Dental Lab Technician Salary in Florida: What Dental Lab Technicians Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$47,430
Median (50th)
$59,790
75th percentile
$72,800
National median
$49,610
BLS OEWS (SOC 51-9081), May 2025
What does a dental lab technician make in Florida?
The median dental lab technician in Florida earns $59,790 a year ($28.74 an hour), which is $10,180 above the national median of $49,610, and more than in nearby Georgia ($49,310) and Alabama ($45,760). The mean is $59,520.
That ranks 6th of the 46 states where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Florida
The middle half of Florida dental lab technicians earn $47,430 to $72,800. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $36,750, $90 above the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $78,010, $1,070 above the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Florida
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Florida's 2024 price level at 103.4 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 3.4% above the national average, and housing (index 122.1) runs 22.1% above.
Converted to national average prices, the $59,790 median is worth about $57,820 — $8,210 above the national median of $49,610.
How many dental lab technicians work in Florida
BLS counts about 2,330 dental lab technician jobs in Florida, 6.8% of the 34,410 nationwide, or 0.234 per 1,000 jobs in the state. Dental lab technicians hold a 6% larger share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 1.06).
Dental Lab Technician Salary by City in Florida
Across the 12 Florida metro areas where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median, pay runs from $50,540 in Tallahassee to $78,010 in Cape Coral, a spread of $27,470.
All dental roles by metro: Cape Coral · Deltona · Jacksonville · Lakeland · Miami · Naples · North Port · Orlando · Tallahassee
Who's hiring dental lab technicians in Florida now
DentistryHires has no open dental lab technician listings in Florida at the moment.
Dental Lab Technician Regulatory Context in Florida
Dental lab technician practice in Florida is regulated by the Florida Board of Dentistry.
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 Florida Compares
Other dental salaries in Florida
- Dentist salary in Florida: median $174,900, $115,110 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Hygienist salary in Florida: median $91,980, $32,190 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Assistant salary in Florida: median $47,620, $12,170 below the dental lab technician median
- Oral Surgeon salary in Florida: median $233,050
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.