The highest paying states for dental laboratory technicians (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of dental laboratory technicians in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $72,640, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for dental laboratory technicians. It is followed by Alaska (average annual salary $52,570). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2018 [1]. For more salary information of dental laboratory technicians in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $72,640 |
$24,810 | 50 |
| 2 | Alaska | $52,570 |
$25,760 | 60 |
| 3 | Arizona | $46,900 |
$26,620 | 770 |
| 4 | Virginia | $45,120 |
$19,320 | 920 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $44,860 |
$27,210 | 760 |
| 6 | Maine | $44,020 |
$32,040 | 80 |
| 7 | Connecticut | $43,440 |
$25,710 | 360 |
| 8 | Idaho | $41,860 |
$25,170 | 420 |
| 9 | Maryland | $41,760 |
$20,670 | 340 |
| 10 | North Carolina | $41,680 |
$24,770 | 1,020 |
| 11 | South Carolina | $41,630 |
$25,780 | 610 |
| 12 | Vermont | $41,430 |
$25,540 | 50 |
| 13 | Washington | $41,410 |
$27,740 | 800 |
| 14 | Kentucky | $41,290 |
$24,960 | 360 |
| 15 | Rhode Island | $41,160 |
$24,720 | 110 |
| 16 | California | $40,900 |
$23,510 | 4,700 |
| 17 | Nebraska | $40,490 |
$25,890 | 250 |
| 18 | Wyoming | $40,290 |
$31,740 | 0 |
| 19 | New Hampshire | $40,130 |
$28,310 | 130 |
| 20 | Iowa | $39,930 |
$23,610 | 450 |
| 21 | Ohio | $39,730 |
$23,700 | 1,150 |
| 22 | Minnesota | $39,660 |
$27,090 | 740 |
| 23 | Colorado | $39,620 |
$23,860 | 690 |
| 24 | Pennsylvania | $39,570 |
$22,210 | 1,300 |
| 25 | New Jersey | $39,320 |
$23,520 | 690 |
| 26 | Missouri | $38,950 |
$22,890 | 720 |
| 27 | Illinois | $38,840 |
$19,320 | 1,140 |
| 28 | New York | $38,840 |
$24,210 | 2,160 |
| 29 | Indiana | $38,790 |
$24,570 | 890 |
| 30 | Montana | $38,580 |
$18,630 | 150 |
| 31 | Oregon | $38,480 |
$23,700 | 410 |
| 32 | Utah | $38,140 |
$26,280 | 820 |
| 33 | Kansas | $37,780 |
$20,630 | 470 |
| 34 | North Dakota | $37,680 |
$26,890 | 100 |
| 35 | Oklahoma | $37,570 |
$25,320 | 280 |
| 36 | Georgia | $37,440 |
$24,670 | 1,100 |
| 37 | Hawaii | $37,310 |
$27,480 | 140 |
| 38 | Texas | $36,770 |
$21,490 | 2,290 |
| 39 | Florida | $36,600 |
$22,610 | 2,740 |
| 40 | West Virginia | $36,340 |
$22,490 | 130 |
| 41 | Alabama | $36,290 |
$21,410 | 820 |
| 42 | New Mexico | $36,050 |
$21,740 | 140 |
| 43 | Nevada | $35,310 |
$28,200 | 370 |
| 44 | Wisconsin | $35,190 |
$22,580 | 850 |
| 45 | Michigan | $34,670 |
$20,050 | 1,320 |
| 46 | Tennessee | $33,020 |
$22,360 | 600 |
| 47 | South Dakota | $32,210 |
$19,480 | 110 |
| 48 | Arkansas | $31,100 |
$22,790 | 220 |
| 49 | Louisiana | $30,580 |
$21,880 | 580 |
| 50 | Mississippi | $29,260 |
$19,220 | 190 |
| 51 | Delaware | $26,380 |
$21,410 | 300 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $18,250 |
$16,330 | 150 |