What are the main factors that influence an Accessioner's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Accessioner's salary?

An Accessioner's salary grows with experience: a Phlebotomist (0-0 years)earns $41,873, a Hospital Lab Clerk (0-1 years)earns $43,057, a Accessioner (1-3 years)earns $48,178, a Medical Lab Technician II (3-5 years)earns $56,141,

What are the highest paying states for an Accessioner?

Accessioner salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Accessioner roles are District of Columbia $52,086, California $51,889, Massachusetts $51,197. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Accessioner roles make?

Salaries for Accessioner level roles vary by specialization: Accessioner Processor: $74,846; Clinical Lab Accessioner: $70,038; Laboratory Accessioner: $68,854; Specimen Accessioner: $53,034; Lab Accessioner: $46,258.

How do different companies affect an Accessioner's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Accessioner roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Accessioner Salary in the United States

How much does an Accessioner make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for an Accessioner in the United States is $47,043 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.

However, an Accessioner's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $57,553
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $41,597 to $52,544
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $36,639

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$52,544	$4,379	$1,010	$25
Average	$47,043	$3,920	$905	$23
25th Percentile	$41,597	$3,466	$800	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Accessioner Salaries

An Accessioner'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 Do Accessioner 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 Accessioners. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $52,086.
California: $51,889.
Massachusetts: $51,197.

District of Columbia $52,086 California $51,889 Massachusetts $51,197 Washington $51,009 New Jersey $50,990 Alaska $50,924 Connecticut $50,275 New York $50,012

Hawaii $49,170 Rhode Island $48,774 Maryland $48,506 Minnesota $48,139 Colorado $47,998 Illinois $47,951 Oregon $47,772 Delaware $47,641

New Hampshire $47,558 Virginia $47,373 Pennsylvania $46,832 Nevada $46,559 North Dakota $46,469 Michigan $46,328 Wisconsin $46,276 Vermont $46,173

Texas $45,886 Maine $45,867 Arizona $45,839 Ohio $45,806 Georgia $45,373 Indiana $45,157 Wyoming $45,114 Utah $45,049

Iowa $45,020 Kansas $44,795 Louisiana $44,729 North Carolina $44,705 Missouri $44,696 Florida $44,512 Montana $44,413 Nebraska $44,319

Kentucky $44,268 South Carolina $44,079 Tennessee $43,962 Idaho $43,915 New Mexico $43,571 Oklahoma $43,496 Alabama $43,219 South Dakota $42,753

Arkansas $42,499 West Virginia $42,362 Mississippi $41,953

Top Paying Cities for Accessioners

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: $59,336
San Francisco: $58,686
Oakland: $57,449

