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

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

How does experience change A Specimen Processor's salary?

A Specimen Processor's salary grows with experience: a Phlebotomist (0-0 years)earns $40,502, a Hospital Lab Clerk (0-1 years)earns $41,615, a Specimen Processor (1-3 years)earns $46,553, a Medical Lab Technician II (3-5 years)earns $54,257,

What are the highest paying states for a Specimen Processor?

Specimen Processor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Specimen Processor roles are District of Columbia $50,331, California $50,140, Massachusetts $49,472. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Specimen Processor roles make?

Salaries for Specimen Processor level roles vary by specialization: Specimen Processing Technician: $76,938; Specimen Processing Specialist: $75,125; Specimen Accessioner: $53,028; Specimen Prep Tech: $49,594; Laboratory Specimen Processor: $47,807.

How do different companies affect a Specimen Processor's salary?

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

Specimen Processor Salary in the United States

How much does a Specimen Processor make in the United States?

As of February 01, 2026, the average salary for a Specimen Processor in the United States is $45,458 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $55,617
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $40,202 to $50,776
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $35,417

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$50,776	$4,231	$976	$24
Average	$45,458	$3,788	$874	$22
25th Percentile	$40,202	$3,350	$773	$19

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Key Factors That Influence Specimen Processor Salaries

A Specimen Processor'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 Specimen Processor 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 Specimen Processors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $50,331.
California: $50,140.
Massachusetts: $49,472.

District of Columbia $50,331 California $50,140 Massachusetts $49,472 Washington $49,290 New Jersey $49,272 Alaska $49,208 Connecticut $48,581 New York $48,326

Hawaii $47,512 Rhode Island $47,131 Maryland $46,871 Minnesota $46,517 Colorado $46,380 Illinois $46,335 Oregon $46,162 Delaware $46,035

New Hampshire $45,955 Virginia $45,776 Pennsylvania $45,253 Nevada $44,989 North Dakota $44,903 Michigan $44,767 Wisconsin $44,717 Vermont $44,617

Texas $44,339 Maine $44,321 Arizona $44,294 Ohio $44,262 Georgia $43,844 Indiana $43,635 Wyoming $43,594 Utah $43,530

Iowa $43,503 Kansas $43,285 Louisiana $43,221 North Carolina $43,198 Missouri $43,189 Florida $43,012 Montana $42,917 Nebraska $42,826

Kentucky $42,776 South Carolina $42,594 Tennessee $42,480 Idaho $42,435 New Mexico $42,103 Oklahoma $42,030 Alabama $41,762 South Dakota $41,312

Arkansas $41,066 West Virginia $40,935 Mississippi $40,539

Top Paying Cities for Specimen Processors

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: $57,336
San Francisco: $56,772
Oakland: $55,513

