Dental Lab Technician Salary in Massachusetts: What Dental Lab Technicians Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$60,960
Median (50th)
$72,800
75th percentile
$79,110
National median
$49,610
BLS OEWS (SOC 51-9081), May 2025
What does a dental lab technician make in Massachusetts?
The median dental lab technician in Massachusetts earns $72,800 a year ($35.00 an hour), which is $23,190 above the national median of $49,610, and more than in nearby New Hampshire ($60,610), New York ($52,460) and Rhode Island ($45,320). The mean is $70,340.
That ranks 1st of the 46 states where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Massachusetts
The middle half of Massachusetts dental lab technicians earn $60,960 to $79,110. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $47,450, $10,790 above the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $82,820, $5,880 above the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Massachusetts
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Massachusetts's 2024 price level at 105.8 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 5.8% above the national average, and housing (index 128.1) runs 28.1% above.
Converted to national average prices, the $72,800 median is worth about $68,840 — $19,230 above the national median of $49,610.
How many dental lab technicians work in Massachusetts
BLS counts about 440 dental lab technician jobs in Massachusetts, 1.3% of the 34,410 nationwide, or 0.121 per 1,000 jobs in the state. Dental lab technicians hold a 45% smaller share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 0.55).
Dental Lab Technician Salary by City in Massachusetts
Across the 2 Massachusetts metro areas where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median, pay runs from $63,730 in Worcester to $75,480 in Boston, a spread of $11,750.
Who's hiring dental lab technicians in Massachusetts now
DentistryHires has no open dental lab technician listings in Massachusetts at the moment.
Dental Lab Technician Regulatory Context in Massachusetts
Dental lab technician practice in Massachusetts is regulated by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in 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 Massachusetts Compares
Other dental salaries in Massachusetts
- Dentist salary in Massachusetts: median $181,600
- Dental Hygienist salary in Massachusetts: median $100,640, $27,840 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Assistant salary in Massachusetts: median $57,980, $14,820 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.