Dental Lab Technician Salary in Arkansas: What Dental Lab Technicians Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$37,760
Median (50th)
$49,960
75th percentile
$50,660
National median
$49,610
BLS OEWS (SOC 51-9081), May 2025
What does a dental lab technician make in Arkansas?
The median dental lab technician in Arkansas earns $49,960 a year ($24.02 an hour), which is $350 above the national median of $49,610, and more than in nearby Tennessee ($48,880), Oklahoma ($48,670) and Mississippi ($47,770). The mean is $49,500.
That ranks 14th of the 46 states where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Arkansas
The middle half of Arkansas dental lab technicians earn $37,760 to $50,660. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $36,410, $250 below the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $66,470, $10,470 below the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Arkansas
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Arkansas's 2024 price level at 86.9 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 13.1% below the national average, and housing (index 58.2) runs 41.8% below.
Converted to national average prices, the $49,960 median is worth about $57,470 — $7,860 above the national median of $49,610.
How many dental lab technicians work in Arkansas
BLS counts about 840 dental lab technician jobs in Arkansas, 2.4% of the 34,410 nationwide, or 0.647 per 1,000 jobs in the state. Dental lab technicians hold 2.9 times their national share of local jobs (location quotient 2.93).
Dental Lab Technician Salary by City in Arkansas
Across the 2 Arkansas metro areas where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median, pay runs from $45,840 in Fayetteville to $48,710 in Little Rock, a spread of $2,870.
All dental roles by metro: Little Rock
Who's hiring dental lab technicians in Arkansas now
DentistryHires has no open dental lab technician listings in Arkansas at the moment.
Dental Lab Technician Regulatory Context in Arkansas
Dental lab technician practice in Arkansas is regulated by the Arkansas 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 Arkansas Compares
Other dental salaries in Arkansas
- Dentist salary in Arkansas: median $178,930, $128,970 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Hygienist salary in Arkansas: median $86,760, $36,800 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Assistant salary in Arkansas: median $42,830, $7,130 below the dental lab technician median
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.