Dental Laboratory Technician salary in Arizona

At a verified median of $47,930, dental laboratory technicians in Arizona earn slightly below the U.S. median of $49,610 — a gap of about 3%. Among the 51 states where the BLS reports dental laboratory technician pay, Arizona ranks 30th.

The pay range is wide: the lowest-paid tenth of dental laboratory technicians in this state earn around $36,530, while the top tenth earn $77,840 or more — a spread of about $41,310. That gap reflects experience, practice setting, and demand more than any single factor, so an individual offer can sit well above or below the midpoint.

The BLS counts roughly 950 dental laboratory technicians employed in Arizona — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.

Within Arizona, a dental laboratory technician earns about 4.1× less than a general dentist, about 2.1× less than a dental hygienist and about 1.0× less than a dental assistant ($194,180, $101,010, $49,000 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.

Within the state, dental laboratory technician pay is highest in Prescott Valley at about $51,890 and lowest in Lake Havasu City at about $40,200. Metro-level demand and cost of living explain most of the in-state variation — see the metro breakdown below.