Dental Lab Technician Salary in Maine: What Dental Lab Technicians Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$51,810
Median (50th)
$64,020
75th percentile
$72,800
National median
$49,610
BLS OEWS (SOC 51-9081), May 2025
What does a dental lab technician make in Maine?
The median dental lab technician in Maine earns $64,020 a year ($30.78 an hour), which is $14,410 above the national median of $49,610, and more than in nearby New Hampshire ($60,610). The mean is $67,860.
That ranks 3rd of the 46 states where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Maine
The middle half of Maine dental lab technicians earn $51,810 to $72,800. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $43,680, $7,020 above the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $111,940, $35,000 above the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Maine
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Maine's 2024 price level at 97.0 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 3.0% below the national average, and housing (index 78.9) runs 21.1% below.
Converted to national average prices, the $64,020 median is worth about $65,970 — $16,360 above the national median of $49,610.
How many dental lab technicians work in Maine
BLS counts about 120 dental lab technician jobs in Maine, 0.3% of the 34,410 nationwide, or 0.195 per 1,000 jobs in the state. Dental lab technicians hold a 12% smaller share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 0.88).
Dental Lab Technician Salary by City in Maine
All dental roles by metro: Portland
Who's hiring dental lab technicians in Maine now
DentistryHires has no open dental lab technician listings in Maine at the moment.
Dental Lab Technician Regulatory Context in Maine
Dental lab technician practice in Maine is regulated by the Maine Board of Dental Practice.
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 Maine Compares
Other dental salaries in Maine
- Dentist salary in Maine: median $209,200
- Dental Hygienist salary in Maine: median $97,680, $33,660 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Assistant salary in Maine: median $60,070, $3,950 below the dental lab technician median
- Orthodontist salary in Maine: median $301,250
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.