San Jose, CA $57,336

San Francisco, CA $56,772

Oakland, CA $55,513

New York, NY $52,681

Queens Village, NY $52,340

Paramus, NJ $51,976

Passaic, NJ $51,931

Bergenfield, NJ $51,885

Stamford, CT $51,817

Huntington, NY $51,772

Newark, NJ $51,476

Bridgeport, CT $51,385

New Brunswick, NJ $51,235

Vallejo, CA $51,140

Middlesex, NJ $51,113

Somerset, NJ $51,072

Petaluma, CA $50,967

Santa Cruz, CA $50,790

Boston, MA $50,699

Monterey, CA $50,472

Fairbanks, AK $50,440

Los Angeles, CA $50,353

Washington, DC $50,331

Seattle, WA $50,249

Santa Rosa, CA $50,240

Juneau, AK $50,108

Orange, CA $49,958

Anchorage, AK $49,876

Anaheim, CA $49,844

Santa Ana, CA $49,776

Nassau, NY $49,749

Long Beach, CA $49,731

Danbury, CT $49,717

Santa Maria, CA $49,563

Everett, WA $49,553

Bremerton, WA $49,331

Trenton, NJ $49,244

Sacramento, CA $49,226

San Diego, CA $49,203

Brockton, MA $49,185

Tacoma, WA $49,167

Santa Barbara, CA $49,103

Lowell, MA $48,922

New Suffolk, NY $48,903

Nashua, NH $48,849

Lompoc, CA $48,776

Ventura, CA $48,731

Stockton, CA $48,717

New Haven, CT $48,626

Atlantic City, NJ $48,508

Hartford, CT $48,408

Modesto, CA $48,385

Poughkeepsie, NY $48,285

New Britain, CT $48,262

Olympia, WA $48,199

Kennewick, WA $48,199

New London, CT $48,190

Norwich, CT $48,176

Lawrence, MA $48,153

Bakersfield, CA $48,026

Riverside, CA $47,962

New Bedford, MA $47,962

Richland, WA $47,917

Portsmouth, NH $47,881

Vineland, NJ $47,872

San Bernardino, CA $47,835

Boulder, CO $47,708

Worcester, MA $47,671

Portland, OR $47,631

Saint Paul, MN $47,576

Minneapolis, MN $47,576

Philadelphia, PA $47,512

Honolulu, HI $47,271

Springfield, MA $47,112

Providence, RI $47,108

Chicago, IL $46,976

Bellingham, WA $46,921

Baltimore, MD $46,871

Chico, CA $46,758

Wilmington, DE $46,681

Pittsfield, MA $46,635

Manchester, NH $46,549

Spokane, WA $46,349

Denver, CO $46,344

Albany, NY $46,130

Troy, NY $46,112

Schenectady, NY $46,017

Burlington, VT $45,917

Portland, ME $45,758

Salem, OR $45,721

Yakima, WA $45,712

Ann Arbor, MI $45,699

Rochester, MN $45,571

Fresno, CA $45,549

Reno, NV $45,549

Milwaukee, WI $45,508

Detroit, MI $45,462

Allentown, PA $45,449

Carson City, NV $45,444

Houston, TX $45,376

Colorado Springs, CO $45,371

Syracuse, NY $45,349

Eugene, OR $45,262

Bismarck, ND $45,208

Gary, IN $45,208

Galveston, TX $45,208

Springfield, OR $45,171

Medford, OR $45,062

Fort Collins, CO $45,044

Austin, TX $45,008

Mesa, AZ $44,912

Phoenix, AZ $44,903

Dallas, TX $44,889

Reading, PA $44,862

Saint Cloud, MN $44,844

Concord, NH $44,803

Madison, WI $44,785

Utica, NY $44,662

Raleigh, NC $44,626

Las Vegas, NV $44,621

Rochester, NY $44,589

Des Moines, IA $44,585

Atlanta, GA $44,512

Battle Creek, MI $44,499

Salt Lake City, UT $44,485

Lancaster, PA $44,417

Champaign, IL $44,408

Harrisburg, PA $44,353

Durham, NC $44,312

Kansas City, MO $44,308

Kansas City, KS $44,299

Fort Worth, TX $44,294

Boca Raton, FL $44,276

Cleveland, OH $44,271

Columbus, OH $44,262

Pittsburgh, PA $44,258

Richmond, VA $44,239

Indianapolis, IN $44,230

Cincinnati, OH $44,171

Petersburg, VA $44,103

Billings, MT $44,003

Lansing, MI $44,003

Huntsville, AL $44,003

Lebanon, PA $43,999

Dayton, OH $43,994

Pueblo, CO $43,994

Appleton, WI $43,980

Buffalo, NY $43,962

Racine, WI $43,939

Charlotte, NC $43,935

Saint Louis, MO $43,921

Springfield, IL $43,903

Elkhart, IN $43,894

York, PA $43,894

Gastonia, NC $43,889

Benton Harbor, MI $43,889

Beaumont, TX $43,862

Lorain, OH $43,853

Toledo, OH $43,835

Binghamton, NY $43,812

Rock Hill, SC $43,808

Rockford, IL $43,785

Fargo, ND $43,762

Elyria, OH $43,762

Flagstaff, AZ $43,730

Fort Lauderdale, FL $43,703

Miami, FL $43,676

Duluth, MN $43,603

Bangor, ME $43,544

Cedar Rapids, IA $43,494

Louisville, KY $43,471

Grand Rapids, MI $43,462

Hialeah, FL $43,458

Casper, WY $43,394

Scranton, PA $43,339

New Orleans, LA $43,326

Virginia Beach, VA $43,321

Akron, OH $43,298

Peoria, IL $43,239

Sarasota, FL $43,230

Green Bay, WI $43,198

Baton Rouge, LA $43,176

Charleston, SC $43,167

Nashville, TN $43,153

Jamestown, NY $43,144

Davenport, IA $43,144

Tucson, AZ $43,121

Cheyenne, WY $43,108

Saint Petersburg, FL $43,094

