Dental Laboratory Technician salary in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO-IL
The verified BLS median dental laboratory technician in the St. Louis metro earns $47,160 ($22.67/hr). St. Louis pays roughly 5% below the national median of $49,610.
Dental Laboratory Technician pay in St. Louis: the analysis
At a verified median of $47,160, dental laboratory technicians in St. Louis earn modestly below the U.S. median of $49,610 — a gap of about 5%. Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports dental laboratory technician pay, St. Louis ranks 224th.
Compared with Missouri as a whole (median $46,870), St. Louis tracks the statewide median closely. 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 $40,000, while the top tenth earn $78,430 or more — a spread of about $38,430. 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 500 dental laboratory technicians employed in St. Louis — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.
Within St. Louis, a dental laboratory technician earns about 4.5× less than a general dentist, about 2.1× less than a dental hygienist and about 1.0× less than a dental assistant ($210,430, $97,650, $48,120 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.
Dental Laboratory Technician pay distribution — St. Louis (verified)
Inner percentiles marked “est.” are interpolated between published anchors.
| Percentile | Annual pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentilei | $40,000 | $19.23/hr |
| 25th percentilei | $40,000 | $19.23/hr |
| Median (50th)i | $47,160 | $22.67/hr |
| 75th percentilei | $64,050 | $30.79/hr |
| 90th percentilei | $78,430 | $37.71/hr |
| Mean (average)i | $53,730 | $25.83/hr |
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How much does a dental laboratory technician make in St. Louis?
The verified BLS OEWS median dental laboratory technician in the St. Louis metro earns about $47,160 ($22.67/hr), from the official May 2025 metropolitan wage survey.
How does St. Louis dental laboratory technician pay compare to Missouri overall?
The verified BLS OEWS St. Louis metro median is about $47,160, versus the verified BLS OEWS Missouri statewide median of about $46,870.
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