Laboratory Quality Control Technician IV Salary in the United States
How much does a Laboratory Quality Control Technician IV make in the United States?
As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Laboratory Quality Control Technician IV in the United States is $70,544 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $34.
However, a Laboratory Quality Control Technician IV's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $82,882
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $63,808 to $77,002
Key Factors That Influence Laboratory Quality Control Technician IV Salaries
A Laboratory Quality Control Technician IV's salary isn't a fixed number.
It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, and company size can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Laboratory Quality Control Technician Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Laboratory Quality Control Technician IV's salary.
As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases.
Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:
Laboratory Quality Control Technician II (1-3 years): $56,026
Laboratory Quality Control Technician III (3-5 years): $62,505
Laboratory Quality Control Technician IV (5-7 years): $70,544
Laboratory Quality Control Supervisor (7+ years): $82,392
Laboratory Quality Control Senior Supervisor (7+ years): $100,971
Job Role
Years of Experience
Average Salary
Laboratory Quality Control Technician II
1-3 years
$56,026
Laboratory Quality Control Technician III
3-5 years
$62,505
Laboratory Quality Control Technician IV
5-7 years
$70,544
Laboratory Quality Control Supervisor
7+ years
$82,392
Laboratory Quality Control Senior Supervisor
7+ years
$100,971
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How Do Laboratory Quality Control Technician IV Salaries Vary from State to State?
Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work.
States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors
often pay more to attract Laboratory Quality Control Technician IVs.
For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
Top Paying Cities for Laboratory Quality Control Technician IVs
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $88,977
San Francisco: $88,003
Oakland: $86,148
San Jose, CA$88,977
San Francisco, CA$88,003
Oakland, CA$86,148
New York, NY$81,224
Paramus, NJ$80,236
Queens Village, NY$80,233
Passaic, NJ$80,165
Bergenfield, NJ$80,159
Stamford, CT$80,004
Huntington, NY$79,975
Newark, NJ$79,454
Bridgeport, CT$79,305
Vallejo, CA$79,164
New Brunswick, NJ$79,136
Petaluma, CA$79,094
Middlesex, NJ$78,960
Somerset, NJ$78,911
Santa Cruz, CA$78,819
Boston, MA$78,388
Monterey, CA$78,141
Seattle, WA$77,979
Santa Rosa, CA$77,965
Los Angeles, CA$77,944
Juneau, AK$77,761
Washington, DC$77,683
Orange, CA$77,432
Santa Ana, CA$77,246
Long Beach, CA$77,175
Anaheim, CA$77,161
Anchorage, AK$77,126
Santa Maria, CA$76,914
Everett, WA$76,900
Danbury, CT$76,652
Bremerton, WA$76,554
Tacoma, WA$76,300
New Suffolk, NY$76,299
Sacramento, CA$76,279
Santa Barbara, CA$76,202
Trenton, NJ$76,124
San Diego, CA$76,124
Brockton, MA$76,046
Fairbanks, AK$75,874
Lompoc, CA$75,694
Lowell, MA$75,637
Ventura, CA$75,623
Nashua, NH$75,609
Stockton, CA$75,602
