Dental Laboratory Technician salary in Scranton

At a verified median of $76,170, dental laboratory technicians in Scranton earn substantially above the U.S. median of $49,610 — a gap of about 54%. Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports dental laboratory technician pay, Scranton ranks 2nd.

Compared with Pennsylvania as a whole (median $49,280), Scranton pays dental laboratory technicians about 55% more — substantially 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 $39,420, while the top tenth earn $76,530 or more — a spread of about $37,110. 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.

Within Scranton, a dental laboratory technician earns about 2.6× less than a general dentist, about 1.1× what a dental hygienist earns and about 1.6× what a dental assistant earns ($195,480, $70,730, $47,220 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.