SOC 51-9081 · Production Occupations · May 2025
How much do Dental Laboratory Technicians make in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Dental Laboratory Technicians in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is $45,320. The 10th percentile is $38,990 and the 90th percentile is $66,010. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$45,320
- 10th percentile
- $38,990
- 25th percentile
- $44,580
- Median
- $45,320
- 75th percentile
- $64,910
- 90th percentile
- $66,010
- Mean
- $53,090
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Dental Laboratory Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $38,990 and the 90th percentile is $66,010. The difference is $27,020, which is 59.6% 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 $44,580 to the 75th at $64,910, covers $20,330.
The mean annual wage is $53,090, which sits above the median of $45,320. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Providence-Warwick, RI-MA median is 8.6% lower than the national median of $49,610 for Dental Laboratory Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $44,530, which is 10.2% lower 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 Rhode Island median of $45,320.
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Rhode Island, the primary state on the BLS area record.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 101.773, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $45,320 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Dental Laboratory Technicians at $44,530 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. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA ranks 8th 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).).
- Worcester, MA is 54 miles away, with a median of $63,730 and employment of 40. That median is 40.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,162, against $44,530 here.
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 58 miles away, with a median of $75,480 and employment of 350. That median is 66.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,717, against $44,530 here.
- Manchester-Nashua, NH is 86 miles away, with a median of $60,600 and employment of 60. That median is 33.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,355, against $44,530 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA · 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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Dental Laboratory Technicians in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is $45,320. The 10th percentile is $38,990 and the 90th percentile is $66,010.
How does that compare with the national median for Dental Laboratory Technicians?
The local median is 8.6% lower than the national median of $49,610.
What is Dental Laboratory Technicians pay in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 101.773, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $45,320 is $44,530. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Providence-Warwick, RI-MA compare with nearby metros for Dental Laboratory Technicians?
Worcester, MA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 54 miles away, at $63,730. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA ranks 8th of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.