The annual and hourly salary statistics of dental laboratory technicians in Nassau-Suffolk, New York are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage information of dental laboratory technicians in Nassau-Suffolk is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 and published in April 2018 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $25,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,190 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $65,190 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $94,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental laboratory technicians in Nassau-Suffolk, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $94,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,710.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of dental laboratory technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $48,940 | -1.72% | 7.44% |
| 2016 | $49,780 | -9.28% | - |
| 2015 | $54,400 | 5.77% | - |
| 2014 | $51,260 | 14.90% | - |
| 2013 | $43,620 | -3.85% | - |
| 2012 | $45,300 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $48,940, Nassau-Suffolk is the second highest paying city for dental laboratory technicians in state of New York, following the highest paying city Kingston (median annual salary of $54,580). Compared with Kingston, the median annual salary of dental laboratory technicians in Nassau-Suffolk is 10.3 percent (10.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Kingston | |
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Rochester | |
| Central New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Syracuse | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| Glens Falls | |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Utica-Rome |