Clinical Lab Scientist I Salary in Mississippi

How much does a Clinical Lab Scientist I make in Mississippi?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Clinical Lab Scientist I in Mississippi is $90,280 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $43.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $112,780
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $79,712 to $102,058
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $70,090

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Clinical Lab Scientist I Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$102,058	$8,505	$1,963	$49
Average	$90,280	$7,523	$1,736	$43
25th Percentile	$79,712	$6,643	$1,533	$38

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Key Factors That Influence Clinical Lab Scientist I Salaries

A Clinical Lab Scientist I'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 Clinical Lab Scientist I Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Clinical Lab Scientist I'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): $54,413
Early Career (1-2 years): $62,967
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $89,414
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $96,602
Expert (over 8 years): $143,826

Levels	Salary
Clinical ... Level Clinical Lab Scientist I	$54,413
Clinical ... Level Clinical Lab Scientist I	$62,967
Clinical ... Level Clinical Lab Scientist I	$89,414
Clinical ... Level Clinical Lab Scientist I	$96,602
Clinical ... Level Clinical Lab Scientist I	$143,826

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How Do Clinical Lab Scientist I 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 Clinical Lab Scientist Is. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $112,086.
California: $111,661.
Massachusetts: $110,173.

District of Columbia $112,086 California $111,661 Massachusetts $110,173 Washington $109,768 New Jersey $109,728 Alaska $109,586 Connecticut $108,189 New York $107,622

Hawaii $105,810 Rhode Island $104,959 Maryland $104,382 Minnesota $103,593 Colorado $103,289 Illinois $103,188 Oregon $102,803 Delaware $102,520

New Hampshire $102,341 Virginia $101,943 Pennsylvania $100,778 Nevada $100,191 North Dakota $99,999 Michigan $99,695 Wisconsin $99,584 Vermont $99,361

Texas $98,744 Maine $98,703 Arizona $98,642 Ohio $98,572 Georgia $97,640 Indiana $97,175 Wyoming $97,083 Utah $96,942

Iowa $96,881 Kansas $96,395 Louisiana $96,253 North Carolina $96,203 Missouri $96,182 Florida $95,788 Montana $95,575 Nebraska $95,373

Kentucky $95,261 South Carolina $94,856 Tennessee $94,603 Idaho $94,502 New Mexico $93,763 Oklahoma $93,601 Alabama $93,004 South Dakota $92,001

Arkansas $91,455 West Virginia $91,161 Mississippi $90,280

Top Paying Cities for Clinical Lab Scientist Is

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:

Hillsboro: $88,594
Holly Bluff: $87,834
Kosciusko: $87,810

Hillsboro, MS $88,594 Holly Bluff, MS $87,834 Kosciusko, MS $87,810 Lake, MS $88,300 Lena, MS $88,649 Lexington, MS $87,655 Lorman, MS $87,874 Louise, MS $88,762

Ludlow, MS $88,843 Mc Adams, MS $87,731 Mc Cool, MS $87,633 Madden, MS $88,074 Madison, MS $89,651 Magee, MS $88,703 Mayersville, MS $88,360 Mendenhall, MS $89,018

Midnight, MS $88,764 Mize, MS $88,343 Morton, MS $89,049 Mount Olive, MS $88,348 Natchez, MS $88,101 Newhebron, MS $88,596 Pattison, MS $88,295 Pelahatchie, MS $89,333

Pickens, MS $88,360 Piney Woods, MS $89,480 Pinola, MS $88,964 Port Gibson, MS $88,280 Puckett, MS $89,136 Pulaski, MS $88,625 Raleigh, MS $88,387 Raymond, MS $89,617

Redwood, MS $88,408 Ridgeland, MS $89,881 Rolling Fork, MS $88,423 Sallis, MS $87,882 Sandhill, MS $89,538 Satartia, MS $88,858 Sharon, MS $88,951 Sibley, MS $88,315

Silver City, MS $88,270 Star, MS $89,602 Taylorsville, MS $88,119 Tchula, MS $87,729 Terry, MS $89,646 Thomastown, MS $88,081 Tinsley, MS $88,780 Tougaloo, MS $89,944

Utica, MS $89,122 Vaiden, MS $87,478 Valley Park, MS $88,001 Vaughan, MS $88,537 Vicksburg, MS $88,710 Walnut Grove, MS $88,242 Washington, MS $88,063 Wesson, MS $88,666

