Side-by-side distribution
Dentist
$250,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 58.3%
- Live roles
- 480
Lab Technician
$29.00/hr
per hour · USD
- Disclosing
- 46%
- Live roles
- 1,284
Highest-paying jobs
Pediatric Dentist
General Dentist
General Dentist
General Dentist
Dentist
General Dentist
General Dentist
General Dentist
General Dentist
Dentist – DDS / DMD
Highest-paying jobs
Lab Technician & Test Engineer
Lab Technician, Fluidstack Labs
Hardware Lab Technician
Master Test Lab Technician
Medical Lab Technician - Clinical Laboratory - PRN
Lab Technician and Test Engineer
Medical Laboratory Technician
Medical Laboratory Technician
Laboratory Technician
Electrical Test Technician, Hardware Platform EE Lab
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Aspen Dental
|
$250,000 | 176 |
Guardian Dentistry Partners
|
$210,500 | 28 |
|
Elite Dental Partners
|
$270,000 | 18 |
|
Dental365
|
$325,000 | 9 |
Enable Dental
|
$273,000 | 8 |
Tend
|
$300,000 | 6 |
| SD SGA Dental Partners | $10,000 | 5 |
| SE SEARHC | $327,500 | 4 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Advocate Health
|
$72,956 | 53 |
|
Aspen Dental
|
$57,200 | 38 |
Sanford Health
|
$68,640 | 23 |
Siemens Healthineers
|
$48,242 | 22 |
|
Sutter Health
|
$86,226 | 17 |
| EH Essentia Health | $63,648 | 16 |
Labcorp
|
$66,170 | 12 |
USC
|
$49,920 | 12 |
Lab Technician salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $78,750 | 5 |
| Austin | $62,000 | 3 |
| New York | $61,922 | 5 |
| Boston | $52,010 | 10 |
| Denver | $51,033 | 7 |
| Los Angeles | $49,920 | 12 |
Dentist vs Lab Technician: which pays more?
The median for Dentist is $250,000 per year (typically $210,000–$280,000), versus $29.00/hr for Lab Technician ($23.35/hr–$34.00/hr). That puts Dentist about 314% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Dentist and Lab Technician are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.