Modesto, CA$75,087
Poughkeepsie, NY$74,932
Olympia, WA$74,798
Kennewick, WA$74,798
New Haven, CT$74,770
Lawrence, MA$74,516
Hartford, CT$74,445
Riverside, CA$74,431
New Bedford, MA$74,360
Richland, WA$74,360
Bakersfield, CA$74,262
San Bernardino, CA$74,233
New Britain, CT$74,226
Atlantic City, NJ$74,226
New London, CT$74,198
Norwich, CT$74,177
Portsmouth, NH$74,163
Boulder, CO$74,013
Portland, OR$73,916
Worcester, MA$73,909
Minneapolis, MN$73,690
Philadelphia, PA$73,592
Honolulu, HI$73,359
Saint Paul, MN$73,325
Vineland, NJ$73,309
Providence, RI$73,105
Chicago, IL$72,900
Bellingham, WA$72,816
Springfield, MA$72,759
Baltimore, MD$72,738
Chico, CA$72,562
Pittsfield, MA$72,371
Manchester, NH$72,237
Spokane, WA$71,927
Denver, CO$71,920
Albany, NY$71,588
Troy, NY$71,560
Nassau, NY$71,484
Schenectady, NY$71,412
Wilmington, DE$71,355
Burlington, VT$71,256
Salem, OR$71,228
Portland, ME$71,010
Yakima, WA$70,939
Rochester, MN$70,720
Reno, NV$70,685
Fresno, CA$70,685
Milwaukee, WI$70,622
Detroit, MI$70,551
Ann Arbor, MI$70,539
Allentown, PA$70,530
Colorado Springs, CO$70,410
Syracuse, NY$70,375
Carson City, NV$70,375
Houston, TX$70,276
Eugene, OR$70,241
Gary, IN$70,156
Springfield, OR$70,100
Bismarck, ND$70,085
Galveston, TX$70,036
Medford, OR$69,930
Fort Collins, CO$69,902
Concord, NH$69,867
Austin, TX$69,846
Mesa, AZ$69,697
Reading, PA$69,690
Phoenix, AZ$69,683
Dallas, TX$69,662
Saint Cloud, MN$69,594
Madison, WI$69,500
Utica, NY$69,309
Rochester, NY$69,197
Des Moines, IA$69,190
Raleigh, NC$69,183
Atlanta, GA$69,077
Battle Creek, MI$69,056
Salt Lake City, UT$69,034
Lancaster, PA$68,929
Harrisburg, PA$68,830
Kansas City, MO$68,759
Champaign, IL$68,745
Kansas City, KS$68,745
Fort Worth, TX$68,738
Columbus, OH$68,726
Boca Raton, FL$68,710
Pittsburgh, PA$68,682
Richmond, VA$68,653
Indianapolis, IN$68,639
Cleveland, OH$68,632
Las Vegas, NV$68,548
Cincinnati, OH$68,548
Petersburg, VA$68,442
Huntsville, AL$68,336
Lansing, MI$68,289
Lebanon, PA$68,280
Pueblo, CO$68,272
Appleton, WI$68,251
Buffalo, NY$68,223
Dayton, OH$68,202
Racine, WI$68,188
Charlotte, NC$68,181
Saint Louis, MO$68,160
York, PA$68,117
Elkhart, IN$68,117
Gastonia, NC$68,104
Billings, MT$68,087
Beaumont, TX$68,068
Lorain, OH$68,054
Benton Harbor, MI$68,040
Toledo, OH$68,026
Binghamton, NY$67,990
Rock Hill, SC$67,983
Rockford, IL$67,948
Springfield, IL$67,920
Elyria, OH$67,913
Fargo, ND$67,913
Flagstaff, AZ$67,863
Fort Lauderdale, FL$67,821
Duluth, MN$67,779
Miami, FL$67,779
Cheyenne, WY$67,729
Grand Forks, ND$67,729
Bangor, ME$67,574
Cedar Rapids, IA$67,496
Durham, NC$67,467
Louisville, KY$67,461
Grand Rapids, MI$67,447
Hialeah, FL$67,440
Casper, WY$67,341
Scranton, PA$67,257
New Orleans, LA$67,235
Virginia Beach, VA$67,228
Akron, OH$67,193
Peoria, IL$67,101
Sarasota, FL$67,087
Nashville, TN$67,038
Omaha, NE$67,038
Green Bay, WI$67,038
Baton Rouge, LA$67,003
Charleston, SC$66,989
Jamestown, NY$66,953
Davenport, IA$66,953
Tucson, AZ$66,918
Saint Petersburg, FL$66,876
Tampa, FL$66,862
Evansville, IN$66,819
Port Arthur, TX$66,819
Bradenton, FL$66,791
Santa Fe, NM$66,664
Orlando, FL$66,537
Clearwater, FL$66,516
Canton, OH$66,368
La Crosse, WI$66,368
Albuquerque, NM$66,325
Newport News, VA$66,318
High Point, NC$66,297
Ogden, UT$66,269
