Dental Lab Technician Salary in Indiana: What Dental Lab Technicians Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$43,230
Median (50th)
$49,920
75th percentile
$61,270
National median
$49,610
BLS OEWS (SOC 51-9081), May 2025
What does a dental lab technician make in Indiana?
The median dental lab technician in Indiana earns $49,920 a year ($24.00 an hour), which is $310 above the national median of $49,610, and more than in nearby Michigan ($49,570) and Ohio ($48,480) but less than in Illinois ($51,380). The mean is $52,820.
That ranks 15th of the 46 states where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Indiana
The middle half of Indiana dental lab technicians earn $43,230 to $61,270. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $35,360, $1,300 below the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $67,090, $9,850 below the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Indiana
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Indiana's 2024 price level at 93.3 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 6.7% below the national average, and housing (index 73.9) runs 26.1% below.
Converted to national average prices, the $49,920 median is worth about $53,490 — $3,880 above the national median of $49,610.
How many dental lab technicians work in Indiana
BLS counts about 680 dental lab technician jobs in Indiana, 2.0% of the 34,410 nationwide, or 0.211 per 1,000 jobs in the state. Dental lab technicians hold a 5% smaller share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 0.95).
Dental Lab Technician Salary by City in Indiana
Across the 2 Indiana metro areas where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median, pay runs from $50,380 in Fort Wayne to $51,750 in Indianapolis, a spread of $1,370.
All dental roles by metro: Fort Wayne · Indianapolis
Who's hiring dental lab technicians in Indiana now
DentistryHires has no open dental lab technician listings in Indiana at the moment.
Dental Lab Technician Regulatory Context in Indiana
Dental lab technician practice in Indiana is regulated by the Indiana State 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 Indiana Compares
Other dental salaries in Indiana
- Dentist salary in Indiana: median $166,650, $116,730 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Hygienist salary in Indiana: median $92,330, $42,410 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Assistant salary in Indiana: median $48,670, $1,250 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.