Dental Lab Technician Salary in Arizona: What Dental Lab Technicians Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$41,550
Median (50th)
$47,930
75th percentile
$59,570
National median
$49,610
BLS OEWS (SOC 51-9081), May 2025
What does a dental lab technician make in Arizona?
The median dental lab technician in Arizona earns $47,930 a year ($23.04 an hour), which is $1,680 below the national median of $49,610, and more than in nearby California ($47,410) but less than in Colorado ($61,220) and Nevada ($48,190). The mean is $53,610.
That ranks 26th of the 46 states where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Arizona
The middle half of Arizona dental lab technicians earn $41,550 to $59,570. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $36,530, $130 below the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $77,840, $900 above the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Arizona
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Arizona's 2024 price level at 100.7 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 0.7% above the national average, and housing (index 106.8) runs 6.8% above.
Converted to national average prices, the $47,930 median is worth about $47,610 — $2,000 below the national median of $49,610.
How many dental lab technicians work in Arizona
BLS counts about 950 dental lab technician jobs in Arizona, 2.8% of the 34,410 nationwide, or 0.293 per 1,000 jobs in the state. Dental lab technicians hold a 33% larger share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 1.33).
Dental Lab Technician Salary by City in Arizona
Across the 3 Arizona metro areas where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median, pay runs from $40,200 in Lake Havasu City to $49,260 in Phoenix, a spread of $9,060.
Who's hiring dental lab technicians in Arizona now
DentistryHires has no open dental lab technician listings in Arizona at the moment.
Dental Lab Technician Regulatory Context in Arizona
Dental lab technician practice in Arizona is regulated by the Arizona State Board of Dental Examiners.
Scope of practice — what a dental lab technician may do, and under what level of supervision — is set by state law and changes over time, so verify current rules with the board before relying on them.
How Arizona Compares
Other dental salaries in Arizona
- Dentist salary in Arizona: median $194,180, $146,250 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Hygienist salary in Arizona: median $101,010, $53,080 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Assistant salary in Arizona: median $49,000, $1,070 above the dental lab technician median
- Orthodontist salary in Arizona: median $272,330
- Oral Surgeon salary in Arizona: median $322,800
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (state and national estimates, all industries); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024. Price-adjusted pay divides the median by the price level. Listing counts and posted pay are live DentistryHires listings, refreshed hourly. A dash means BLS did not publish that figure; nothing is estimated.