Tampa, FL $43,085

Omaha, NE $43,076

Port Arthur, TX $43,058

Evansville, IN $43,058

Bradenton, FL $43,039

Santa Fe, NM $42,958

Orlando, FL $42,912

Clearwater, FL $42,862

Canton, OH $42,767

La Crosse, WI $42,767

Grand Forks, ND $42,753

Albuquerque, NM $42,739

Tulsa, OK $42,739

Newport News, VA $42,735

High Point, NC $42,721

Ogden, UT $42,703

Corpus Christi, TX $42,667

Laramie, WY $42,639

Norfolk, VA $42,639

Rock Island, IL $42,612

Saginaw, MI $42,603

Jacksonville, FL $42,598

Salisbury, NC $42,589

Memphis, TN $42,580

Moline, IL $42,557

Fort Myers, FL $42,544

Waterloo, IA $42,485

Spartanburg, SC $42,439

Lincoln, NE $42,417

Fort Wayne, IN $42,407

Birmingham, AL $42,357

Cedar Falls, IA $42,348

Provo, UT $42,344

Springfield, OH $42,339

San Antonio, TX $42,330

Greensboro, NC $42,312

South Bend, IN $42,307

Winston Salem, NC $42,303

Boise, ID $42,289

Savannah, GA $42,257

Muskegon, MI $42,176

Lima, OH $42,121

Lake Charles, LA $42,103

Anderson, IN $42,094

Lexington, KY $42,080

Augusta, GA $42,067

Greenville, SC $42,067

Wichita, KS $42,026

Tuscaloosa, AL $42,026

Columbia, SC $41,985

Bloomington, IN $41,871

Roanoke, VA $41,844

Asheville, NC $41,785

Knoxville, TN $41,707

Shreveport, LA $41,703

Wilmington, NC $41,644

Frankfort, KY $41,557

Oklahoma City, OK $41,526

Chillicothe, OH $41,507

Longview, TX $41,503

Topeka, KS $41,489

Mobile, AL $41,421

Terre Haute, IN $41,403

Erie, PA $41,398

Altoona, PA $41,376

Melbourne, FL $41,362

Amarillo, TX $41,344

Killeen, TX $41,330

Fayetteville, AR $41,294

Sioux Falls, SD $41,262

Chattanooga, TN $41,235

Idaho Falls, ID $41,230

Gainesville, FL $41,135

Portsmouth, OH $41,112

Little Rock, AR $41,103

Lynchburg, VA $41,103

Lafayette, LA $41,085

Youngstown, OH $41,085

Temple, TX $41,066

Daytona Beach, FL $41,057

Clarksville, TN $41,053

Pensacola, FL $41,048

Hopkinsville, KY $40,912

Charleston, WV $40,907

Florence, SC $40,885

Sioux City, IA $40,857

Macon, GA $40,726

Tallahassee, FL $40,721

Fayetteville, NC $40,712

Waco, TX $40,703

Wichita Falls, TX $40,703

Pine Bluff, AR $40,685

Vincennes, IN $40,598

Lubbock, TX $40,580

Great Falls, MT $40,553

Alamogordo, NM $40,548

Abilene, TX $40,512

Rapid City, SD $40,453

Monroe, LA $40,453

Albany, GA $40,426

Huntington, WV $40,421

Jackson, MS $40,416

Greenville, MS $40,412

Parkersburg, WV $40,366

Montgomery, AL $40,357

Johnstown, PA $40,348

Springfield, MO $40,312

Biloxi, MS $40,289

Sumter, SC $40,194

Columbus, GA $40,189

Twin Falls, ID $40,162

Pascagoula, MS $40,103

Kingsport, TN $39,985

Gulfport, MS $39,971

Alexandria, LA $39,821

Fort Smith, AR $39,707

El Paso, TX $39,585

Helena, MT $39,525

Las Cruces, NM $39,380

Harlingen, TX $39,253

Pocatello, ID $39,212

Florence, AL $39,198

Brownsville, TX $39,189

Dothan, AL $39,116

Mcallen, TX $39,094

Columbus, MS $38,757

Altus, OK $38,548

Lawton, OK $38,462

Pierre, SD $38,298

What Skills Can Increase a Specimen Processor'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 Specimen Processor'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	$47,731	5%
Coordination	$47,276	4%
Chemistry	$46,821	3%
Clinical Laboratory Science	$46,821	3%
Consulting	$46,821	3%
Hematology	$46,367	2%

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Specimen Processor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Specimen Processor'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 February 01, 2026

$40,202

Average $45,458/year

$50,776

$3,350

Average $3,788/month

$4,231

$773

Average $874/week

$976

$19

Average $22/hour

$24

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$50,776	$4,231	$976	$24
Average	$45,458	$3,788	$874	$22
25th Percentile	$40,202	$3,350	$773	$19

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Salary Trends for Specimen Processor

Salaries for a Specimen Processor can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $50,301 in 2023 to around $50,053 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Specimen Processor salary trends, .

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$50,301

2024

$50,431

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$50,053

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