Dental Lab Technician Salary in Virginia: What Dental Lab Technicians Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$44,220
Median (50th)
$51,900
75th percentile
$75,160
National median
$49,610
BLS OEWS (SOC 51-9081), May 2025
What does a dental lab technician make in Virginia?
The median dental lab technician in Virginia earns $51,900 a year ($24.95 an hour), which is $2,290 above the national median of $49,610, and more than in nearby North Carolina ($49,700), Tennessee ($48,880) and Maryland ($47,850). The mean is $59,560.
That ranks 12th of the 46 states where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Virginia
The middle half of Virginia dental lab technicians earn $44,220 to $75,160. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $36,100, $560 below the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $89,490, $12,550 above the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Virginia
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Virginia's 2024 price level at 101.1 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 1.1% above the national average, and housing (index 106.8) runs 6.8% above.
Converted to national average prices, the $51,900 median is worth about $51,330 — $1,720 above the national median of $49,610.
How many dental lab technicians work in Virginia
BLS counts about 1,050 dental lab technician jobs in Virginia, 3.1% of the 34,410 nationwide, or 0.257 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 Virginia
Across the 3 Virginia metro areas where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median, pay runs from $46,700 in Richmond to $58,720 in Virginia Beach, a spread of $12,020.
All dental roles by metro: Virginia Beach
Who's hiring dental lab technicians in Virginia now
DentistryHires has no open dental lab technician listings in Virginia at the moment.
Dental Lab Technician Regulatory Context in Virginia
Dental lab technician practice in Virginia is regulated by the Virginia 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 Virginia Compares
Other dental salaries in Virginia
- Dentist salary in Virginia: median $197,110, $145,210 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Hygienist salary in Virginia: median $102,950, $51,050 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Assistant salary in Virginia: median $46,670, $5,230 below the dental lab technician median
- Oral Surgeon salary in Virginia: median $403,430
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.