SOC 51-9081 · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro

Dental Laboratory Technicians Salary in Miami, FL

The average salary for dental laboratory technicians in Miami, Florida is $59,850 a year ($28.78 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $59,940: half of the 590 people in this job in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 9% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($54,840).

$59,850average per year

$28.78 / hourMedian $59,940Take-home ≈ $50,269

  • $38K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $60KMedian
  • $69K75th
  • $81K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

590people in this job
+9%vs U.S. metro average
#5 of 12Florida metros
114cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Dental Laboratory Technicians pay range in Miami

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,540 a year or less, while the top 10% make $80,730 or more. The middle half of dental laboratory technicians in Miami earn between $48,100 and $69,410.

  • $38K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $60KMedian
  • $69K75th
  • $81K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$59,850$4,988$28.77
Median$59,940$4,995$28.82
Entry level (25th percentile)$48,100$4,008$23.12
Experienced (75th percentile)$69,410$5,784$33.37

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

Dental Laboratory Technicians salary after taxes in Miami

On the average salary of $59,850, a single filer in Miami takes home about $50,269 a year, or $4,189 a month and $1,933 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Miami area are 14% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 114.2), so the average $59,850 buys what about $52,429 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Miami ($48,640). A typical home costs $475,622, or 7.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Dental Laboratory Technicians salary in other Florida cities

Miami ranks 5th of 12 Florida metro areas for this job; Fort Myers pays the most ($70,690).

All Dental Laboratory Technicians salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for dental laboratory technicians

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

Dental Laboratory Technicians salary by city

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Dental Laboratory Technicians salary in Miami: questions

How much do dental laboratory technicians make an hour in Miami?

$28.78 an hour on average, and $28.82 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level dental laboratory technicians salary in Miami?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,540 a year and the 25th percentile is $48,100, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the dental laboratory technicians take-home pay in Miami?

About $50,269 a year ($4,189 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $59,850. Florida has no state income tax.

Do dental laboratory technicians earn more in Miami than elsewhere?

The average here is 9% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($54,840).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-9081; area Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL (33100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.2%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.94, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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