Dental Lab Technician Salary in South Dakota: What Dental Lab Technicians Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$44,530
Median (50th)
$48,370
75th percentile
$57,020
National median
$49,610
BLS OEWS (SOC 51-9081), May 2025
What does a dental lab technician make in South Dakota?
The median dental lab technician in South Dakota earns $48,370 a year ($23.25 an hour), which is $1,240 below the national median of $49,610, but less than in nearby North Dakota ($67,580), Nebraska ($58,590) and Minnesota ($56,090). The mean is $52,040.
That ranks 24th of the 46 states where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median.
Entry-level vs top earners in South Dakota
The middle half of South Dakota dental lab technicians earn $44,530 to $57,020. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $39,420, $2,760 above the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $65,990, $10,950 below the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in South Dakota
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts South Dakota's 2024 price level at 88.6 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 11.4% below the national average, and housing (index 67.6) runs 32.4% below.
Converted to national average prices, the $48,370 median is worth about $54,600 — $4,990 above the national median of $49,610.
How many dental lab technicians work in South Dakota
BLS counts about 120 dental lab technician jobs in South Dakota, 0.3% of the 34,410 nationwide, or 0.256 per 1,000 jobs in the state. Dental lab technicians hold a 16% larger share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 1.16).
Dental Lab Technician Salary by City in South Dakota
All dental roles by metro: Rapid City
Who's hiring dental lab technicians in South Dakota now
DentistryHires has no open dental lab technician listings in South Dakota at the moment.
Dental Lab Technician Regulatory Context in South Dakota
Dental lab technician practice in South Dakota is regulated by the South Dakota State 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 South Dakota Compares
Other dental salaries in South Dakota
- Dentist salary in South Dakota: median $158,140, $109,770 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Hygienist salary in South Dakota: median $92,210, $43,840 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Assistant salary in South Dakota: median $47,900, $470 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.