West, MS $87,467 Whitfield, MS $89,936 Yazoo City, MS $88,412 Jackson, MS $90,007 Pearl, MS $90,000 Richland, MS $90,007 Flowood, MS $89,982 Byram, MS $89,897

Lula, MS $89,542 Lyon, MS $87,876 Marks, MS $88,470 Michigan City, MS $90,209 Mount Pleasant, MS $92,377 Myrtle, MS $88,578 Nesbit, MS $93,905 New Albany, MS $88,420

Olive Branch, MS $93,767 Oxford, MS $88,725 Pope, MS $88,168 Potts Camp, MS $89,552 Red Banks, MS $92,331 Ripley, MS $88,305 Robinsonville, MS $92,636 Sarah, MS $91,311

Sardis, MS $89,712 Senatobia, MS $91,426 Sherard, MS $87,686 Sledge, MS $89,394 Southaven, MS $94,454 Taylor, MS $88,588 Tiplersville, MS $88,459 Tula, MS $88,093

Tunica, MS $91,553 University, MS $89,351 Victoria, MS $92,217 Walls, MS $94,251 Walnut, MS $88,491 Waterford, MS $89,879 Greenville, MS $89,997 Alligator, MS $87,406

Anguilla, MS $89,060 Arcola, MS $89,997 Avon, MS $89,997 Benoit, MS $89,156 Beulah, MS $88,333 Boyle, MS $88,756 Chatham, MS $89,842 Cleveland, MS $88,434

Doddsville, MS $87,946 Drew, MS $87,476 Parchman, MS $87,570 Dublin, MS $87,251 Duncan, MS $87,359 Glen Allan, MS $89,574 Grace, MS $89,355 Gunnison, MS $87,615

Hollandale, MS $89,997 Holly Ridge, MS $89,215 Indianola, MS $89,274 Inverness, MS $89,100 Isola, MS $89,301 Leland, MS $89,997 Merigold, MS $87,957 Metcalfe, MS $89,997

Moorhead, MS $88,411 Mound Bayou, MS $87,877 Pace, MS $88,396 Panther Burn, MS $89,605 Rena Lara, MS $87,380 Rome, MS $87,397 Rosedale, MS $88,186 Ruleville, MS $87,897

Scott, MS $89,463 Shaw, MS $89,025 Shelby, MS $87,668 Stoneville, MS $89,997 Sunflower, MS $88,245 Wayside, MS $89,997 Winstonville, MS $88,119 Winterville, MS $89,997

Tupelo, MS $88,825 Algoma, MS $88,580 Amory, MS $87,325 Baldwyn, MS $88,362 Becker, MS $87,101 Belden, MS $88,671 Belmont, MS $88,015 Blue Springs, MS $88,421

Booneville, MS $88,309 Burnsville, MS $88,240 Corinth, MS $88,574 Dennis, MS $87,915 Derma, MS $88,502 Ecru, MS $88,494 Fulton, MS $88,364 Gattman, MS $86,975

Glen, MS $88,328 Abbeville, MS $89,238 Arkabutla, MS $92,288 Ashland, MS $89,576 Batesville, MS $88,986 Belen, MS $88,199 Blue Mountain, MS $88,509 Byhalia, MS $92,740

Clarksdale, MS $87,621 Coahoma, MS $88,524 Coldwater, MS $92,433 Como, MS $90,220 Courtland, MS $88,523 Crenshaw, MS $89,752 Crowder, MS $88,216 Darling, MS $88,951

Dumas, MS $88,247 Dundee, MS $89,597 Etta, MS $88,483 Falcon, MS $89,165 Falkner, MS $88,904 Farrell, MS $87,878 Friars Point, MS $88,575 Hernando, MS $93,121

Hickory Flat, MS $89,156 Holly Springs, MS $90,596 Horn Lake, MS $94,352 Independence, MS $92,071 Jonestown, MS $88,604 Lake Cormorant, MS $93,855 Lamar, MS $90,644 Stennis Space Center, MS $89,935

Diamondhead, MS $89,178 Biloxi, MS $89,724 Diberville, MS $89,674 Escatawpa, MS $89,237 Gautier, MS $89,221 Hurley, MS $89,475 Kiln, MS $89,268 Lakeshore, MS $90,003

