Dental Lab Technician Salary in North Carolina: What Dental Lab Technicians Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$38,990
Median (50th)
$49,700
75th percentile
$61,500
National median
$49,610
BLS OEWS (SOC 51-9081), May 2025
What does a dental lab technician make in North Carolina?
The median dental lab technician in North Carolina earns $49,700 a year ($23.90 an hour), which is $90 above the national median of $49,610, and more than in nearby Georgia ($49,310) and Tennessee ($48,880) but less than in Virginia ($51,900). The mean is $52,600.
That ranks 16th of the 46 states where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median.
Entry-level vs top earners in North Carolina
The middle half of North Carolina dental lab technicians earn $38,990 to $61,500. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $36,580, $80 below the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $75,660, $1,280 below the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in North Carolina
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts North Carolina's 2024 price level at 94.3 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 5.7% below the national average, and housing (index 81.4) runs 18.6% below.
Converted to national average prices, the $49,700 median is worth about $52,690 — $3,080 above the national median of $49,610.
How many dental lab technicians work in North Carolina
BLS counts about 990 dental lab technician jobs in North Carolina, 2.9% of the 34,410 nationwide, or 0.2 per 1,000 jobs in the state. Dental lab technicians hold a 9% smaller share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 0.91).
Dental Lab Technician Salary by City in North Carolina
Across the 7 North Carolina metro areas where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median, pay runs from $38,990 in Wilmington to $51,110 in Raleigh, a spread of $12,120.
All dental roles by metro: Asheville · Charlotte · Greensboro · Hickory · Raleigh · Winston
Who's hiring dental lab technicians in North Carolina now
DentistryHires has no open dental lab technician listings in North Carolina at the moment.
Dental Lab Technician Regulatory Context in North Carolina
Dental lab technician practice in North Carolina is regulated by the North Carolina 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 North Carolina Compares
Other dental salaries in North Carolina
- Dentist salary in North Carolina: median $207,000, $157,300 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Hygienist salary in North Carolina: median $97,850, $48,150 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Assistant salary in North Carolina: median $50,380, $680 above the dental lab technician median
- Orthodontist salary in North Carolina: median $224,990
- Oral Surgeon salary in North Carolina: median $224,040
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.