San Jose, CA $59,336

San Francisco, CA $58,686

Oakland, CA $57,449

New York, NY $54,165

Paramus, NJ $53,506

Queens Village, NY $53,504

Passaic, NJ $53,459

Bergenfield, NJ $53,455

Stamford, CT $53,352

Huntington, NY $53,332

Newark, NJ $52,985

Bridgeport, CT $52,885

Vallejo, CA $52,792

New Brunswick, NJ $52,773

Petaluma, CA $52,745

Middlesex, NJ $52,655

Somerset, NJ $52,623

Santa Cruz, CA $52,561

Boston, MA $52,274

Monterey, CA $52,109

Seattle, WA $52,002

Santa Rosa, CA $51,992

Los Angeles, CA $51,978

Juneau, AK $51,856

Washington, DC $51,804

Orange, CA $51,636

Santa Ana, CA $51,512

Long Beach, CA $51,465

Anaheim, CA $51,456

Anchorage, AK $51,432

Santa Maria, CA $51,291

Everett, WA $51,282

Danbury, CT $51,116

Bremerton, WA $51,051

Tacoma, WA $50,882

New Suffolk, NY $50,881

Sacramento, CA $50,868

Santa Barbara, CA $50,816

Trenton, NJ $50,764

San Diego, CA $50,764

Brockton, MA $50,713

Fairbanks, AK $50,597

Lompoc, CA $50,477

Lowell, MA $50,439

Ventura, CA $50,430

Nashua, NH $50,421

Stockton, CA $50,416

Modesto, CA $50,073

Poughkeepsie, NY $49,969

Olympia, WA $49,880

Kennewick, WA $49,880

New Haven, CT $49,861

Lawrence, MA $49,692

Hartford, CT $49,645

Riverside, CA $49,635

New Bedford, MA $49,588

Richland, WA $49,588

Bakersfield, CA $49,522

San Bernardino, CA $49,504

New Britain, CT $49,499

Atlantic City, NJ $49,499

New London, CT $49,480

Norwich, CT $49,466

Portsmouth, NH $49,457

Boulder, CO $49,357

Portland, OR $49,292

Worcester, MA $49,287

Minneapolis, MN $49,141

Philadelphia, PA $49,075

Honolulu, HI $48,920

Saint Paul, MN $48,898

Vineland, NJ $48,887

Providence, RI $48,751

Chicago, IL $48,614

Bellingham, WA $48,558

Springfield, MA $48,520

Baltimore, MD $48,506

Chico, CA $48,389

Pittsfield, MA $48,262

Manchester, NH $48,172

Spokane, WA $47,965

Denver, CO $47,961

Albany, NY $47,739

Troy, NY $47,721

Nassau, NY $47,670

Schenectady, NY $47,622

Wilmington, DE $47,584

Burlington, VT $47,518

Salem, OR $47,500

Portland, ME $47,354

Yakima, WA $47,307

Rochester, MN $47,161

Reno, NV $47,137

Fresno, CA $47,137

Milwaukee, WI $47,095

Detroit, MI $47,048

Ann Arbor, MI $47,040

Allentown, PA $47,034

Colorado Springs, CO $46,954

Syracuse, NY $46,930

Carson City, NV $46,930

Houston, TX $46,864

Eugene, OR $46,841

Gary, IN $46,784

Springfield, OR $46,747

Bismarck, ND $46,737

Galveston, TX $46,704

Medford, OR $46,634

Fort Collins, CO $46,615

Concord, NH $46,592

Austin, TX $46,577

Mesa, AZ $46,479

Reading, PA $46,474

Phoenix, AZ $46,469

Dallas, TX $46,455

Saint Cloud, MN $46,410

Madison, WI $46,347

Utica, NY $46,220

Rochester, NY $46,145

Des Moines, IA $46,140

Raleigh, NC $46,135

Atlanta, GA $46,065

Battle Creek, MI $46,051

Salt Lake City, UT $46,036

Lancaster, PA $45,966

Harrisburg, PA $45,900

Kansas City, MO $45,853

Champaign, IL $45,844

Kansas City, KS $45,844

Fort Worth, TX $45,839

Columbus, OH $45,831

Boca Raton, FL $45,820

Pittsburgh, PA $45,801

Richmond, VA $45,782

Indianapolis, IN $45,773

Cleveland, OH $45,768

Las Vegas, NV $45,712

Cincinnati, OH $45,712

Petersburg, VA $45,641

Huntsville, AL $45,571

Lansing, MI $45,539

Lebanon, PA $45,533

Pueblo, CO $45,528

Appleton, WI $45,514

Buffalo, NY $45,495

Dayton, OH $45,481

Racine, WI $45,472

Charlotte, NC $45,467

Saint Louis, MO $45,453

York, PA $45,425

Elkhart, IN $45,425

Gastonia, NC $45,416

Billings, MT $45,405

Beaumont, TX $45,392

Lorain, OH $45,383

Benton Harbor, MI $45,373

Toledo, OH $45,364

Binghamton, NY $45,340

Rock Hill, SC $45,336

Rockford, IL $45,312

Springfield, IL $45,293

Elyria, OH $45,288

Fargo, ND $45,288

Flagstaff, AZ $45,256

Fort Lauderdale, FL $45,227

Duluth, MN $45,199

Miami, FL $45,199

Cheyenne, WY $45,166

Grand Forks, ND $45,166

Bangor, ME $45,063

Cedar Rapids, IA $45,011

Durham, NC $44,991

Louisville, KY $44,987

Grand Rapids, MI $44,978

Hialeah, FL $44,973

Casper, WY $44,907

Scranton, PA $44,851

New Orleans, LA $44,837

Virginia Beach, VA $44,832

Akron, OH $44,809

Peoria, IL $44,747

Sarasota, FL $44,738

Nashville, TN $44,705

Omaha, NE $44,705

Green Bay, WI $44,705

Baton Rouge, LA $44,682

Charleston, SC $44,672

Jamestown, NY $44,649

Davenport, IA $44,649

Tucson, AZ $44,625

Saint Petersburg, FL $44,597

Tampa, FL $44,588

Evansville, IN $44,559

Port Arthur, TX $44,559

Bradenton, FL $44,541

Santa Fe, NM $44,456

Orlando, FL $44,371

Clearwater, FL $44,357

Canton, OH $44,258

La Crosse, WI $44,258

Albuquerque, NM $44,230

Newport News, VA $44,225

High Point, NC $44,211

Ogden, UT $44,192

Corpus Christi, TX $44,155

