Dental Laboratory Technicians Salary in Salem, OR

Dental Laboratory Technicians pay range in Salem

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,140 a year or less, while the top 10% make $62,920 or more. The middle half of dental laboratory technicians in Salem earn between $50,340 and $62,920.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Dental Laboratory Technicians pay in Salem vs. Oregon and the U.S.

Dental laboratory technicians in Salem earn 6% more than the Oregon average ($51,350) and about the same as the U.S. average ($54,290). At the median the gap is +11% against the U.S. median of $49,610.

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Dental Laboratory Technicians salary after taxes in Salem

On the average salary of $54,290, a single filer in Salem takes home about $41,988 a year, or $3,499 a month and $1,615 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.

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Is Salem a good place for dental laboratory technicians? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Salem area are 4% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.6), so the average $54,290 buys what about $52,379 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Salem ($55,310). A typical home costs $454,689, or 8.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Dental Laboratory Technicians salary in other Oregon cities

Salem ranks 1st of 3 Oregon metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for dental laboratory technicians

Portland, ME pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($72,020).

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