Dental Lab Technician Salary in Kansas: What Dental Lab Technicians Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$48,180
Median (50th)
$56,790
75th percentile
$73,350
National median
$49,610
BLS OEWS (SOC 51-9081), May 2025
What does a dental lab technician make in Kansas?
The median dental lab technician in Kansas earns $56,790 a year ($27.31 an hour), which is $7,180 above the national median of $49,610, and more than in nearby Oklahoma ($48,670) but less than in Colorado ($61,220) and Nebraska ($58,590). The mean is $60,890.
That ranks 8th of the 46 states where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Kansas
The middle half of Kansas dental lab technicians earn $48,180 to $73,350. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $42,800, $6,140 above the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $84,700, $7,760 above the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Kansas
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Kansas's 2024 price level at 90.1 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 9.9% below the national average, and housing (index 71.2) runs 28.8% below.
Converted to national average prices, the $56,790 median is worth about $63,050 — $13,440 above the national median of $49,610.
How many dental lab technicians work in Kansas
BLS counts about 570 dental lab technician jobs in Kansas, 1.7% of the 34,410 nationwide, or 0.393 per 1,000 jobs in the state. Dental lab technicians hold a 78% larger share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 1.78).
Dental Lab Technician Salary by City in Kansas
Across the 2 Kansas metro areas where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median, pay runs from $49,300 in Topeka to $49,750 in Wichita, a spread of $450.
Who's hiring dental lab technicians in Kansas now
DentistryHires has no open dental lab technician listings in Kansas at the moment.
Dental Lab Technician Regulatory Context in Kansas
Dental lab technician practice in Kansas is regulated by the Kansas Dental Board.
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 Kansas Compares
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.