Norfolk, VA $44,127

Laramie, WY $44,127

Rock Island, IL $44,098

Saginaw, MI $44,089

Jacksonville, FL $44,084

Salisbury, NC $44,075

Boise, ID $44,065

Moline, IL $44,042

Fort Myers, FL $44,028

Memphis, TN $44,018

Tulsa, OK $43,995

Waterloo, IA $43,967

Spartanburg, SC $43,920

Lincoln, NE $43,896

Fort Wayne, IN $43,887

Provo, UT $43,882

Cedar Falls, IA $43,825

San Antonio, TX $43,807

Greensboro, NC $43,788

South Bend, IN $43,783

Savannah, GA $43,731

Muskegon, MI $43,713

Birmingham, AL $43,708

Winston Salem, NC $43,685

Lake Charles, LA $43,571

Anderson, IN $43,562

Lexington, KY $43,548

Augusta, GA $43,534

Greenville, SC $43,534

Lima, OH $43,496

Wichita, KS $43,491

Tuscaloosa, AL $43,491

Columbia, SC $43,449

Springfield, OH $43,440

Asheville, NC $43,364

Bloomington, IN $43,331

Knoxville, TN $43,162

Shreveport, LA $43,157

Wilmington, NC $43,096

Roanoke, VA $43,096

Topeka, KS $43,012

Frankfort, KY $43,006

Oklahoma City, OK $42,974

Chillicothe, OH $42,955

Longview, TX $42,950

Melbourne, FL $42,946

Sioux Falls, SD $42,870

Mobile, AL $42,866

Terre Haute, IN $42,847

Altoona, PA $42,819

Amarillo, TX $42,786

Killeen, TX $42,772

Fayetteville, AR $42,734

Chattanooga, TN $42,720

Sioux City, IA $42,678

Idaho Falls, ID $42,668

Lynchburg, VA $42,631

Gainesville, FL $42,569

Portsmouth, OH $42,546

Little Rock, AR $42,536

Lafayette, LA $42,518

Youngstown, OH $42,518

Daytona Beach, FL $42,489

Clarksville, TN $42,485

Pensacola, FL $42,480

Temple, TX $42,477

Hopkinsville, KY $42,339

Erie, PA $42,329

Florence, SC $42,311

Charleston, WV $42,235

Great Falls, MT $42,212

Macon, GA $42,146

Tallahassee, FL $42,141

Fayetteville, NC $42,132

Waco, TX $42,122

Helena, MT $42,090

Pine Bluff, AR $42,072

Vincennes, IN $42,014

Lubbock, TX $41,995

Alamogordo, NM $41,967

Twin Falls, ID $41,925

Rapid City, SD $41,911

Jackson, MS $41,826

Huntington, WV $41,823

Greenville, MS $41,821

Parkersburg, WV $41,773

Montgomery, AL $41,765

Wichita Falls, TX $41,718

Springfield, MO $41,718

Biloxi, MS $41,694

Monroe, LA $41,647

Johnstown, PA $41,614

Sumter, SC $41,596

Columbus, GA $41,591

Pascagoula, MS $41,502

Abilene, TX $41,502

Kingsport, TN $41,379

Albany, GA $41,379

Gulfport, MS $41,365

Alexandria, LA $41,210

Fort Smith, AR $41,092

El Paso, TX $40,965

Las Cruces, NM $40,754

Harlingen, TX $40,634

Pocatello, ID $40,627

Florence, AL $40,565

Brownsville, TX $40,556

Mcallen, TX $40,457

Dothan, AL $40,391

Columbus, MS $40,112

Altus, OK $39,893

Lawton, OK $39,803

Pierre, SD $39,634

What Skills Can Increase an Accessioner's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 3.62% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Hematology (Mentioned in 3.33% Job Postings): Hematology is the branch of medicine concerned with the study of the cause, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to blood.
Quality Assurance (Mentioned in 1.92% Job Postings): Verifying the adherence of product with required specifications and expectations to track and resolve deficiencies prior to product release.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	3.62%
Hematology	3.33%
Quality Assurance	1.92%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an Accessioner's salary.

Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Coordination: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Chemistry: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Collaboration	$49,395	5%
Coordination	$48,925	4%
Chemistry	$48,454	3%
Clinical Laboratory Science	$48,454	3%
Consulting	$48,454	3%
Hematology	$47,984	2%

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Accessioner Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Accessioner'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. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$41,597

Average $47,043/year

$52,544

$3,466

Average $3,920/month

$4,379

$800

Average $905/week

$1,010

$20

Average $23/hour

$25

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$52,544	$4,379	$1,010	$25
Average	$47,043	$3,920	$905	$23
25th Percentile	$41,597	$3,466	$800	$20

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Salary Trends for Accessioner

Salaries for an Accessioner can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $52,043 in 2023 to around $51,786 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Accessioner salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

$52,177

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2023	$52,043
2024	$52,177
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