Dental Laboratory Technician salary in Louisville
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
The verified BLS median dental laboratory technician in the Louisville metro earns $49,920 ($24.00/hr). Louisville is about the national median ($49,610).
Dental Laboratory Technician pay in Louisville: the analysis
At a verified median of $49,920, dental laboratory technicians in Louisville earn in line with the U.S. median of $49,610 . Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports dental laboratory technician pay, Louisville ranks 128th.
Compared with Kentucky as a whole (median $46,770), Louisville pays dental laboratory technicians about 7% more — modestly above the statewide figure. Local demand, cost of labor, and the mix of practices drive most of that difference.
The pay range is wide: the lowest-paid tenth of dental laboratory technicians in this metro area earn around $23,390, while the top tenth earn $79,610 or more — a spread of about $56,220. That gap reflects experience, practice setting, and local demand more than any single factor, so an individual offer can sit well above or below the midpoint.
The BLS counts roughly 190 dental laboratory technicians employed in Louisville — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.
Within Louisville, a dental laboratory technician earns about 3.0× less than a general dentist, about 1.6× less than a dental hygienist and about 1.0× what a dental assistant earns ($151,420, $81,390, $49,100 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.
Dental Laboratory Technician pay distribution — Louisville (verified)
Inner percentiles marked “est.” are interpolated between published anchors.
| Percentile | Annual pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentilei | $23,390 | $11.25/hr |
| 25th percentilei | $38,650 | $18.58/hr |
| Median (50th)i | $49,920 | $24.00/hr |
| 75th percentilei | $58,740 | $28.24/hr |
| 90th percentilei | $79,610 | $38.27/hr |
| Mean (average)i | $51,190 | $24.61/hr |
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How much does a dental laboratory technician make in Louisville?
The verified BLS OEWS median dental laboratory technician in the Louisville metro earns about $49,920 ($24.00/hr), from the official May 2025 metropolitan wage survey.
How does Louisville dental laboratory technician pay compare to Kentucky overall?
The verified BLS OEWS Louisville metro median is about $49,920, versus the verified BLS OEWS Kentucky statewide median of about $46,770.
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