Average salary, compensation, and wages for Dental laboratory technicians in the United StatesMedian hourly earnings of dental laboratory technicians were $13.70 in 2002. The middle 50 percent earned between $10.51 and $18.40 an hour. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $8.16, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $23.65 an hour. Median hourly earnings of dental laboratory technicians in 2002 were $13.78 in medical equipment and supplies manufacturing and $12.98 in offices of dentists. Technicians in large laboratories tend to specialize in a few procedures, and, therefore, tend to be paid a lower wage than those employed in small laboratories who perform a variety of tasks. More information on Dental laboratory technicians from The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook Overview of Dental laboratory technicians occupation Number of Dental laboratory technicians in the U.S. Salary and earnings for Dental laboratory technicians Working conditions for Dental laboratory technicians Significant points for Dental laboratory technicians Training requirements for Dental laboratory technicians Labor Information Home | Occupational data by city | Search Rainforests | Madagascar | What's new |