Corpus Christi, TX$66,213
Norfolk, VA$66,170
Laramie, WY$66,170
Rock Island, IL$66,128
Saginaw, MI$66,114
Jacksonville, FL$66,107
Salisbury, NC$66,093
Boise, ID$66,079
Moline, IL$66,043
Fort Myers, FL$66,022
Memphis, TN$66,008
Tulsa, OK$65,973
Waterloo, IA$65,930
Spartanburg, SC$65,860
Lincoln, NE$65,825
Fort Wayne, IN$65,810
Provo, UT$65,803
Cedar Falls, IA$65,719
San Antonio, TX$65,691
Greensboro, NC$65,662
South Bend, IN$65,655
Savannah, GA$65,578
Muskegon, MI$65,549
Birmingham, AL$65,542
Winston Salem, NC$65,508
Lake Charles, LA$65,338
Anderson, IN$65,324
Lexington, KY$65,303
Augusta, GA$65,281
Greenville, SC$65,281
Lima, OH$65,225
Wichita, KS$65,218
Tuscaloosa, AL$65,218
Columbia, SC$65,154
Springfield, OH$65,140
Asheville, NC$65,027
Bloomington, IN$64,978
Knoxville, TN$64,724
Shreveport, LA$64,717
Wilmington, NC$64,625
Roanoke, VA$64,625
Topeka, KS$64,498
Frankfort, KY$64,491
Oklahoma City, OK$64,442
Chillicothe, OH$64,414
Longview, TX$64,407
Melbourne, FL$64,400
Sioux Falls, SD$64,287
Mobile, AL$64,280
Terre Haute, IN$64,251
Altoona, PA$64,209
Amarillo, TX$64,160
Killeen, TX$64,139
Fayetteville, AR$64,082
Chattanooga, TN$64,061
Sioux City, IA$63,998
Idaho Falls, ID$63,983
Lynchburg, VA$63,927
Gainesville, FL$63,835
Portsmouth, OH$63,800
Little Rock, AR$63,786
Lafayette, LA$63,758
Youngstown, OH$63,758
Daytona Beach, FL$63,715
Clarksville, TN$63,708
Pensacola, FL$63,701
Temple, TX$63,696
Hopkinsville, KY$63,490
Erie, PA$63,475
Florence, SC$63,447
Charleston, WV$63,334
Great Falls, MT$63,299
Macon, GA$63,200
Tallahassee, FL$63,193
Fayetteville, NC$63,179
Waco, TX$63,165
Helena, MT$63,116
Pine Bluff, AR$63,089
Vincennes, IN$63,003
Lubbock, TX$62,975
Alamogordo, NM$62,932
Twin Falls, ID$62,869
Rapid City, SD$62,848
Jackson, MS$62,721
Huntington, WV$62,716
Greenville, MS$62,714
Parkersburg, WV$62,642
Montgomery, AL$62,629
Wichita Falls, TX$62,558
Springfield, MO$62,558
Biloxi, MS$62,523
Monroe, LA$62,453
Johnstown, PA$62,403
Sumter, SC$62,375
Columbus, GA$62,368
Pascagoula, MS$62,234
Abilene, TX$62,234
Kingsport, TN$62,051
Albany, GA$62,051
Gulfport, MS$62,029
Alexandria, LA$61,797
Fort Smith, AR$61,620
El Paso, TX$61,430
Las Cruces, NM$61,112
Harlingen, TX$60,933
Pocatello, ID$60,922
Florence, AL$60,830
Brownsville, TX$60,816
Mcallen, TX$60,668
Dothan, AL$60,569
Columbus, MS$60,150
Altus, OK$59,821
Lawton, OK$59,687
Pierre, SD$59,433
Laboratory Quality Control Technician IV Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise
Laboratory Quality Control Technician IV salary potential scales significantly with company size.
Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $79,052.
While startup companies pay approximate $66,912.
Laboratory Quality Control Technician IV Salary by Company Size
Company Size
Employees
Average Salary
Startup
1~50
$66,912
Growth Stage
51~500
$70,752
Established
501~5000
$76,354
Enterprise
5000+
$79,052
Laboratory Quality Control Technician IV Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Laboratory Quality Control Technician IV roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 80% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Healthcare and Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 40% above the average.
