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

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

How does experience change A Lab Technologist's salary?

A Lab Technologist's salary grows with experience: a Phlebotomist (0-0 years)earns $42,309, a Hospital Lab Clerk (0-1 years)earns $43,494, a Lab Technologist (1-3 years)earns $48,664, a Medical Lab Technician II (3-5 years)earns $56,709,

What are the highest paying states for a Lab Technologist?

Lab Technologist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Lab Technologist roles are District of Columbia $52,612, California $52,412, Massachusetts $51,714. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Lab Technologist roles make?

Salaries for Lab Technologist level roles vary by specialization: Nuclear Medicine Lab Senior Technologist: $109,100; Manager of Lab Technologist Staff: $101,300; Nuclear Medicine Lab Technologist: $97,600; Certified Medical Lab Technologist -ASCP: $87,600; Microbiology Clinical Lab Technologist: $86,300.

How do different companies affect a Lab Technologist's salary?

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

Lab Technologist Salary in the United States

How much does a Lab Technologist make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Lab Technologist in the United States is $47,518 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $58,124
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $42,017 to $53,069
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $37,009

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$53,069	$4,422	$1,021	$26
Average	$47,518	$3,960	$914	$23
25th Percentile	$42,017	$3,501	$808	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Lab Technologist Salaries

A Lab Technologist'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 Lab Technologist 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 Lab Technologists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $52,612.
California: $52,412.
Massachusetts: $51,714.

District of Columbia $52,612 California $52,412 Massachusetts $51,714 Washington $51,524 New Jersey $51,505 Alaska $51,438 Connecticut $50,782 New York $50,516

Hawaii $49,666 Rhode Island $49,266 Maryland $48,996 Minnesota $48,625 Colorado $48,482 Illinois $48,435 Oregon $48,254 Delaware $48,121

New Hampshire $48,038 Virginia $47,850 Pennsylvania $47,304 Nevada $47,028 North Dakota $46,938 Michigan $46,796 Wisconsin $46,743 Vermont $46,639

Texas $46,349 Maine $46,330 Arizona $46,301 Ohio $46,268 Georgia $45,831 Indiana $45,612 Wyoming $45,570 Utah $45,503

Iowa $45,475 Kansas $45,246 Louisiana $45,180 North Carolina $45,156 Missouri $45,147 Florida $44,961 Montana $44,862 Nebraska $44,767

Kentucky $44,714 South Carolina $44,524 Tennessee $44,405 Idaho $44,358 New Mexico $44,011 Oklahoma $43,935 Alabama $43,655 South Dakota $43,184

Arkansas $42,928 West Virginia $42,790 Mississippi $42,376

Top Paying Cities for Lab Technologists

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: $59,934
San Francisco: $59,345
Oakland: $58,029

