Dental Lab Technician Salary in Texas: What Dental Lab Technicians Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$35,790
Median (50th)
$46,330
75th percentile
$59,190
National median
$49,610
BLS OEWS (SOC 51-9081), May 2025
What does a dental lab technician make in Texas?
The median dental lab technician in Texas earns $46,330 a year ($22.28 an hour), which is $3,280 below the national median of $49,610, and more than in nearby New Mexico ($45,300) but less than in Arkansas ($49,960) and Oklahoma ($48,670). The mean is $50,580.
That ranks 39th of the 46 states where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Texas
The middle half of Texas dental lab technicians earn $35,790 to $59,190. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $31,160, $5,500 below the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $73,400, $3,540 below the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Texas
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Texas's 2024 price level at 97.1 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 2.9% below the national average, and housing (index 96.5) runs 3.5% below.
Converted to national average prices, the $46,330 median is worth about $47,730 — $1,880 below the national median of $49,610.
How many dental lab technicians work in Texas
BLS counts about 1,770 dental lab technician jobs in Texas, 5.1% of the 34,410 nationwide, or 0.126 per 1,000 jobs in the state. Dental lab technicians hold a 43% smaller share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 0.57).
Dental Lab Technician Salary by City in Texas
Across the 7 Texas metro areas where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median, pay runs from $36,170 in Lubbock to $48,010 in Dallas, a spread of $11,840.
All dental roles by metro: Dallas · Houston · Lubbock · San Antonio · Tyler
Who's hiring dental lab technicians in Texas now
DentistryHires has no open dental lab technician listings in Texas at the moment.
Dental Lab Technician Regulatory Context in Texas
Dental lab technician practice in Texas is regulated by the Texas 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 Texas Compares
Other dental salaries in Texas
- Dentist salary in Texas: median $162,360, $116,030 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Hygienist salary in Texas: median $99,240, $52,910 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Assistant salary in Texas: median $45,430, $900 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.