Dental Lab Technician Salary in Ohio: What Dental Lab Technicians Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$40,530
Median (50th)
$48,480
75th percentile
$61,750
National median
$49,610
BLS OEWS (SOC 51-9081), May 2025
What does a dental lab technician make in Ohio?
The median dental lab technician in Ohio earns $48,480 a year ($23.31 an hour), which is $1,130 below the national median of $49,610, but less than in nearby Indiana ($49,920), Michigan ($49,570) and Pennsylvania ($49,280). The mean is $53,090.
That ranks 23rd of the 46 states where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Ohio
The middle half of Ohio dental lab technicians earn $40,530 to $61,750. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $36,420, $240 below the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $76,780, $160 below the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Ohio
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Ohio's 2024 price level at 92.8 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 7.2% below the national average, and housing (index 73.0) runs 27.0% below.
Converted to national average prices, the $48,480 median is worth about $52,260 — $2,650 above the national median of $49,610.
How many dental lab technicians work in Ohio
BLS counts about 1,160 dental lab technician jobs in Ohio, 3.4% of the 34,410 nationwide, or 0.209 per 1,000 jobs in the state. Dental lab technicians hold a 6% smaller share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 0.94).
Dental Lab Technician Salary by City in Ohio
Across the 6 Ohio metro areas where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median, pay runs from $47,360 in Youngstown to $53,150 in Cincinnati, a spread of $5,790.
All dental roles by metro: Cincinnati · Cleveland · Dayton · Youngstown
Who's hiring dental lab technicians in Ohio now
DentistryHires has no open dental lab technician listings in Ohio at the moment.
Dental Lab Technician Regulatory Context in Ohio
Dental lab technician practice in Ohio is regulated by the Ohio State Dental Board.
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 Ohio Compares
Other dental salaries in Ohio
- Dentist salary in Ohio: median $167,410, $118,930 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Hygienist salary in Ohio: median $88,990, $40,510 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Assistant salary in Ohio: median $47,970, $510 below the dental lab technician median
- Orthodontist salary in Ohio: median $219,300
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.