16 | NCNorth Carolina | $49,700 | $38,990 | $61,500 | 990 | $52,690 |
| 17 | MIMichigan | $49,570 | $44,690 | $62,100 | 1,180 | $51,519 |
| 18 | GAGeorgia | $49,310 | $42,820 | $63,160 | 1,460 | $51,208 |
| 19 | PAPennsylvania | $49,280 | $40,240 | $71,130 | 930 | $50,506 |
| 20 | TNTennessee | $48,880 | $40,470 | $62,540 | 610 | $53,206 |
| 21 | OROregon | $48,800 | $37,420 | $60,890 | 570 | $47,213 |
| 22 | OKOklahoma | $48,670 | $36,190 | $63,140 | 250 | $55,406 |
| 23 | OHOhio | $48,480 | $40,530 | $61,750 | 1,160 | $52,256 |
| 24 | SDSouth Dakota | $48,370 | $44,530 | $57,020 | 120 | $54,602 |
| 25 | NVNevada | $48,190 | $36,860 | $64,780 | 200 | $48,200 |
| 26 | AZArizona | $47,930 | $41,550 | $59,570 | 950 | $47,608 |
| 27 | MDMaryland | $47,850 | $45,820 | $63,170 | 590 | $45,589 |
| 28 | MSMississippi | $47,770 | $30,130 | $61,040 | 140 | $54,938 |
| 29 | WVWest Virginia | $47,740 | $37,220 | $55,350 | N/A | $53,343 |
| 30 | MTMontana | $47,560 | $45,280 | $56,020 | 110 | $50,251 |
| 31 | IAIowa | $47,520 | $38,890 | $58,170 | 380 | $54,146 |
| 32 | CACalifornia | $47,410 | $39,190 | $60,750 | 4,480 | $42,820 |
| 33 | IDIdaho | $47,380 | $43,140 | $69,820 | 370 | $49,616 |
| 34 | NJNew Jersey | $47,270 | $37,340 | $69,770 | 780 | $43,445 |
| 35 | WIWisconsin | $47,170 | $38,390 | $59,800 | 800 | $50,130 |
| 36 | UTUtah | $47,110 | $38,980 | $60,630 | 1,300 | $47,651 |
| 37 | MOMissouri | $46,870 | $40,790 | $64,760 | 740 | $51,609 |
| 38 | KYKentucky | $46,770 | $37,990 | $57,020 | 420 | $51,875 |
| 39 | TXTexas | $46,330 | $35,790 | $59,190 | 1,770 | $47,735 |
| 40 | ALAlabama | $45,760 | $37,720 | $50,080 | 1,050 | $51,518 |
| 41 | RIRhode Island | $45,320 | $44,580 | $62,400 | N/A | $44,310 |
| 42 | HIHawaii | $45,300 | $37,860 | $49,130 | 120 | $41,200 |
| 43 | NMNew Mexico | $45,300 | $37,470 | $54,480 | 130 | $49,126 |
| 44 | DEDelaware | $38,500 | $38,500 | $46,150 | N/A | $38,574 |
| 45 | LALouisiana | $38,490 | $29,960 | $54,430 | 330 | $43,636 |
| 46 | SCSouth Carolina | $37,170 | $31,230 | $55,080 | 260 | $39,648 |
| 47 | PRPuerto Rico | $22,490 | $22,180 | $24,840 | 100 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Dental Laboratory Technicians, that changes the ranking: Massachusetts leads on raw pay at $72,800, while North Dakota leads once prices are taken into account at $75,968.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Dental Laboratory Technician pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Dental Laboratory Technicians the most?
Massachusetts reports the highest median wage for Dental Laboratory Technicians at $72,800 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by North Dakota ($67,580) and Maine ($64,020).
Which state pays Dental Laboratory Technicians the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Dental Laboratory Technicians at $22,490 a year, $50,310 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Dental Laboratory Technicians earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts North Dakota first at $75,968 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $67,580. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.