SOC 51-9081 · Production Occupations · May 2025
How much do Dental Laboratory Technicians make in Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Dental Laboratory Technicians in Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT is $45,770. The 10th percentile is $35,360 and the 90th percentile is $79,620. Employment is 430.
Median annual wage
$45,770
- 10th percentile
- $35,360
- 25th percentile
- $37,610
- Median
- $45,770
- 75th percentile
- $58,270
- 90th percentile
- $79,620
- Mean
- $51,070
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Dental Laboratory Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $35,360 and the 90th percentile is $79,620. The difference is $44,260, which is 96.7% 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 $37,610 to the 75th at $58,270, covers $20,660.
The mean annual wage is $51,070, which sits above the median of $45,770. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT median is 7.7% lower than the national median of $49,610 for Dental Laboratory Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $46,594, which is 6.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 2.8% lower than the Utah median of $47,110.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT is 98.232, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $45,770 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Dental Laboratory Technicians at $46,594 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Dental Laboratory Technicians. Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT ranks 3rd of 3 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).).
- Salt Lake City-Murray, UT is 58 miles away, with a median of $47,110 and employment of 710. That median is 2.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,705, against $46,594 here.
- Ogden, UT is 90 miles away, with a median of $52,970 and employment of 110. That median is 15.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,786, against $46,594 here.
Employment share
Dental Laboratory Technicians accounts for 0.14% of wage-and-salary employment in Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT (430 of 304,660). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (34,410 of 155,495,730). The local share is 6.38 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 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT · 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 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Dental Laboratory Technicians in Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT is $45,770. The 10th percentile is $35,360 and the 90th percentile is $79,620. Employment is 430.
How does that compare with the national median for Dental Laboratory Technicians?
The local median is 7.7% lower than the national median of $49,610.
What is Dental Laboratory Technicians pay in Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT is 98.232, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $45,770 is $46,594. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT compare with nearby metros for Dental Laboratory Technicians?
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 58 miles away, at $47,110. Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT ranks 3rd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.