Dental Lab Technician Salary in New York: What Dental Lab Technicians Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$47,080
Median (50th)
$52,460
75th percentile
$61,540
National median
$49,610
BLS OEWS (SOC 51-9081), May 2025
What does a dental lab technician make in New York?
The median dental lab technician in New York earns $52,460 a year ($25.22 an hour), which is $2,850 above the national median of $49,610, and more than in nearby Pennsylvania ($49,280) and New Jersey ($47,270) but less than in Massachusetts ($72,800).
The mean is $57,290.
That ranks 11th of the 46 states where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median.
Entry-level vs top earners in New York
The middle half of New York dental lab technicians earn $47,080 to $61,540.
The lowest-paid tenth earn under $38,580, $1,920 above the national 10th percentile.
The top tenth earn over $76,010, $930 below the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in New York
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts New York's 2024 price level at 107.9 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 7.9% above the national average, and housing (index 122.2) runs 22.2% above.
Converted to national average prices, the $52,460 median is worth about $48,610 — $1,000 below the national median of $49,610.
How many dental lab technicians work in New York
BLS counts about 1,890 dental lab technician jobs in New York, 5.5% of the 34,410 nationwide, or 0.195 per 1,000 jobs in the state.
Dental lab technicians hold a 12% smaller share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 0.88).
Dental Lab Technician Salary by City in New York
Across the 7 New York metro areas where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median, pay runs from $46,070 in Utica to $58,160 in New York, a spread of $12,090.
All dental roles by metro: Albany · Buffalo · Kiryas Joel · New York · Rochester · Syracuse
Who's hiring dental lab technicians in New York now
DentistryHires has 1 open dental lab technician listing in New York from 1 employer, in Rochester.
1 posts a salary from $90,000 to $110,000 a year.
These are employers' posted ranges, not survey figures.
Dental Lab Technician Regulatory Context in New York
Dental lab technician practice in New York is regulated by the New York State Board for 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 New York Compares
Other dental salaries in New York
- Dentist salary in New York: median $183,060, $130,600 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Hygienist salary in New York: median $106,130, $53,670 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Assistant salary in New York: median $48,110, $4,350 below the dental lab technician median
- Orthodontist salary in New York: median $172,980
- Oral Surgeon salary in New York: median $342,710
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.