Long Beach, MS $89,068 Mc Henry, MS $88,820 Moss Point, MS $89,310 Ocean Springs, MS $89,354 Vancleave, MS $89,133 Pascagoula, MS $89,309 Pass Christian, MS $89,071 Pearlington, MS $91,168

Perkinston, MS $88,802 Saucier, MS $89,086 Waveland, MS $89,318 Wiggins, MS $88,500 Brookhaven, MS $88,651 Bogue Chitto, MS $88,199 Bude, MS $88,209 Centreville, MS $90,805

Chatawa, MS $89,007 Crosby, MS $88,730 Fernwood, MS $88,589 Gloster, MS $89,334 Jayess, MS $87,906 Kokomo, MS $87,947 Liberty, MS $89,580 Mc Call Creek, MS $88,127

Mccomb, MS $88,233 Magnolia, MS $88,691 Meadville, MS $87,864 Monticello, MS $88,430 Oak Vale, MS $87,983 Osyka, MS $89,307 Roxie, MS $87,813 Ruth, MS $88,040

Silver Creek, MS $88,351 Smithdale, MS $88,071 Sontag, MS $88,460 Summit, MS $88,036 Tylertown, MS $88,018 Union Church, MS $88,212 Woodville, MS $89,674 Columbus, MS $86,318

Aberdeen, MS $86,900 Ackerman, MS $87,672 Artesia, MS $86,445 Bellefontaine, MS $87,805 Brooksville, MS $86,776 Caledonia, MS $86,701 Cedarbluff, MS $86,911 Crawford, MS $86,574

Eupora, MS $87,781 French Camp, MS $87,648 Hamilton, MS $86,536 Kilmichael, MS $87,605 Maben, MS $87,436 Mantee, MS $87,552 Mathiston, MS $87,593 Mayhew, MS $86,324

Montpelier, MS $87,221 Pheba, MS $87,137 Prairie, MS $86,890 Starkville, MS $86,800 Mississippi State, MS $86,729 Steens, MS $86,366 Stewart, MS $87,617 Sturgis, MS $87,387

Walthall, MS $87,951 Weir, MS $87,757 West Point, MS $86,489 Woodland, MS $87,603 Thaxton, MS $88,260 Tishomingo, MS $87,846 Toccopola, MS $88,268 Trebloc, MS $87,314

Tremont, MS $88,163 Van Vleet, MS $87,992 Vardaman, MS $88,097 Verona, MS $88,806 Wheeler, MS $88,319 Grenada, MS $87,647 Banner, MS $88,026 Big Creek, MS $87,794

Bruce, MS $88,082 Calhoun City, MS $87,974 Carrollton, MS $87,233 Cascilla, MS $87,342 Charleston, MS $87,462 Coffeeville, MS $87,700 Coila, MS $87,242 Cruger, MS $87,443

Duck Hill, MS $87,577 Elliott, MS $87,674 Enid, MS $87,713 Glendora, MS $87,200 Gore Springs, MS $87,735 Greenwood, MS $87,209 Holcomb, MS $87,229 Itta Bena, MS $87,852

Mc Carley, MS $87,347 Minter City, MS $87,024 Money, MS $87,140 Morgan City, MS $88,007 North Carrollton, MS $87,705 Oakland, MS $87,613 Paris, MS $88,028 Philipp, MS $86,956

Pittsboro, MS $88,103 Schlater, MS $87,196 Scobey, MS $87,472 Sidon, MS $87,417 Slate Spring, MS $87,918 Sumner, MS $87,459 Swan Lake, MS $87,230 Swiftown, MS $88,239

Tie Plant, MS $87,650 Tillatoba, MS $87,515 Tippo, MS $87,092 Tutwiler, MS $87,414 Vance, MS $87,274 Water Valley, MS $87,937 Webb, MS $87,339 Winona, MS $87,576

Belzoni, MS $88,656 Benton, MS $88,519 Bentonia, MS $89,152 Bolton, MS $89,519 Brandon, MS $89,525 Braxton, MS $89,375 Camden, MS $88,290 Canton, MS $89,205

Carthage, MS $88,121 Cary, MS $88,515 Clinton, MS $89,802 Conehatta, MS $88,120 Crystal Springs, MS $89,338 Delta City, MS $89,599 D Lo, MS $89,190 Durant, MS $87,743

