Dental Lab Technician Salary in Oregon: What Dental Lab Technicians Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$37,420
Median (50th)
$48,800
75th percentile
$60,890
National median
$49,610
BLS OEWS (SOC 51-9081), May 2025
What does a dental lab technician make in Oregon?
The median dental lab technician in Oregon earns $48,800 a year ($23.46 an hour), which is $810 below the national median of $49,610, and more than in nearby Nevada ($48,190) and California ($47,410) but less than in Washington ($56,400). The mean is $51,350.
That ranks 21st of the 46 states where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Oregon
The middle half of Oregon dental lab technicians earn $37,420 to $60,890. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $35,300, $1,360 below the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $71,860, $5,080 below the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Oregon
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Oregon's 2024 price level at 103.4 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 3.4% above the national average, and housing (index 108.6) runs 8.6% above.
Converted to national average prices, the $48,800 median is worth about $47,210 — $2,400 below the national median of $49,610.
How many dental lab technicians work in Oregon
BLS counts about 570 dental lab technician jobs in Oregon, 1.7% of the 34,410 nationwide, or 0.29 per 1,000 jobs in the state. Dental lab technicians hold a 31% larger share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 1.31).
Dental Lab Technician Salary by City in Oregon
Across the 3 Oregon metro areas where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median, pay runs from $48,800 in Portland to $55,050 in Salem, a spread of $6,250.
All dental roles by metro: Salem
Who's hiring dental lab technicians in Oregon now
DentistryHires has no open dental lab technician listings in Oregon at the moment.
Dental Lab Technician Regulatory Context in Oregon
Dental lab technician practice in Oregon is regulated by the Oregon Board of 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 Oregon Compares
Other dental salaries in Oregon
- Dentist salary in Oregon: median $211,690, $162,890 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Hygienist salary in Oregon: median $122,080, $73,280 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Assistant salary in Oregon: median $59,490, $10,690 above 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.