SOC 51-9081 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Dental Laboratory Technicians make in Memphis, TN-MS-AR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Dental Laboratory Technicians in Memphis, TN-MS-AR is $50,590. The 10th percentile is $37,780 and the 90th percentile is $72,500. Employment is 130.

Median annual wage

$50,590

10th percentile
$37,780
25th percentile
$37,780
Median
$50,590
75th percentile
$65,110
90th percentile
$72,500
Mean
$54,250

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Dental Laboratory Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $37,780 and the 90th percentile is $72,500. The difference is $34,720, which is 68.6% 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 $37,780 to the 75th at $65,110, covers $27,330.

The mean annual wage is $54,250, which sits above the median of $50,590. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Memphis, TN-MS-AR median is 2% higher than the national median of $49,610 for Dental Laboratory Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $54,882, which is 10.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.5% higher than the Tennessee median of $48,880.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Tennessee, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Memphis, TN-MS-AR is 92.179, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $50,590 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Dental Laboratory Technicians at $54,882 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Dental Laboratory Technicians. Memphis, TN-MS-AR ranks 2nd of 5 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).).

  • Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is 147 miles away, with a median of $48,710 and employment of 110. That median is 3.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,507, against $54,882 here.
  • Huntsville, AL is 176 miles away, with a median of $43,580 and employment of 410. That median is 13.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,824, against $54,882 here.
  • Jackson, MS is 179 miles away, with a median of $50,430 and employment of 50. That median is 0.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,632, against $54,882 here.

Employment share

Dental Laboratory Technicians accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Memphis, TN-MS-AR (130 of 611,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (34,410 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.96 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Memphis, TN-MS-AR · Dental Laboratory Technicians by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Dental Laboratory Technicians make in Memphis, TN-MS-AR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Dental Laboratory Technicians in Memphis, TN-MS-AR is $50,590. The 10th percentile is $37,780 and the 90th percentile is $72,500. Employment is 130.

How does that compare with the national median for Dental Laboratory Technicians?

The local median is 2% higher than the national median of $49,610.

What is Dental Laboratory Technicians pay in Memphis, TN-MS-AR after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Memphis, TN-MS-AR is 92.179, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $50,590 is $54,882. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Memphis, TN-MS-AR compare with nearby metros for Dental Laboratory Technicians?

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 147 miles away, at $48,710. Memphis, TN-MS-AR ranks 2nd of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.