Dental Lab Technician Salary in Utah: What Dental Lab Technicians Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$38,980
Median (50th)
$47,110
75th percentile
$60,630
National median
$49,610
BLS OEWS (SOC 51-9081), May 2025
What does a dental lab technician make in Utah?
The median dental lab technician in Utah earns $47,110 a year ($22.65 an hour), which is $2,500 below the national median of $49,610, but less than in nearby Colorado ($61,220), Nevada ($48,190) and Arizona ($47,930). The mean is $52,650.
That ranks 36th of the 46 states where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Utah
The middle half of Utah dental lab technicians earn $38,980 to $60,630. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $37,210, $550 above the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $79,170, $2,230 above the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Utah
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Utah's 2024 price level at 98.9 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 1.1% below the national average, and housing (index 107.8) runs 7.8% above.
Converted to national average prices, the $47,110 median is worth about $47,650 — $1,960 below the national median of $49,610.
How many dental lab technicians work in Utah
BLS counts about 1,300 dental lab technician jobs in Utah, 3.8% of the 34,410 nationwide, or 0.75 per 1,000 jobs in the state. Dental lab technicians hold 3.4 times their national share of local jobs (location quotient 3.39).
Dental Lab Technician Salary by City in Utah
Across the 3 Utah metro areas where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median, pay runs from $45,770 in Provo to $52,970 in Ogden, a spread of $7,200.
All dental roles by metro: Ogden · Provo · Salt Lake City
Who's hiring dental lab technicians in Utah now
DentistryHires has no open dental lab technician listings in Utah at the moment.
Dental Lab Technician Regulatory Context in Utah
Dental lab technician practice in Utah is regulated by the Utah Dentist and Dental Hygienist Licensing 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 Utah Compares
Other dental salaries in Utah
- Dentist salary in Utah: median $133,320, $86,210 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Hygienist salary in Utah: median $91,120, $44,010 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Assistant salary in Utah: median $37,760, $9,350 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.