Edwards, MS $89,286 Ethel, MS $87,625 Fayette, MS $87,912 Flora, MS $89,478 Pocahontas, MS $89,915 Florence, MS $89,706 Meridian, MS $87,947 Bailey, MS $87,829

Buckatunna, MS $87,905 Chunky, MS $87,747 Clara, MS $87,842 Collinsville, MS $87,875 Daleville, MS $87,744 Decatur, MS $87,876 De Kalb, MS $87,763 Enterprise, MS $87,746

Hickory, MS $87,762 Lauderdale, MS $87,851 Lawrence, MS $88,063 Little Rock, MS $87,780 Louin, MS $87,928 Louisville, MS $87,759 Macon, MS $87,980 Marion, MS $88,136

Newton, MS $87,896 Noxapater, MS $87,800 Pachuta, MS $87,695 Paulding, MS $87,677 Philadelphia, MS $87,873 Porterville, MS $87,747 Preston, MS $87,773 Quitman, MS $87,808

Rose Hill, MS $87,627 Scooba, MS $87,950 Sebastopol, MS $88,334 Shubuta, MS $87,733 Shuqualak, MS $87,936 State Line, MS $88,069 Stonewall, MS $87,846 Toomsuba, MS $87,870

Union, MS $87,820 Vossburg, MS $87,713 Waynesboro, MS $87,848 Hattiesburg, MS $88,050 Bassfield, MS $87,984 Bay Springs, MS $87,994 Beaumont, MS $87,951 Brooklyn, MS $88,131

Carriere, MS $89,681 Carson, MS $88,024 Collins, MS $88,104 Columbia, MS $87,974 Eastabuchie, MS $87,884 Ellisville, MS $87,916 Heidelberg, MS $87,775 Laurel, MS $88,188

Leakesville, MS $88,630 Lucedale, MS $89,321 Lumberton, MS $88,370 Mc Lain, MS $88,294 Mc Neill, MS $89,571 Moselle, MS $87,885 Moss, MS $87,833 Neely, MS $88,133

New Augusta, MS $87,773 Nicholson, MS $90,126 Ovett, MS $87,768 Petal, MS $88,020 Picayune, MS $90,042 Poplarville, MS $88,988 Prentiss, MS $88,299 Purvis, MS $88,023

Richton, MS $87,755 Sandersville, MS $87,927 Sandy Hook, MS $88,008 Seminary, MS $87,866 Soso, MS $87,851 Stringer, MS $87,901 Sumrall, MS $87,909 Foxworth, MS $87,947

Gulfport, MS $89,015 Bay Saint Louis, MS $89,835 Plantersville, MS $88,318 Pontotoc, MS $88,558 Randolph, MS $88,229 Rienzi, MS $88,319 Saltillo, MS $88,595 Shannon, MS $88,348

Sherman, MS $88,699 Smithville, MS $87,871 Golden, MS $88,023 Greenwood Springs, MS $87,260 Guntown, MS $88,451 Houlka, MS $88,355 Houston, MS $87,879 Iuka, MS $87,922

Mantachie, MS $88,461 Marietta, MS $88,203 Mooreville, MS $88,627 Nettleton, MS $87,999 New Site, MS $88,013 Okolona, MS $87,798 Lambert, MS $87,516 Forest, MS $88,542

Gallman, MS $89,095 Georgetown, MS $89,150 Goodman, MS $88,199 Harperville, MS $88,472 Harriston, MS $87,951 Harrisville, MS $89,294 Hazlehurst, MS $88,748 Hermanville, MS $88,459

Clinical Lab Scientist I Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Clinical Lab Scientist I roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 100% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Healthcare and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 50% above the average. In contrast, Clinical Lab Scientist positions in Pharmaceuticals or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Clinical Lab Scientist I as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Clinical Lab Scientist I

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$135,421	$65.0	50%
Biotechnology	$108,337	$52.0	20%

Clinical Lab Scientist I Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Clinical Lab Scientist I'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 July 01, 2026

$79,712

Average $90,280/year

$102,058

$6,643

Average $7,523/month

$8,505

$1,533

Average $1,736/week

$1,963

$38

Average $43/hour

$49

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$102,058	$8,505	$1,963	$49
Average	$90,280	$7,523	$1,736	$43
25th Percentile	$79,712	$6,643	$1,533	$38

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