Dental Lab Technician Salary in Mississippi: What Dental Lab Technicians Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$30,130
Median (50th)
$47,770
75th percentile
$61,040
National median
$49,610
BLS OEWS (SOC 51-9081), May 2025
What does a dental lab technician make in Mississippi?
The median dental lab technician in Mississippi earns $47,770 a year ($22.97 an hour), which is $1,840 below the national median of $49,610, and more than in nearby Alabama ($45,760) but less than in Arkansas ($49,960) and Tennessee ($48,880). The mean is $46,910.
That ranks 28th of the 46 states where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Mississippi
The middle half of Mississippi dental lab technicians earn $30,130 to $61,040. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $26,520, $10,140 below the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $70,760, $6,180 below the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Mississippi
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Mississippi's 2024 price level at 87.0 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 13.0% below the national average, and housing (index 56.5) runs 43.5% below.
Converted to national average prices, the $47,770 median is worth about $54,940 — $5,330 above the national median of $49,610.
How many dental lab technicians work in Mississippi
BLS counts about 140 dental lab technician jobs in Mississippi, 0.4% 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 Mississippi
All dental roles by metro: Jackson
Who's hiring dental lab technicians in Mississippi now
DentistryHires has no open dental lab technician listings in Mississippi at the moment.
Dental Lab Technician Regulatory Context in Mississippi
Dental lab technician practice in Mississippi is regulated by the Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners.
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 Mississippi Compares
Other dental salaries in Mississippi
- Dentist salary in Mississippi: median $143,660, $95,890 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Hygienist salary in Mississippi: median $67,280, $19,510 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Assistant salary in Mississippi: median $39,160, $8,610 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.