What are the main factors that influence a Chpna's salary?

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

How does experience change A Chpna's salary?

A Chpna's salary grows with experience: a Laboratory Support Technician I (0-1 years)earns $45,166, a Chpna (1-3 years)earns $52,211, a Laboratory Support Technician III (3-5 years)earns $71,740, a Laboratory Support Technician IV (5-7 years)earns $84,680, a Laboratory Supervisor (7+ years)earns $84,156,

What are the highest paying states for a Chpna?

Chpna salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Chpna roles are District of Columbia $56,883, California $56,667, Massachusetts $55,912. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How do different companies affect a Chpna's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Chpna 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.

Chpna Salary in the United States

How much does a Chpna make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Chpna in the United States is $51,376 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $25.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $59,213
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $47,367 to $55,478
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $43,717

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Chpna Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$55,478	$4,623	$1,067	$27
Average	$51,376	$4,281	$988	$25
25th Percentile	$47,367	$3,947	$911	$23

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Key Factors That Influence Chpna Salaries

A Chpna'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 Chpna Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Chpna'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:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $45,166
Early Career (1-2 years): $52,211
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $71,740
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $84,680
Expert (over 8 years): $84,156

Levels	Salary
Laborator... Level Chpna	$45,166
Chpna Level Chpna	$52,211
Laborator... Level Chpna	$71,740
Laborator... Level Chpna	$84,680
Laborator... Level Chpna	$84,156

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How Do Chpna 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 Chpnas. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $56,883.
California: $56,667.
Massachusetts: $55,912.

District of Columbia $56,883 California $56,667 Massachusetts $55,912 Washington $55,707 New Jersey $55,686 Alaska $55,614 Connecticut $54,905 New York $54,618

Hawaii $53,698 Rhode Island $53,266 Maryland $52,973 Minnesota $52,573 Colorado $52,419 Illinois $52,367 Oregon $52,172 Delaware $52,028

New Hampshire $51,938 Virginia $51,735 Pennsylvania $51,145 Nevada $50,847 North Dakota $50,749 Michigan $50,595 Wisconsin $50,538 Vermont $50,425

Texas $50,112 Maine $50,091 Arizona $50,060 Ohio $50,025 Georgia $49,552 Indiana $49,316 Wyoming $49,269 Utah $49,197

Iowa $49,167 Kansas $48,920 Louisiana $48,848 North Carolina $48,822 Missouri $48,812 Florida $48,612 Montana $48,504 Nebraska $48,401

Kentucky $48,345 South Carolina $48,139 Tennessee $48,011 Idaho $47,959 New Mexico $47,584 Oklahoma $47,502 Alabama $47,199 South Dakota $46,690

Arkansas $46,413 West Virginia $46,264 Mississippi $45,817

Top Paying Cities for Chpnas

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: $64,800
San Francisco: $64,091
Oakland: $62,740

