Dental Lab Technician Salary in Minnesota: What Dental Lab Technicians Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$47,670
Median (50th)
$56,090
75th percentile
$61,310
National median
$49,610
BLS OEWS (SOC 51-9081), May 2025
What does a dental lab technician make in Minnesota?
The median dental lab technician in Minnesota earns $56,090 a year ($26.97 an hour), which is $6,480 above the national median of $49,610, and more than in nearby South Dakota ($48,370) and Iowa ($47,520) but less than in North Dakota ($67,580). The mean is $55,900.
That ranks 10th of the 46 states where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Minnesota
The middle half of Minnesota dental lab technicians earn $47,670 to $61,310. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $39,350, $2,690 above the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $76,650, $290 below the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Minnesota
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Minnesota's 2024 price level at 98.6 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 1.4% below the national average, and housing (index 91.3) runs 8.7% below.
Converted to national average prices, the $56,090 median is worth about $56,870 — $7,260 above the national median of $49,610.
How many dental lab technicians work in Minnesota
BLS counts about 390 dental lab technician jobs in Minnesota, 1.1% of the 34,410 nationwide, or 0.131 per 1,000 jobs in the state. Dental lab technicians hold a 41% smaller share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 0.59).
Dental Lab Technician Salary by City in Minnesota
Across the 2 Minnesota metro areas where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median, pay runs from $49,800 in St. Cloud to $58,780 in Minneapolis, a spread of $8,980.
All dental roles by metro: Minneapolis · St. Cloud
Who's hiring dental lab technicians in Minnesota now
DentistryHires has no open dental lab technician listings in Minnesota at the moment.
Dental Lab Technician Regulatory Context in Minnesota
Dental lab technician practice in Minnesota is regulated by the Minnesota 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 Minnesota Compares
Other dental salaries in Minnesota
- Dentist salary in Minnesota: median $219,200, $163,110 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Hygienist salary in Minnesota: median $103,970, $47,880 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Assistant salary in Minnesota: median $65,270, $9,180 above the dental lab technician median
- Oral Surgeon salary in Minnesota: median $475,250
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.