Dental Lab Technician Salary in Nevada: What Dental Lab Technicians Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$36,860
Median (50th)
$48,190
75th percentile
$64,780
National median
$49,610
BLS OEWS (SOC 51-9081), May 2025
What does a dental lab technician make in Nevada?
The median dental lab technician in Nevada earns $48,190 a year ($23.17 an hour), which is $1,420 below the national median of $49,610, and more than in nearby Arizona ($47,930) and California ($47,410) but less than in Oregon ($48,800). The mean is $54,190.
That ranks 25th of the 46 states where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Nevada
The middle half of Nevada dental lab technicians earn $36,860 to $64,780. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $35,310, $1,350 below the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $82,240, $5,300 above the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Nevada
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Nevada's 2024 price level at 100.0 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run level with the national average, and housing (index 114.1) runs 14.1% above.
Converted to national average prices, the $48,190 median is worth about $48,200 — $1,410 below the national median of $49,610.
How many dental lab technicians work in Nevada
BLS counts about 200 dental lab technician jobs in Nevada, 0.6% 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 Nevada
All dental roles by metro: Las Vegas
Who's hiring dental lab technicians in Nevada now
DentistryHires has no open dental lab technician listings in Nevada at the moment.
Dental Lab Technician Regulatory Context in Nevada
Dental lab technician practice in Nevada is regulated by the Nevada 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 Nevada Compares
Other dental salaries in Nevada
- Dentist salary in Nevada: median $162,200, $114,010 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Hygienist salary in Nevada: median $115,290, $67,100 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Assistant salary in Nevada: median $47,110, $1,080 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.