Laboratory Tech Salary in Connecticut

How much does a Laboratory Tech make in Connecticut?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Laboratory Tech in Connecticut is $73,690 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $89,207
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $66,140 to $81,812
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $59,266

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Laboratory Tech Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$81,812	$6,818	$1,573	$39
Average	$73,690	$6,141	$1,417	$35
25th Percentile	$66,140	$5,512	$1,272	$32

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Key Factors That Influence Laboratory Tech Salaries

A Laboratory Tech'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 Tech Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Laboratory Tech'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): $47,384
Early Career (1-2 years): $54,775
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $75,263
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $88,838
Expert (over 8 years): $88,288

Levels	Salary
Laborator... Level Laboratory Tech	$47,384
Laborator... Level Laboratory Tech	$54,775
Laborator... Level Laboratory Tech	$75,263
Laborator... Level Laboratory Tech	$88,838
Laborator... Level Laboratory Tech	$88,288

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How Do Laboratory Tech 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 Teches. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $76,345.
California: $76,055.
Massachusetts: $75,041.

District of Columbia $76,345 California $76,055 Massachusetts $75,041 Washington $74,766 New Jersey $74,738 Alaska $74,641 Connecticut $73,690 New York $73,304

Hawaii $72,069 Rhode Island $71,490 Maryland $71,097 Minnesota $70,559 Colorado $70,353 Illinois $70,284 Oregon $70,022 Delaware $69,829

New Hampshire $69,707 Virginia $69,435 Pennsylvania $68,643 Nevada $68,243 North Dakota $68,112 Michigan $67,905 Wisconsin $67,829 Vermont $67,677

Texas $67,257 Maine $67,229 Arizona $67,188 Ohio $67,139 Georgia $66,505 Indiana $66,188 Wyoming $66,126 Utah $66,029

Iowa $65,988 Kansas $65,657 Louisiana $65,560 North Carolina $65,526 Missouri $65,512 Florida $65,243 Montana $65,098 Nebraska $64,960

Kentucky $64,885 South Carolina $64,609 Tennessee $64,436 Idaho $64,367 New Mexico $63,864 Oklahoma $63,754 Alabama $63,347 South Dakota $62,664

Arkansas $62,292 West Virginia $62,092 Mississippi $61,492

Top Paying Cities for Laboratory Teches

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:

Old Mystic: $72,521
Oneco: $72,334
Avon: $72,660

Old Mystic, CT $72,521 Oneco, CT $72,334 Avon, CT $72,660 Bloomfield, CT $72,701 Windsor, CT $72,703 Bristol, CT $72,696 Burlington, CT $72,691 Broad Brook, CT $72,297

Canaan, CT $72,347 Canton, CT $72,625 Canton Center, CT $72,603 Colebrook, CT $72,349 Collinsville, CT $72,619 East Berlin, CT $72,580 East Canaan, CT $72,428 East Glastonbury, CT $72,702

East Granby, CT $72,307 East Hartland, CT $72,122 East Windsor Hill, CT $72,647 Ellington, CT $72,139 Farmington, CT $72,581 Falls Village, CT $72,594 Glastonbury, CT $72,705 Granby, CT $72,158

Berlin, CT $72,574 Lakeville, CT $72,656 Manchester, CT $72,696 Bolton, CT $72,602 New Britain, CT $72,552 New Hartford, CT $72,679 Norfolk, CT $72,527 North Canton, CT $72,549

North Granby, CT $71,946 Pine Meadow, CT $72,614 Plainville, CT $72,580 Barkhamsted, CT $72,469 Poquonock, CT $72,647 Riverton, CT $72,380 Vernon Rockville, CT $72,503 Rocky Hill, CT $72,623

Salisbury, CT $72,168 Sharon, CT $73,206 Simsbury, CT $72,596 Somers, CT $71,545 Somersville, CT $71,532 South Glastonbury, CT $72,685 South Windsor, CT $72,674 North Windham, CT $72,505

Pomfret Center, CT $72,428 Putnam, CT $72,387 Quinebaug, CT $72,409 Rogers, CT $72,384 Scotland, CT $72,508 South Willington, CT $72,325 South Windham, CT $72,523 South Woodstock, CT $72,420

Storrs Mansfield, CT $72,465 Thompson, CT $72,401 Ashford, CT $72,338 Willington, CT $72,316 Windham, CT $72,512 Woodstock, CT $72,400 Woodstock Valley, CT $72,370 New London, CT $72,525

Baltic, CT $72,507 Canterbury, CT $72,477 Central Village, CT $72,420 East Lyme, CT $72,548 Bozrah, CT $72,516 Gales Ferry, CT $72,520 Gilman, CT $72,530 Mashantucket, CT $72,512

Ledyard, CT $72,518 Groton, CT $72,524 Hanover, CT $72,507 Jewett City, CT $72,503 Montville, CT $72,522 Moosup, CT $72,385 Mystic, CT $72,520 Niantic, CT $72,544

North Stonington, CT $72,485 Norwich, CT $72,504 Preston, CT $72,504 Oakdale, CT $72,542 Old Lyme, CT $72,682 Stafford, CT $72,019 Stafford Springs, CT $72,055 Staffordville, CT $71,951

Suffield, CT $71,477 Taconic, CT $72,433 Tariffville, CT $72,467 Enfield, CT $71,462 Tolland, CT $72,289 Unionville, CT $72,642 East Windsor, CT $72,203 Weatogue, CT $72,663

West Granby, CT $72,313 West Hartland, CT $72,148 West Simsbury, CT $72,587 West Suffield, CT $71,490 Winchester Center, CT $72,594 Windsor Locks, CT $72,205 Winsted, CT $72,587 Hartford, CT $72,766

