How much do Dental Laboratory Technicians make in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA?

Percentile spread

For Dental Laboratory Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $39,420 and the 90th percentile is $76,530. The difference is $37,110, which is 48.7% 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 $42,310 to the 75th at $76,170, covers $33,860.

The mean annual wage is $61,270, which sits below the median of $76,170. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA median is 53.5% higher than the national median of $49,610 for Dental Laboratory Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $81,416, which is 64.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 54.6% higher than the Pennsylvania median of $49,280.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA is 93.556, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $76,170 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Dental Laboratory Technicians at $81,416 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Dental Laboratory Technicians. Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA ranks 1st of 15 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).).

• Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ is 45 miles away, with a median of $49,920 and employment of 60. That median is 34.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,936, against $81,416 here.
• Reading, PA is 63 miles away, with a median of $49,550 and employment of 40. That median is 34.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,051, against $81,416 here.
• Lancaster, PA is 90 miles away, with a median of $48,710 and employment of 70. That median is 36.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,574, against $81,416 here.