San Jose, CA $64,800

San Francisco, CA $64,091

Oakland, CA $62,740

New York, NY $59,153

Paramus, NJ $58,434

Queens Village, NY $58,432

Passaic, NJ $58,383

Bergenfield, NJ $58,378

Stamford, CT $58,265

Huntington, NY $58,244

Newark, NJ $57,864

Bridgeport, CT $57,756

Vallejo, CA $57,654

New Brunswick, NJ $57,633

Petaluma, CA $57,602

Middlesex, NJ $57,505

Somerset, NJ $57,469

Santa Cruz, CA $57,402

Boston, MA $57,089

Monterey, CA $56,908

Seattle, WA $56,791

Santa Rosa, CA $56,780

Los Angeles, CA $56,765

Juneau, AK $56,631

Washington, DC $56,575

Orange, CA $56,392

Santa Ana, CA $56,256

Long Beach, CA $56,205

Anaheim, CA $56,195

Anchorage, AK $56,169

Santa Maria, CA $56,015

Everett, WA $56,005

Danbury, CT $55,824

Bremerton, WA $55,753

Tacoma, WA $55,568

New Suffolk, NY $55,567

Sacramento, CA $55,553

Santa Barbara, CA $55,496

Trenton, NJ $55,440

San Diego, CA $55,440

Brockton, MA $55,383

Fairbanks, AK $55,257

Lompoc, CA $55,126

Lowell, MA $55,085

Ventura, CA $55,075

Nashua, NH $55,064

Stockton, CA $55,059

Modesto, CA $54,684

Poughkeepsie, NY $54,571

Olympia, WA $54,474

Kennewick, WA $54,474

New Haven, CT $54,453

Lawrence, MA $54,268

Hartford, CT $54,217

Riverside, CA $54,207

New Bedford, MA $54,155

Richland, WA $54,155

Bakersfield, CA $54,083

San Bernardino, CA $54,063

New Britain, CT $54,058

Atlantic City, NJ $54,058

New London, CT $54,037

Norwich, CT $54,022

Portsmouth, NH $54,011

Boulder, CO $53,902

Portland, OR $53,831

Worcester, MA $53,826

Minneapolis, MN $53,667

Philadelphia, PA $53,595

Honolulu, HI $53,426

Saint Paul, MN $53,401

Vineland, NJ $53,390

Providence, RI $53,241

Chicago, IL $53,092

Bellingham, WA $53,030

Springfield, MA $52,989

Baltimore, MD $52,973

Chico, CA $52,845

Pittsfield, MA $52,706

Manchester, NH $52,609

Spokane, WA $52,383

Denver, CO $52,378

Albany, NY $52,136

Troy, NY $52,116

Nassau, NY $52,061

Schenectady, NY $52,008

Wilmington, DE $51,967

Burlington, VT $51,895

Salem, OR $51,874

Portland, ME $51,715

Yakima, WA $51,663

Rochester, MN $51,504

Reno, NV $51,478

Fresno, CA $51,478

Milwaukee, WI $51,432

Detroit, MI $51,381

Ann Arbor, MI $51,372

Allentown, PA $51,365

Colorado Springs, CO $51,278

Syracuse, NY $51,252

Carson City, NV $51,252

Houston, TX $51,180

Eugene, OR $51,155

Gary, IN $51,093

Springfield, OR $51,052

Bismarck, ND $51,042

Galveston, TX $51,006

Medford, OR $50,929

Fort Collins, CO $50,908

Concord, NH $50,882

Austin, TX $50,867

Mesa, AZ $50,759

Reading, PA $50,754

Phoenix, AZ $50,749

Dallas, TX $50,734

Saint Cloud, MN $50,684

Madison, WI $50,615

Utica, NY $50,477

Rochester, NY $50,394

Des Moines, IA $50,389

Raleigh, NC $50,384

Atlanta, GA $50,307

Battle Creek, MI $50,292

Salt Lake City, UT $50,276

Lancaster, PA $50,199

Harrisburg, PA $50,127

Kansas City, MO $50,076

Champaign, IL $50,066

Kansas City, KS $50,066

Fort Worth, TX $50,060

Columbus, OH $50,052

Boca Raton, FL $50,040

Pittsburgh, PA $50,019

Richmond, VA $49,999

Indianapolis, IN $49,989

Cleveland, OH $49,983

Las Vegas, NV $49,922

Cincinnati, OH $49,922

Petersburg, VA $49,845

Huntsville, AL $49,768

Lansing, MI $49,733

Lebanon, PA $49,727

Pueblo, CO $49,721

Appleton, WI $49,706

Buffalo, NY $49,685

Dayton, OH $49,670

Racine, WI $49,660

Charlotte, NC $49,655

Saint Louis, MO $49,639

York, PA $49,608

Elkhart, IN $49,608

Gastonia, NC $49,599

Billings, MT $49,586

Beaumont, TX $49,572

Lorain, OH $49,562

Benton Harbor, MI $49,552

Toledo, OH $49,542

Binghamton, NY $49,516

Rock Hill, SC $49,511

Rockford, IL $49,485

Springfield, IL $49,465

Elyria, OH $49,459

Fargo, ND $49,459

Flagstaff, AZ $49,423

Fort Lauderdale, FL $49,393

Duluth, MN $49,362

Miami, FL $49,362

Cheyenne, WY $49,326

Grand Forks, ND $49,326

Bangor, ME $49,213

Cedar Rapids, IA $49,156

Durham, NC $49,135

Louisville, KY $49,131

Grand Rapids, MI $49,120

Hialeah, FL $49,115

Casper, WY $49,043

Scranton, PA $48,982

New Orleans, LA $48,966

Virginia Beach, VA $48,961

Akron, OH $48,935

Peoria, IL $48,869

Sarasota, FL $48,858

Nashville, TN $48,822

Omaha, NE $48,822

Green Bay, WI $48,822

Baton Rouge, LA $48,797

Charleston, SC $48,786

Jamestown, NY $48,761

Davenport, IA $48,761

Tucson, AZ $48,735

Saint Petersburg, FL $48,704

Tampa, FL $48,694

Evansville, IN $48,663

Port Arthur, TX $48,663

Bradenton, FL $48,643

Santa Fe, NM $48,550

Orlando, FL $48,458

