Dental Laboratory Technician salary in South Dakota

At a verified median of $48,370, dental laboratory technicians in South Dakota earn slightly below the U.S. median of $49,610 — a gap of about 2%. Among the 51 states where the BLS reports dental laboratory technician pay, South Dakota ranks 28th.

The pay range is wide: the lowest-paid tenth of dental laboratory technicians in this state earn around $39,420, while the top tenth earn $65,990 or more — a spread of about $26,570. 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 120 dental laboratory technicians employed in South Dakota — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.

Within South Dakota, a dental laboratory technician earns about 3.3× less than a general dentist, about 1.9× less than a dental hygienist and about 1.0× what a dental assistant earns ($158,140, $92,210, $47,900 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 Sioux Falls at about $49,910 and lowest in Rapid City at about $45,800. Metro-level demand and cost of living explain most of the in-state variation — see the metro breakdown below.