San Jose, CA $59,934

San Francisco, CA $59,345

Oakland, CA $58,029

New York, NY $55,068

Queens Village, NY $54,712

Paramus, NJ $54,332

Passaic, NJ $54,284

Bergenfield, NJ $54,237

Stamford, CT $54,166

Huntington, NY $54,118

Newark, NJ $53,809

Bridgeport, CT $53,714

New Brunswick, NJ $53,557

Vallejo, CA $53,458

Middlesex, NJ $53,429

Somerset, NJ $53,386

Petaluma, CA $53,277

Santa Cruz, CA $53,092

Boston, MA $52,997

Monterey, CA $52,759

Fairbanks, AK $52,726

Los Angeles, CA $52,635

Washington, DC $52,612

Seattle, WA $52,526

Santa Rosa, CA $52,517

Juneau, AK $52,379

Orange, CA $52,222

Anchorage, AK $52,137

Anaheim, CA $52,103

Santa Ana, CA $52,032

Nassau, NY $52,003

Long Beach, CA $51,984

Danbury, CT $51,970

Santa Maria, CA $51,809

Everett, WA $51,799

Bremerton, WA $51,566

Trenton, NJ $51,476

Sacramento, CA $51,457

San Diego, CA $51,433

Brockton, MA $51,414

Tacoma, WA $51,395

Santa Barbara, CA $51,329

Lowell, MA $51,139

New Suffolk, NY $51,120

Nashua, NH $51,063

Lompoc, CA $50,987

Ventura, CA $50,939

Stockton, CA $50,925

New Haven, CT $50,830

Atlantic City, NJ $50,706

Hartford, CT $50,602

Modesto, CA $50,578

Poughkeepsie, NY $50,473

New Britain, CT $50,450

Olympia, WA $50,383

Kennewick, WA $50,383

New London, CT $50,374

Norwich, CT $50,359

Lawrence, MA $50,336

Bakersfield, CA $50,203

Riverside, CA $50,136

New Bedford, MA $50,136

Richland, WA $50,089

Portsmouth, NH $50,050

Vineland, NJ $50,041

San Bernardino, CA $50,003

Boulder, CO $49,870

Worcester, MA $49,832

Portland, OR $49,789

Saint Paul, MN $49,732

Minneapolis, MN $49,732

Philadelphia, PA $49,666

Honolulu, HI $49,414

Springfield, MA $49,247

Providence, RI $49,243

Chicago, IL $49,105

Bellingham, WA $49,048

Baltimore, MD $48,996

Chico, CA $48,877

Wilmington, DE $48,796

Pittsfield, MA $48,749

Manchester, NH $48,658

Spokane, WA $48,449

Denver, CO $48,444

Albany, NY $48,221

Troy, NY $48,202

Schenectady, NY $48,102

Burlington, VT $47,998

Portland, ME $47,831

Salem, OR $47,793

Yakima, WA $47,784

Ann Arbor, MI $47,770

Rochester, MN $47,637

Fresno, CA $47,613

Reno, NV $47,613

Milwaukee, WI $47,570

Detroit, MI $47,523

Allentown, PA $47,508

Carson City, NV $47,504

Houston, TX $47,432

Colorado Springs, CO $47,428

Syracuse, NY $47,404

Eugene, OR $47,313

Bismarck, ND $47,256

Gary, IN $47,256

Galveston, TX $47,256

Springfield, OR $47,218

Medford, OR $47,104

Fort Collins, CO $47,085

Austin, TX $47,047

Mesa, AZ $46,948

Phoenix, AZ $46,938

Dallas, TX $46,924

Reading, PA $46,895

Saint Cloud, MN $46,876

Concord, NH $46,834

Madison, WI $46,815

Utica, NY $46,686

Raleigh, NC $46,648

Las Vegas, NV $46,643

Rochester, NY $46,610

Des Moines, IA $46,605

Atlanta, GA $46,529

Battle Creek, MI $46,515

Salt Lake City, UT $46,501

Lancaster, PA $46,430

Champaign, IL $46,420

Harrisburg, PA $46,363

Durham, NC $46,320

Kansas City, MO $46,316

Kansas City, KS $46,306

Fort Worth, TX $46,301

Boca Raton, FL $46,282

Cleveland, OH $46,278

Columbus, OH $46,268

Pittsburgh, PA $46,263

Richmond, VA $46,244

Indianapolis, IN $46,235

Cincinnati, OH $46,173

Petersburg, VA $46,102

Billings, MT $45,997

Lansing, MI $45,997

Huntsville, AL $45,997

Lebanon, PA $45,992

Dayton, OH $45,988

Pueblo, CO $45,988

Appleton, WI $45,973

Buffalo, NY $45,954

Racine, WI $45,931

Charlotte, NC $45,926

Saint Louis, MO $45,912

Springfield, IL $45,893

Elkhart, IN $45,883

York, PA $45,883

Gastonia, NC $45,878

Benton Harbor, MI $45,878

Beaumont, TX $45,850

Lorain, OH $45,840

Toledo, OH $45,821

Binghamton, NY $45,798

Rock Hill, SC $45,793

Rockford, IL $45,769

Fargo, ND $45,745

Elyria, OH $45,745

Flagstaff, AZ $45,712

Fort Lauderdale, FL $45,684

Miami, FL $45,655

Duluth, MN $45,579

Bangor, ME $45,517

Cedar Rapids, IA $45,465

Louisville, KY $45,441

Grand Rapids, MI $45,432

Hialeah, FL $45,427

Casper, WY $45,360

Scranton, PA $45,303

New Orleans, LA $45,289

Virginia Beach, VA $45,284

Akron, OH $45,261

Peoria, IL $45,199

Sarasota, FL $45,189

Green Bay, WI $45,156

Baton Rouge, LA $45,132

Charleston, SC $45,123

Nashville, TN $45,109

Jamestown, NY $45,099

Davenport, IA $45,099

