SOC 51-9081 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Dental Laboratory Technicians make in Naples-Marco Island, FL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Dental Laboratory Technicians in Naples-Marco Island, FL is $60,560. The 10th percentile is $38,140 and the 90th percentile is $96,240. Employment is 50.

Median annual wage

$60,560

10th percentile
$38,140
25th percentile
$48,850
Median
$60,560
75th percentile
$75,410
90th percentile
$96,240
Mean
$65,730

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Dental Laboratory Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $38,140 and the 90th percentile is $96,240. The difference is $58,100, which is 95.9% 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 $48,850 to the 75th at $75,410, covers $26,560.

The mean annual wage is $65,730, which sits above the median of $60,560. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Naples-Marco Island, FL median is 22.1% higher than the national median of $49,610 for Dental Laboratory Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $58,682, which is 18.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.3% higher than the Florida median of $59,790.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Naples-Marco Island, FL is 103.200, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $60,560 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Dental Laboratory Technicians at $58,682 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Dental Laboratory Technicians. Naples-Marco Island, FL ranks 3rd of 8 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).).

  • Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL is 47 miles away, with a median of $78,010 and employment of 110. That median is 28.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,220, against $58,682 here.
  • Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is 57 miles away, with a median of $59,940 and employment of 590. That median is 1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,508, against $58,682 here.
  • North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL is 104 miles away, with a median of $61,360 and employment of 100. That median is 1.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,912, against $58,682 here.

Employment share

Dental Laboratory Technicians accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Naples-Marco Island, FL (50 of 173,880). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (34,410 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.30 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 Naples-Marco Island, FL · 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 Naples-Marco Island, FL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Dental Laboratory Technicians in Naples-Marco Island, FL is $60,560. The 10th percentile is $38,140 and the 90th percentile is $96,240. Employment is 50.

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

The local median is 22.1% higher than the national median of $49,610.

What is Dental Laboratory Technicians pay in Naples-Marco Island, FL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Naples-Marco Island, FL is 103.200, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $60,560 is $58,682. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Naples-Marco Island, FL compare with nearby metros for Dental Laboratory Technicians?

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 47 miles away, at $78,010. Naples-Marco Island, FL ranks 3rd of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.