Dental Lab Technician Salary in Missouri: What Dental Lab Technicians Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$40,790
Median (50th)
$46,870
75th percentile
$64,760
National median
$49,610
BLS OEWS (SOC 51-9081), May 2025
What does a dental lab technician make in Missouri?
The median dental lab technician in Missouri earns $46,870 a year ($22.53 an hour), which is $2,740 below the national median of $49,610, but less than in nearby Nebraska ($58,590), Kansas ($56,790) and Illinois ($51,380). The mean is $53,980.
That ranks 37th of the 46 states where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Missouri
The middle half of Missouri dental lab technicians earn $40,790 to $64,760. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $38,650, $1,990 above the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $78,430, $1,490 above the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Missouri
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Missouri's 2024 price level at 90.8 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 9.2% below the national average, and housing (index 69.9) runs 30.1% below.
Converted to national average prices, the $46,870 median is worth about $51,610 — $2,000 above the national median of $49,610.
How many dental lab technicians work in Missouri
BLS counts about 740 dental lab technician jobs in Missouri, 2.2% of the 34,410 nationwide, or 0.253 per 1,000 jobs in the state. Dental lab technicians hold a 14% larger share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 1.14).
Dental Lab Technician Salary by City in Missouri
Across the 3 Missouri metro areas where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median, pay runs from $44,260 in Springfield to $56,790 in Kansas City, a spread of $12,530.
All dental roles by metro: Kansas City · St. Louis
Who's hiring dental lab technicians in Missouri now
DentistryHires has no open dental lab technician listings in Missouri at the moment.
Dental Lab Technician Regulatory Context in Missouri
Dental lab technician practice in Missouri is regulated by the Missouri Dental Board.
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 Missouri Compares
Nebraska
$58,590
+18% vs. national
Nebraska salary →
Kansas
$56,790
+14% vs. national
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Illinois
$51,380
+4% vs. national
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Arkansas
$49,960
+1% vs. national
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Tennessee
$48,880
-1% vs. national
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Oklahoma
$48,670
-2% vs. national
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Iowa
$47,520
-4% vs. national
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Kentucky
$46,770
-6% vs. national
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Other dental salaries in Missouri
- Dentist salary in Missouri: median $204,960, $158,090 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Hygienist salary in Missouri: median $92,750, $45,880 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Assistant salary in Missouri: median $45,970, $900 below the dental lab technician median
- Orthodontist salary in Missouri: median $332,630
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.