Clearwater, FL $48,442

Canton, OH $48,334

La Crosse, WI $48,334

Albuquerque, NM $48,303

Newport News, VA $48,298

High Point, NC $48,283

Ogden, UT $48,262

Corpus Christi, TX $48,221

Norfolk, VA $48,190

Laramie, WY $48,190

Rock Island, IL $48,160

Saginaw, MI $48,149

Jacksonville, FL $48,144

Salisbury, NC $48,134

Boise, ID $48,124

Moline, IL $48,098

Fort Myers, FL $48,083

Memphis, TN $48,072

Tulsa, OK $48,047

Waterloo, IA $48,016

Spartanburg, SC $47,964

Lincoln, NE $47,939

Fort Wayne, IN $47,928

Provo, UT $47,923

Cedar Falls, IA $47,862

San Antonio, TX $47,841

Greensboro, NC $47,821

South Bend, IN $47,815

Savannah, GA $47,759

Muskegon, MI $47,738

Birmingham, AL $47,733

Winston Salem, NC $47,708

Lake Charles, LA $47,584

Anderson, IN $47,574

Lexington, KY $47,558

Augusta, GA $47,543

Greenville, SC $47,543

Lima, OH $47,502

Wichita, KS $47,497

Tuscaloosa, AL $47,497

Columbia, SC $47,451

Springfield, OH $47,440

Asheville, NC $47,358

Bloomington, IN $47,322

Knoxville, TN $47,137

Shreveport, LA $47,132

Wilmington, NC $47,065

Roanoke, VA $47,065

Topeka, KS $46,973

Frankfort, KY $46,967

Oklahoma City, OK $46,932

Chillicothe, OH $46,911

Longview, TX $46,906

Melbourne, FL $46,901

Sioux Falls, SD $46,819

Mobile, AL $46,814

Terre Haute, IN $46,793

Altoona, PA $46,762

Amarillo, TX $46,726

Killeen, TX $46,711

Fayetteville, AR $46,670

Chattanooga, TN $46,654

Sioux City, IA $46,608

Idaho Falls, ID $46,598

Lynchburg, VA $46,557

Gainesville, FL $46,490

Portsmouth, OH $46,464

Little Rock, AR $46,454

Lafayette, LA $46,433

Youngstown, OH $46,433

Daytona Beach, FL $46,403

Clarksville, TN $46,397

Pensacola, FL $46,392

Temple, TX $46,389

Hopkinsville, KY $46,238

Erie, PA $46,228

Florence, SC $46,207

Charleston, WV $46,125

Great Falls, MT $46,099

Macon, GA $46,027

Tallahassee, FL $46,022

Fayetteville, NC $46,012

Waco, TX $46,002

Helena, MT $45,966

Pine Bluff, AR $45,946

Vincennes, IN $45,884

Lubbock, TX $45,863

Alamogordo, NM $45,832

Twin Falls, ID $45,786

Rapid City, SD $45,771

Jackson, MS $45,678

Huntington, WV $45,675

Greenville, MS $45,673

Parkersburg, WV $45,621

Montgomery, AL $45,611

Wichita Falls, TX $45,560

Springfield, MO $45,560

Biloxi, MS $45,534

Monroe, LA $45,483

Johnstown, PA $45,447

Sumter, SC $45,426

Columbus, GA $45,421

Pascagoula, MS $45,324

Abilene, TX $45,324

Kingsport, TN $45,190

Albany, GA $45,190

Gulfport, MS $45,175

Alexandria, LA $45,005

Fort Smith, AR $44,877

El Paso, TX $44,738

Las Cruces, NM $44,507

Harlingen, TX $44,376

Pocatello, ID $44,368

Florence, AL $44,301

Brownsville, TX $44,291

Mcallen, TX $44,183

Dothan, AL $44,111

Columbus, MS $43,806

Altus, OK $43,567

Lawton, OK $43,469

Pierre, SD $43,284

What Skills Can Increase a Chpna's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 9.43% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Phlebotomy (Mentioned in 3.41% Job Postings): Phlebotomy is the process of making a puncture in a vein, usually in the arm, with a cannula for the purpose of drawing blood.
Medical Laboratory (Mentioned in 1.98% Job Postings): Testing and analyzing medical and clinical specimens to help in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	9.43%
Phlebotomy	3.41%
Medical Laboratory	1.98%

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 a Chpna's salary.

Clinical Diagnostic: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Product Testing: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Clinical Diagnostic	$56,513	10%
Collaboration	$54,972	7%
Product Testing	$54,458	6%
Molecular Biology	$53,431	4%
Oral Communication	$53,431	4%
Leadership	$53,431	4%

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

Understanding how a Chpna'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

$47,367

Average $51,376/year

$55,478

$3,947

Average $4,281/month

$4,623

$911

Average $988/week

$1,067

$23

Average $25/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$55,478	$4,623	$1,067	$27
Average	$51,376	$4,281	$988	$25
25th Percentile	$47,367	$3,947	$911	$23

Salary Trends for Chpna

Salaries for a Chpna can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $43,292 in 2023 to around $42,680 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Chpna salary trends, .

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2023

$43,292

2024

$43,145

2025

$42,680

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