Dental Lab Technician Salary in Georgia: What Dental Lab Technicians Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$42,820
Median (50th)
$49,310
75th percentile
$63,160
National median
$49,610
BLS OEWS (SOC 51-9081), May 2025
What does a dental lab technician make in Georgia?
The median dental lab technician in Georgia earns $49,310 a year ($23.71 an hour), which is $300 below the national median of $49,610, and more than in nearby Tennessee ($48,880) but less than in Florida ($59,790) and North Carolina ($49,700). The mean is $54,890.
That ranks 18th of the 46 states where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Georgia
The middle half of Georgia dental lab technicians earn $42,820 to $63,160. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $34,790, $1,870 below the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $80,310, $3,370 above the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Georgia
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Georgia's 2024 price level at 96.3 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 3.7% below the national average, and housing (index 88.7) runs 11.3% below.
Converted to national average prices, the $49,310 median is worth about $51,210 — $1,600 above the national median of $49,610.
How many dental lab technicians work in Georgia
BLS counts about 1,460 dental lab technician jobs in Georgia, 4.2% of the 34,410 nationwide, or 0.298 per 1,000 jobs in the state. Dental lab technicians hold a 35% larger share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 1.35).
Dental Lab Technician Salary by City in Georgia
Across the 5 Georgia metro areas where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median, pay runs from $43,850 in Columbus to $53,930 in Augusta, a spread of $10,080.
All dental roles by metro: Athens · Atlanta · Columbus · Gainesville
Who's hiring dental lab technicians in Georgia now
DentistryHires has no open dental lab technician listings in Georgia at the moment.
Dental Lab Technician Regulatory Context in Georgia
Dental lab technician practice in Georgia is regulated by the Georgia 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 Georgia Compares
Other dental salaries in Georgia
- Dentist salary in Georgia: median $206,760, $157,450 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Hygienist salary in Georgia: median $95,490, $46,180 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Assistant salary in Georgia: median $46,840, $2,470 below the dental lab technician median
- Orthodontist salary in Georgia: median $159,230
- Oral Surgeon salary in Georgia: median $129,010
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.