Dental Laboratory Technician salary in Utah

At a verified median of $47,110, dental laboratory technicians in Utah 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, Utah ranks 40th.

The pay range is wide: the lowest-paid tenth of dental laboratory technicians in this state earn around $37,210, while the top tenth earn $79,170 or more — a spread of about $41,960. 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 1,300 dental laboratory technicians employed in Utah — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.

Within Utah, a dental laboratory technician earns about 2.8× less than a general dentist, about 1.9× less than a dental hygienist and about 1.2× what a dental assistant earns ($133,320, $91,120, $37,760 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 Ogden at about $52,970 and lowest in Logan at about $38,840. Metro-level demand and cost of living explain most of the in-state variation — see the metro breakdown below.