Dental Lab Technician Salary in North Dakota: What Dental Lab Technicians Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$57,970
Median (50th)
$67,580
75th percentile
$68,380
National median
$49,610
BLS OEWS (SOC 51-9081), May 2025
What does a dental lab technician make in North Dakota?
The median dental lab technician in North Dakota earns $67,580 a year ($32.49 an hour), which is $17,970 above the national median of $49,610, and more than in nearby Minnesota ($56,090), South Dakota ($48,370) and Montana ($47,560). The mean is $66,190.
That ranks 2nd of the 46 states where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median.
Entry-level vs top earners in North Dakota
The middle half of North Dakota dental lab technicians earn $57,970 to $68,380. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $54,990, $18,330 above the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $77,360, $420 above the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in North Dakota
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts North Dakota's 2024 price level at 89.0 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 11.0% below the national average, and housing (index 71.4) runs 28.6% below.
Converted to national average prices, the $67,580 median is worth about $75,970 — $26,360 above the national median of $49,610.
How many dental lab technicians work in North Dakota
BLS counts about 60 dental lab technician jobs in North Dakota, 0.2% of the 34,410 nationwide, or 0.149 per 1,000 jobs in the state. Dental lab technicians hold a 33% smaller share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 0.67). BLS rates this count as imprecise (relative standard error 25.6%).
Who's hiring dental lab technicians in North Dakota now
DentistryHires has no open dental lab technician listings in North Dakota at the moment.
Dental Lab Technician Regulatory Context in North Dakota
Dental lab technician practice in North Dakota is regulated by the North Dakota 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 Dakota Compares
Other dental salaries in North Dakota
- Dentist salary in North Dakota: median $220,660, $153,080 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Hygienist salary in North Dakota: median $90,530, $22,950 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Assistant salary in North Dakota: median $57,770, $9,810 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.