Dental Lab Technician Salary in Washington: What Dental Lab Technicians Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$47,830
Median (50th)
$56,400
75th percentile
$67,810
National median
$49,610
BLS OEWS (SOC 51-9081), May 2025
What does a dental lab technician make in Washington?
The median dental lab technician in Washington earns $56,400 a year ($27.12 an hour), which is $6,790 above the national median of $49,610, and more than in nearby Oregon ($48,800) and Idaho ($47,380). The mean is $58,080.
That ranks 9th of the 46 states where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Washington
The middle half of Washington dental lab technicians earn $47,830 to $67,810. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $39,970, $3,310 above the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $78,340, $1,400 above the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Washington
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Washington's 2024 price level at 107.0 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 7.0% above the national average, and housing (index 126.0) runs 26.0% above.
Converted to national average prices, the $56,400 median is worth about $52,700 — $3,090 above the national median of $49,610.
How many dental lab technicians work in Washington
BLS counts about 670 dental lab technician jobs in Washington, 1.9% of the 34,410 nationwide, or 0.189 per 1,000 jobs in the state. Dental lab technicians hold a 14% smaller share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 0.86).
Dental Lab Technician Salary by City in Washington
Across the 3 Washington metro areas where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median, pay runs from $47,400 in Spokane to $59,660 in Bellingham, a spread of $12,260.
Who's hiring dental lab technicians in Washington now
DentistryHires has no open dental lab technician listings in Washington at the moment.
Dental Lab Technician Regulatory Context in Washington
Dental lab technician practice in Washington is regulated by the Dental Quality Assurance Commission.
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 Washington Compares
Other dental salaries in Washington
- Dentist salary in Washington: median $169,730, $113,330 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Hygienist salary in Washington: median $131,160, $74,760 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Assistant salary in Washington: median $58,090, $1,690 above the dental lab technician median
- Orthodontist salary in Washington: median $290,430
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.