Dental Lab Technician Salary in Nebraska: What Dental Lab Technicians Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$49,990
Median (50th)
$58,590
75th percentile
$61,940
National median
$49,610
BLS OEWS (SOC 51-9081), May 2025
What does a dental lab technician make in Nebraska?
The median dental lab technician in Nebraska earns $58,590 a year ($28.17 an hour), which is $8,980 above the national median of $49,610, and more than in nearby Kansas ($56,790) and South Dakota ($48,370) but less than in Colorado ($61,220). The mean is $56,330.
That ranks 7th of the 46 states where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Nebraska
The middle half of Nebraska dental lab technicians earn $49,990 to $61,940. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $40,410, $3,750 above the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $69,990, $6,950 below the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Nebraska
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Nebraska's 2024 price level at 90.1 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 9.9% below the national average, and housing (index 75.2) runs 24.8% below.
Converted to national average prices, the $58,590 median is worth about $65,030 — $15,420 above the national median of $49,610.
How many dental lab technicians work in Nebraska
BLS counts about 190 dental lab technician jobs in Nebraska, 0.6% of the 34,410 nationwide, or 0.184 per 1,000 jobs in the state. Dental lab technicians hold a 17% smaller share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 0.83).
Dental Lab Technician Salary by City in Nebraska
Across the 2 Nebraska metro areas where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median, pay runs from $51,020 in Lincoln to $58,630 in Omaha, a spread of $7,610.
Who's hiring dental lab technicians in Nebraska now
DentistryHires has 1 open dental lab technician listing in Nebraska from 1 employer, in Omaha.
1 posts hourly pay, from $17 to $28 an hour. These are employers' posted ranges, not survey figures.
Dental Lab Technician Regulatory Context in Nebraska
Dental lab technician practice in Nebraska is regulated by the Nebraska 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 Nebraska Compares
Other dental salaries in Nebraska
- Dentist salary in Nebraska: median $179,750, $121,160 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Hygienist salary in Nebraska: median $92,580, $33,990 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Assistant salary in Nebraska: median $46,660, $11,930 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.