Dental Lab Technician Salary in Louisiana: What Dental Lab Technicians Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$29,960
Median (50th)
$38,490
75th percentile
$54,430
National median
$49,610
BLS OEWS (SOC 51-9081), May 2025
What does a dental lab technician make in Louisiana?
The median dental lab technician in Louisiana earns $38,490 a year ($18.50 an hour), which is $11,120 below the national median of $49,610, but less than in nearby Arkansas ($49,960), Mississippi ($47,770) and Texas ($46,330). The mean is $44,360.
That ranks 45th of the 46 states where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Louisiana
The middle half of Louisiana dental lab technicians earn $29,960 to $54,430. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $23,850, $12,810 below the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $71,320, $5,620 below the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Louisiana
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Louisiana's 2024 price level at 88.2 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 11.8% below the national average, and housing (index 63.1) runs 36.9% below.
Converted to national average prices, the $38,490 median is worth about $43,640 — $5,970 below the national median of $49,610.
How many dental lab technicians work in Louisiana
BLS counts about 330 dental lab technician jobs in Louisiana, 1.0% of the 34,410 nationwide, or 0.172 per 1,000 jobs in the state. Dental lab technicians hold a 22% smaller share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 0.78).
Dental Lab Technician Salary by City in Louisiana
Across the 3 Louisiana metro areas where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median, pay runs from $37,450 in Shreveport to $54,170 in New Orleans, a spread of $16,720.
All dental roles by metro: Baton Rouge · New Orleans · Shreveport
Who's hiring dental lab technicians in Louisiana now
DentistryHires has no open dental lab technician listings in Louisiana at the moment.
Dental Lab Technician Regulatory Context in Louisiana
Dental lab technician practice in Louisiana is regulated by the Louisiana 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 Louisiana Compares
Other dental salaries in Louisiana
- Dentist salary in Louisiana: median $170,750, $132,260 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Hygienist salary in Louisiana: median $85,240, $46,750 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Assistant salary in Louisiana: median $44,090, $5,600 above 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.