Tucson, AZ $45,075

Cheyenne, WY $45,061

Saint Petersburg, FL $45,047

Tampa, FL $45,037

Omaha, NE $45,028

Port Arthur, TX $45,009

Evansville, IN $45,009

Bradenton, FL $44,990

Santa Fe, NM $44,904

Orlando, FL $44,857

Clearwater, FL $44,805

Canton, OH $44,705

La Crosse, WI $44,705

Grand Forks, ND $44,690

Albuquerque, NM $44,676

Tulsa, OK $44,676

Newport News, VA $44,671

High Point, NC $44,657

Ogden, UT $44,638

Corpus Christi, TX $44,600

Laramie, WY $44,572

Norfolk, VA $44,572

Rock Island, IL $44,543

Saginaw, MI $44,534

Jacksonville, FL $44,529

Salisbury, NC $44,519

Memphis, TN $44,510

Moline, IL $44,486

Fort Myers, FL $44,472

Waterloo, IA $44,410

Spartanburg, SC $44,363

Lincoln, NE $44,339

Fort Wayne, IN $44,329

Birmingham, AL $44,277

Cedar Falls, IA $44,268

Provo, UT $44,263

Springfield, OH $44,258

San Antonio, TX $44,249

Greensboro, NC $44,230

South Bend, IN $44,225

Winston Salem, NC $44,220

Boise, ID $44,206

Savannah, GA $44,173

Muskegon, MI $44,087

Lima, OH $44,030

Lake Charles, LA $44,011

Anderson, IN $44,001

Lexington, KY $43,987

Augusta, GA $43,973

Greenville, SC $43,973

Wichita, KS $43,930

Tuscaloosa, AL $43,930

Columbia, SC $43,887

Bloomington, IN $43,769

Roanoke, VA $43,740

Asheville, NC $43,678

Knoxville, TN $43,598

Shreveport, LA $43,593

Wilmington, NC $43,531

Frankfort, KY $43,441

Oklahoma City, OK $43,408

Chillicothe, OH $43,389

Longview, TX $43,384

Topeka, KS $43,369

Mobile, AL $43,298

Terre Haute, IN $43,279

Erie, PA $43,274

Altoona, PA $43,251

Melbourne, FL $43,236

Amarillo, TX $43,217

Killeen, TX $43,203

Fayetteville, AR $43,165

Sioux Falls, SD $43,132

Chattanooga, TN $43,103

Idaho Falls, ID $43,099

Gainesville, FL $42,999

Portsmouth, OH $42,975

Little Rock, AR $42,966

Lynchburg, VA $42,966

Lafayette, LA $42,947

Youngstown, OH $42,947

Temple, TX $42,928

Daytona Beach, FL $42,918

Clarksville, TN $42,913

Pensacola, FL $42,909

Hopkinsville, KY $42,766

Charleston, WV $42,761

Florence, SC $42,738

Sioux City, IA $42,709

Macon, GA $42,571

Tallahassee, FL $42,566

Fayetteville, NC $42,557

Waco, TX $42,547

Wichita Falls, TX $42,547

Pine Bluff, AR $42,528

Vincennes, IN $42,438

Lubbock, TX $42,419

Great Falls, MT $42,391

Alamogordo, NM $42,386

Abilene, TX $42,348

Rapid City, SD $42,286

Monroe, LA $42,286

Albany, GA $42,258

Huntington, WV $42,253

Jackson, MS $42,248

Greenville, MS $42,243

Parkersburg, WV $42,196

Montgomery, AL $42,186

Johnstown, PA $42,177

Springfield, MO $42,139

Biloxi, MS $42,115

Sumter, SC $42,015

Columbus, GA $42,010

Twin Falls, ID $41,982

Pascagoula, MS $41,920

Kingsport, TN $41,797

Gulfport, MS $41,782

Alexandria, LA $41,626

Fort Smith, AR $41,507

El Paso, TX $41,379

Helena, MT $41,317

Las Cruces, NM $41,165

Harlingen, TX $41,032

Pocatello, ID $40,989

Florence, AL $40,975

Brownsville, TX $40,965

Dothan, AL $40,889

Mcallen, TX $40,865

Columbus, MS $40,514

Altus, OK $40,295

Lawton, OK $40,205

Pierre, SD $40,034

What Skills Can Increase a Lab Technologist'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 a Lab Technologist'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	$49,894	5%
Coordination	$49,419	4%
Chemistry	$48,943	3%
Clinical Laboratory Science	$48,943	3%
Consulting	$48,943	3%
Hematology	$48,468	2%

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Lab Technologist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Lab Technologist'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 April 01, 2026

$42,017

Average $47,518/year

$53,069

$3,501

Average $3,960/month

$4,422

$808

Average $914/week

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Average $23/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$53,069	$4,422	$1,021	$26
Average	$47,518	$3,960	$914	$23
25th Percentile	$42,017	$3,501	$808	$20

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Salary Trends for Lab Technologist

Salaries for a Lab Technologist can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $52,572 in 2023 to around $52,313 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Lab Technologist salary trends, .

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