Dental Lab Technician Salary in Wisconsin: What Dental Lab Technicians Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$38,390
Median (50th)
$47,170
75th percentile
$59,800
National median
$49,610
BLS OEWS (SOC 51-9081), May 2025
What does a dental lab technician make in Wisconsin?
The median dental lab technician in Wisconsin earns $47,170 a year ($22.68 an hour), which is $2,440 below the national median of $49,610, but less than in nearby Minnesota ($56,090), Illinois ($51,380) and Michigan ($49,570). The mean is $50,380.
That ranks 35th of the 46 states where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Wisconsin
The middle half of Wisconsin dental lab technicians earn $38,390 to $59,800. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $36,840, $180 above the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $68,680, $8,260 below the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Wisconsin
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Wisconsin's 2024 price level at 94.1 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 5.9% below the national average, and housing (index 79.3) runs 20.7% below.
Converted to national average prices, the $47,170 median is worth about $50,130 — $520 above the national median of $49,610.
How many dental lab technicians work in Wisconsin
BLS counts about 800 dental lab technician jobs in Wisconsin, 2.3% of the 34,410 nationwide, or 0.271 per 1,000 jobs in the state. Dental lab technicians hold a 23% larger share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 1.23).
Dental Lab Technician Salary by City in Wisconsin
All dental roles by metro: Green Bay · Madison · Milwaukee · Oshkosh
Who's hiring dental lab technicians in Wisconsin now
DentistryHires has no open dental lab technician listings in Wisconsin at the moment.
Dental Lab Technician Regulatory Context in Wisconsin
Dental lab technician practice in Wisconsin is regulated by the Wisconsin Dentistry Examining 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 Wisconsin Compares
Other dental salaries in Wisconsin
- Dentist salary in Wisconsin: median $193,690, $146,520 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Hygienist salary in Wisconsin: median $96,540, $49,370 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Assistant salary in Wisconsin: median $47,520, $350 above the dental lab technician median
- Orthodontist salary in Wisconsin: median $212,860, $165,690 above 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.