How much do Dental Laboratory Technicians make in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH?

Percentile spread

For Dental Laboratory Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $37,220 and the 90th percentile is $62,400. The difference is $25,180, which is 52.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $37,220 to the 75th at $50,600, covers $13,380.

The mean annual wage is $48,020, which sits above the median of $47,740. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH median is 3.8% lower than the national median of $49,610 for Dental Laboratory Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $53,991, which is 8.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the West Virginia median of $47,740.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH covers more than one state. The state comparison uses West Virginia, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH is 88.422, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $47,740 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Dental Laboratory Technicians at $53,991 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Dental Laboratory Technicians. Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH ranks 12th of 12 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Lexington-Fayette, KY is 102 miles away, with a median of $55,540 and employment of 70. That median is 16.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,792, against $53,991 here.
• Columbus, OH is 112 miles away, with a median of $52,570 and employment of 220. That median is 10.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,065, against $53,991 here.
• Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 113 miles away, with a median of $53,150 and employment of 140. That median is 11.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,730, against $53,991 here.