West Hartford, CT $72,704 East Hartford, CT $72,760 Wethersfield, CT $72,700 Newington, CT $72,567 Plainfield, CT $72,451 Quaker Hill, CT $72,525 South Lyme, CT $72,592 Sterling, CT $72,316

Stonington, CT $72,506 Pawcatuck, CT $72,467 Taftville, CT $72,504 Uncasville, CT $72,520 Versailles, CT $72,500 Voluntown, CT $72,447 Waterford, CT $72,526 Wauregan, CT $72,414

West Mystic, CT $72,522 Yantic, CT $72,509 Ansonia, CT $73,970 Beacon Falls, CT $73,773 Botsford, CT $75,133 Branford, CT $73,276 Cheshire, CT $73,141 Centerbrook, CT $72,908

Chester, CT $72,908 Clinton, CT $73,225 Cobalt, CT $72,709 Colchester, CT $72,639 Cromwell, CT $72,620 Deep River, CT $72,951 Derby, CT $74,308 Killingworth, CT $73,133

Salem, CT $72,585 Durham, CT $72,954 East Haddam, CT $72,745 East Hampton, CT $72,732 Essex, CT $72,844 Guilford, CT $73,342 Haddam, CT $72,884 Hadlyme, CT $72,784

Hawleyville, CT $74,944 Higganum, CT $72,902 Ivoryton, CT $72,922 Madison, CT $73,253 Marion, CT $72,940 Marlborough, CT $72,687 Meriden, CT $72,746 Middlefield, CT $72,800

Middle Haddam, CT $72,760 Middletown, CT $72,715 Milford, CT $75,348 Milldale, CT $72,822 Monroe, CT $76,100 Moodus, CT $72,765 Newtown, CT $75,090 North Branford, CT $73,255

Northford, CT $73,243 North Haven, CT $73,188 North Westchester, CT $72,632 Old Saybrook, CT $72,873 Orange, CT $73,526 Oxford, CT $74,355 Plantsville, CT $72,818 Portland, CT $72,678

Rockfall, CT $72,718 Sandy Hook, CT $75,025 Seymour, CT $74,010 Shelton, CT $75,863 South Britain, CT $74,628 Southbury, CT $74,603 Southington, CT $72,629 Stevenson, CT $76,262

Wallingford, CT $73,117 Stratford, CT $77,315 Westbrook, CT $73,055 New Haven, CT $73,083 East Haven, CT $73,118 Hamden, CT $73,182 West Haven, CT $73,147 Bethany, CT $73,458

Woodbridge, CT $73,301 Willimantic, CT $72,524 Abington, CT $72,418 Amston, CT $72,600 Andover, CT $72,568 Ballouville, CT $72,356 Brooklyn, CT $72,418 Chaplin, CT $72,480

Columbia, CT $72,575 Coventry, CT $72,529 Danielson, CT $72,331 Dayville, CT $72,335 Eastford, CT $72,386 East Killingly, CT $72,263 East Woodstock, CT $72,412 Fabyan, CT $72,413

Grosvenor Dale, CT $72,414 Hampton, CT $72,456 Hebron, CT $72,613 Lebanon, CT $72,549 Mansfield Center, CT $72,485 Mansfield Depot, CT $72,488 North Franklin, CT $72,516 North Grosvenordale, CT $72,418

Pomfret, CT $72,423 Bridgeport, CT $77,516 Trumbull, CT $77,100 Easton, CT $77,056 Waterbury, CT $73,378 Prospect, CT $73,360 Wolcott, CT $72,952 Bantam, CT $73,641

Bethlehem, CT $73,803 Cornwall, CT $73,290 Cornwall Bridge, CT $73,715 Gaylordsville, CT $74,384 Goshen, CT $73,104 Kent, CT $73,864 Lakeside, CT $73,722 Litchfield, CT $73,377

Middlebury, CT $73,891 Morris, CT $73,602 Naugatuck, CT $73,706 New Milford, CT $74,608 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $73,995 Northfield, CT $73,131 Oakville, CT $73,430 Pequabuck, CT $72,867

Plymouth, CT $73,107 Roxbury, CT $74,552 Sherman, CT $74,694 South Kent, CT $74,033 Terryville, CT $72,922 Thomaston, CT $73,218 Torrington, CT $72,898 Harwinton, CT $72,918

Washington, CT $74,153 Washington Depot, CT $74,201 Watertown, CT $73,532 West Cornwall, CT $73,067 Woodbury, CT $74,108 Bethel, CT $75,031 Brookfield, CT $74,912 Cos Cob, CT $78,181

Danbury, CT $74,923 New Fairfield, CT $74,923 Darien, CT $78,158 Fairfield, CT $77,470 Georgetown, CT $76,851 Greenwich, CT $78,122 Greens Farms, CT $77,425 New Canaan, CT $77,831

Norwalk, CT $77,881 Old Greenwich, CT $78,181 Redding Center, CT $76,119 Redding Ridge, CT $76,119 Ridgefield, CT $75,450 Riverside, CT $78,177 Westport, CT $77,426 Weston, CT $77,108

Southport, CT $77,452 Redding, CT $75,949 Wilton, CT $77,186 Stamford, CT $78,199 Bridgewater, CT $74,807

Laboratory Tech Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Laboratory Tech'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

$66,140

Average $73,690/year

$81,812

$5,512

Average $6,141/month

$6,818

$1,272

Average $1,417/week

$1,573

$32

Average $35/hour

$39

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$81,812	$6,818	$1,573	$39
Average	$73,690	$6,141	$1,417	$35
25th Percentile	$66,140	$5,512	$1,272	$32

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