Dental Laboratory Technician salary in South Carolina

At a verified median of $37,170, dental laboratory technicians in South Carolina earn substantially below the U.S. median of $49,610 — a gap of about 25%. Among the 51 states where the BLS reports dental laboratory technician pay, South Carolina ranks 51st.

The pay range is wide: the lowest-paid tenth of dental laboratory technicians in this state earn around $29,380, while the top tenth earn $61,980 or more — a spread of about $32,600. 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 260 dental laboratory technicians employed in South Carolina — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.

Within South Carolina, a dental laboratory technician earns about 4.3× less than a general dentist, about 2.3× less than a dental hygienist and about 1.3× less than a dental assistant ($158,640, $84,340, $47,320 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 Columbia at about $52,140 and lowest in Florence at about $41,470. Metro-level demand and cost of living explain most of the in-state variation — see the metro breakdown below.