Dental Laboratory Technician salary in North Carolina

At a verified median of $49,700, dental laboratory technicians in North Carolina earn about the U.S. median. Among the 51 states where the BLS reports dental laboratory technician pay, North Carolina ranks 19th.

The pay range is wide: the lowest-paid tenth of dental laboratory technicians in this state earn around $36,580, while the top tenth earn $75,660 or more — a spread of about $39,080. 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 990 dental laboratory technicians employed in North Carolina — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.

Within North Carolina, a dental laboratory technician earns about 4.2× less than a general dentist, about 2.0× less than a dental hygienist and about 1.0× less than a dental assistant ($207,000, $97,850, $50,380 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 Durham at about $55,070 and lowest in Wilmington at about $38,990. Metro-level demand and cost of living explain most of the in-state variation — see the metro breakdown below.