In contrast, Laboratory Quality Control Technician positions in Insurance or Energy & Utilities typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Laboratory Quality Control Technician IV as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Laboratory Quality Control Technician IV
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare
$98,762
$47.0
40%
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
$91,707
$44.0
30%
Pharmaceuticals
$88,180
$42.0
25%
Aerospace & Defense
$84,653
$41.0
20%
Software & Networking
$81,126
$39.0
15%
Laboratory Quality Control Technician IV Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Laboratory Quality Control Technician IV's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
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Last Updated on July 01, 2026
$63,808
Average$70,544/year
$77,002
$5,317
Average$5,879/month
$6,417
$1,227
Average$1,357/week
$1,481
$31
Average$34/hour
$37
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$77,002
$6,417
$1,481
$37
Average
$70,544
$5,879
$1,357
$34
25th Percentile
$63,808
$5,317
$1,227
$31
Laboratory Quality Control Technician IV Salary Growth & Career Path
For a Laboratory Quality Control Technician IV, the most direct path to higher earnings is advancing to the Laboratory Quality Control Supervisor role.
This promotion typically comes with a significant pay increase, bringing the average annual salary to
$82,392 - a projected growth of
17%
over your current level.
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Salary Trends for Laboratory Quality Control Technician IV
Salaries for a Laboratory Quality Control Technician IV can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary from $64,215 in 2023
to around $64,215 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Laboratory Quality Control Technician IV salary trends,
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Common company salaries for Laboratory Quality Control Technician IV
Here are companies hiring for Laboratory Quality Control Technician IV and their salaries, click below for more details.
C
$128,509/per year
C R Bard Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
H
$124,697/per year
Henry Schein Canada
Biotechnology
the United States
N
$123,899/per year
Nordex Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
N
$120,416/per year
Nipro Corp
Biotechnology
the United States
E
$115,870/per year
Enovis
Biotechnology
the United States
A
$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy
Biotechnology
the United States
M
$112,110/per year
MiniMed Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
L
$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug Development
Biotechnology
the United States
L
$110,229/per year
Life Technologies Corp
Biotechnology
the United States
Z
$106,224/per year
Zimmer Biomet
Biotechnology
the United States
P
$103,077/per year
Promontory Therapeutics
Biotechnology
the United States
S
$102,181/per year
Steris PLC
Biotechnology
the United States
G
$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty Ltd
Biotechnology
the United States
E
$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicines
Biotechnology
the United States
R
$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLC
Biotechnology
the United States
P
$94,235/per year
Pleno Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
S
$93,666/per year
Simulaids Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
N
$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CAS
Biotechnology
the United States
O
$86,468/per year
Onward Technology
Biotechnology
the United States
L
$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
E
$84,682/per year
Eyeco Ltd
Biotechnology
the United States
P
$84,523/per year
Paerosol
Biotechnology
the United States
I
$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
S
$82,815/per year
Stateside PPE
Biotechnology
the United States
D
$82,041/per year
Digi Bio
Biotechnology
the United States
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FAQ about Laboratory Quality Control Technician IV
1. Where can a Laboratory Quality Control Technician IV earn the most?
A Laboratory Quality Control Technician IV's earning potential can vary widely depending on several factors, including location, industry, experience, education, and the specific employer.
According to the latest salary data by Salary.com, a Laboratory Quality Control Technician IV earns the most in San Jose, CA, where the annual salary of a Laboratory Quality Control Technician IV is $88,977.
2. What is the highest pay for Laboratory Quality Control Technician IV?
The highest pay for Laboratory Quality Control Technician IV is $82,882.
3. What is the lowest pay for Laboratory Quality Control Technician IV?
The lowest pay for Laboratory Quality Control Technician IV is $57,675.
4. What are the responsibilities of Laboratory Quality Control Technician IV?
Performs various quality assurance tests to ensure consistent and reliable operations in a laboratory setting. Conducts functional tests and measurements to confirm equipment specifications and working order. Maintains and calibrates equipment to ensure accuracy and reliability. Identifies and addresses any issues with equipment performance. Conducts tests on materials or samples to verify compliance with specifications and quality standards. Typically requires an associate degree. Typically reports to a supervisor. Independently performs a wide range of complex duties under general guidance from supervisors. Has gained full proficiency in a broad range of activities related to the job. Typically requires 5-7 years of related experience.
5. What industry pays the highest salary for Laboratory Quality Control Technician IV?
The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for Laboratory Quality Control Technician IV roles,
with salaries approximately 40% above the market median.
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