Dental Laboratory Technicians Salary in Indianapolis, IN

Dental Laboratory Technicians pay range in Indianapolis

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,700 a year or less, while the top 10% make $75,470 or more. The middle half of dental laboratory technicians in Indianapolis earn between $48,510 and $61,510.

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

Dental Laboratory Technicians pay in Indianapolis vs. Indiana and the U.S.

Dental laboratory technicians in Indianapolis earn 4% more than the Indiana average ($52,820) and about the same as the U.S. average ($54,290). At the median the gap is +4% 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 Indianapolis

On the average salary of $55,070, a single filer in Indianapolis takes home about $43,714 a year, or $3,643 a month and $1,681 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Includes Indianapolis's local income tax (2.02%).

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

Prices in the Indianapolis area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.7), so the average $55,070 buys what about $57,547 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Indianapolis ($49,340). A typical home costs $295,921, or 5.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Dental Laboratory Technicians salary in other Indiana cities

Indianapolis ranks 1st of 2 Indiana metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Dental Laboratory Technicians salaries in Indiana

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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