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What dental lab technicians make
Median
$49,610
New technician
$36,660
Certified ceramist or owner
$76,940
The national median is $49,610 a year, and the bottom tenth start near $36,660. This is the federal survey's own Dental Laboratory Technicians category, so it matches the job title. Bench technicians who own their own small lab are largely outside these figures.