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Dental technician salary in British Columbia

NOC 32112 · Dental technologists and technicians

Median dental technician pay in British Columbia is $31.73/hr, with most earning between $21.63/hr and $41.25/hr — about $65,998 a year at full-time hours, or $50,677 after tax.

Median wage
$31.73/hr
per hour
Figure: Labour Force Survey, 2023-2024.
Low
$21.63/hr
per hour
High
$41.25/hr
per hour
Full-time equivalent
$65,998
median × 2,080 hours
Take-home at the median
$50,677
after tax, CPP and EI
vs Canada
+9.4%
gap to the national median of $29/hr
Income percentile
65th
where the median sits among British Columbia earners

Pay by occupation

Dental technician salary by province

Median wage from Job Bank; provinces and territories without a published figure are omitted. Pick one for the full breakdown with take-home pay.

ProvinceLowMedianHighPer year
British Columbia$21.63/hr$31.73/hr$41.25/hr$65,998
Ontario$20.94/hr$29.41/hr$41.74/hr$61,173
Alberta$18/hr$28.75/hr$34.62/hr$59,800
Nova Scotia$16.50/hr$28/hr$41/hr$58,240
Quebec$21.19/hr$27.95/hr$34.58/hr$58,136
Newfoundland and Labrador$20.15/hr$27.35/hr$30.72/hr$56,888
Saskatchewan$20.69/hr$26.98/hr$41.65/hr$56,118
New Brunswick$21.96/hr$26.43/hr$29.85/hr$54,974
Manitoba$21.25/hr$25/hr$32/hr$52,000

Educational information only — not financial advice. Wages are Job Bank estimates for the occupation as a whole; your pay depends on employer, experience and region.

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Official Government of Canada data

Wages are from the Government of Canada Job Bank open-data wage file (Employment and Social Development Canada, 2025 release), by NOC 2021 unit group and province. Low, median and high are roughly the 10th, 50th and 90th percentiles of the underlying survey (Labour Force Survey, Census or small-area estimation — noted under each figure). Annual equivalents assume 2,080 hours (40 h/week × 52). Take-home uses 2026 federal and provincial tax, CPP/QPP and EI. Reproduced under the Open Government Licence – Canada.