Dental Laboratory Technician salary in New Jersey

At a verified median of $47,270, dental laboratory technicians in New Jersey earn modestly below the U.S. median of $49,610 — a gap of about 5%. Among the 51 states where the BLS reports dental laboratory technician pay, New Jersey ranks 38th.

The pay range is wide: the lowest-paid tenth of dental laboratory technicians in this state earn around $37,340, while the top tenth earn $99,240 or more — a spread of about $61,900. 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 780 dental laboratory technicians employed in New Jersey — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.

Within New Jersey, a dental laboratory technician earns about 3.6× less than a general dentist, about 2.3× less than a dental hygienist and about 1.0× less than a dental assistant ($171,330, $107,040, $49,390 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 Trenton at about $57,750 and lowest in Vineland at about $49,860. Metro-level demand and cost of living explain most of the in-state variation — see the metro breakdown below.