Dental Laboratory Technician salary in Arkansas

At a verified median of $49,960, dental laboratory technicians in Arkansas earn in line with the U.S. median of $49,610 . Among the 51 states where the BLS reports dental laboratory technician pay, Arkansas ranks 17th.

The pay range is wide: the lowest-paid tenth of dental laboratory technicians in this state earn around $36,410, while the top tenth earn $66,470 or more — a spread of about $30,060. 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 840 dental laboratory technicians employed in Arkansas — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.

Within Arkansas, a dental laboratory technician earns about 3.6× less than a general dentist, about 1.7× less than a dental hygienist and about 1.2× what a dental assistant earns ($178,930, $86,760, $42,830 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 Little Rock at about $48,710 and lowest in Hot Springs at about $42,520. Metro-level demand and cost of living explain most of the in-state variation — see the metro breakdown below.