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Dental Laboratory Technicians Salary in San Francisco, CA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Dental Laboratory Technicians in San Francisco, CA have a median annual salary of $60,940, with 280 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $47,750 at the 10th percentile to $76,710 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$60,940

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$29.30

Employment

280

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$47,750
10th
$49,550
25th
$60,940
Median
$72,430
75th
$76,710
90th

Local compared with national

San Francisco, CA

$60,940

Median annual · 2025

United States

$49,610

Median annual · 2025

The San Francisco, CA median is 22.8% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $11,330).

Top skills

  1. 1.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.4
  2. 2.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.3
  3. 3.Time ManagementImportance 3.3
  4. 4.Operations MonitoringImportance 3.1
  5. 5.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.1
  6. 6.Active ListeningImportance 3.0
  7. 7.SpeakingImportance 3.0
  8. 8.Active LearningImportance 3.0
  9. 9.MonitoringImportance 3.0
  10. 10.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.0
  11. 11.WritingImportance 2.9
  12. 12.Learning StrategiesImportance 2.9

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Bookkeeping software
  • Computer aided design and drafting CADD software
  • Computer imaging software
  • Database management software
  • Dental product design software
  • Dental product manufacturing software
  • Easy Solutions Easy Lab
  • Email software
  • Graphics software
  • Intuit QuickBooks
  • Inventrix Labtrac
  • Jenmar International DL-Plus
  • LabMagic
  • Laboratory Systems Group Lab Manager
  • Mainstreet Systems & Software DentaLab/PC II

Common tasks

  • Read prescriptions or specifications and examine models or impressions to determine the design of dental products to be constructed.
  • Test appliances for conformance to specifications and accuracy of occlusion, using articulators and micrometers.
  • Fabricate, alter, or repair dental devices, such as dentures, crowns, bridges, inlays, or appliances for straightening teeth.
  • Place tooth models on an apparatus that mimics bite and movement of patient's jaw to evaluate functionality of model.
  • Remove excess metal or porcelain and polish surfaces of prostheses or frameworks, using polishing machines.
  • Train or supervise other dental technicians or dental laboratory bench workers.
  • Melt metals or mix plaster, porcelain, or acrylic pastes and pour materials into molds or over frameworks to form dental prostheses or apparatuses.
  • Prepare metal surfaces for bonding with porcelain to create artificial teeth, using small hand tools.
  • Rebuild or replace linings, wire sections, or missing teeth to repair dentures.
  • Apply porcelain paste or wax over prosthesis frameworks or setups, using brushes and spatulas.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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