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

A Lab Technician's salary grows with experience: a Phlebotomist (0-0 years)earns $40,228, a Hospital Lab Clerk (0-1 years)earns $41,325, a Lab Technician (1-3 years)earns $46,226, a Medical Lab Technician II (3-5 years)earns $53,879,

What are the highest paying states for a Lab Technician?

Lab Technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Lab Technician roles are District of Columbia $51,656, California $51,460, Massachusetts $50,774. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Lab Technician roles make?

Salaries for Lab Technician level roles vary by specialization: Microbiologist Lab Technician: $87,848; Microbiology Lab Technician: $73,583; Cardiac Catheterization Lab Technician: $70,012; Sleep Lab Technician: $65,820; Biology Lab Technician: $64,292.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Lab Technician 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 Technician Salary in the United States

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

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Lab Technician in the United States is $46,654 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $57,777
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $41,809 to $52,476
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $37,398

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$52,476	$4,373	$1,009	$25
Average	$46,654	$3,888	$897	$22
25th Percentile	$41,809	$3,484	$804	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Lab Technician Salaries

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

District of Columbia: $51,656.
California: $51,460.
Massachusetts: $50,774.

District of Columbia $51,656 California $51,460 Massachusetts $50,774 Washington $50,587 New Jersey $50,569 Alaska $50,503 Connecticut $49,860 New York $49,598

Hawaii $48,763 Rhode Island $48,371 Maryland $48,105 Minnesota $47,741 Colorado $47,601 Illinois $47,555 Oregon $47,378 Delaware $47,247

New Hampshire $47,165 Virginia $46,981 Pennsylvania $46,444 Nevada $46,174 North Dakota $46,085 Michigan $45,945 Wisconsin $45,894 Vermont $45,791

Texas $45,507 Maine $45,488 Arizona $45,460 Ohio $45,427 Georgia $44,998 Indiana $44,784 Wyoming $44,742 Utah $44,676

Iowa $44,648 Kansas $44,424 Louisiana $44,359 North Carolina $44,336 Missouri $44,326 Florida $44,144 Montana $44,046 Nebraska $43,953

Kentucky $43,902 South Carolina $43,715 Tennessee $43,599 Idaho $43,552 New Mexico $43,211 Oklahoma $43,137 Alabama $42,861 South Dakota $42,400

Arkansas $42,148 West Virginia $42,012 Mississippi $41,606

Top Paying Cities for Lab Technicians

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: $58,845
San Francisco: $58,267
Oakland: $56,974

San Jose, CA $58,845

San Francisco, CA $58,267

Oakland, CA $56,974

New York, NY $54,068

Queens Village, NY $53,718

Paramus, NJ $53,345

Passaic, NJ $53,298

Bergenfield, NJ $53,251

Stamford, CT $53,181

Huntington, NY $53,135

Newark, NJ $52,831

Bridgeport, CT $52,738

New Brunswick, NJ $52,584

Vallejo, CA $52,486

Middlesex, NJ $52,458

Somerset, NJ $52,416

Petaluma, CA $52,309

Santa Cruz, CA $52,127

Boston, MA $52,034

Monterey, CA $51,800

Fairbanks, AK $51,768

Los Angeles, CA $51,679

Washington, DC $51,656

Seattle, WA $51,572

Santa Rosa, CA $51,562

Juneau, AK $51,427

Orange, CA $51,273

Anchorage, AK $51,189

Anaheim, CA $51,157

Santa Ana, CA $51,087

Nassau, NY $51,059

Long Beach, CA $51,040

Danbury, CT $51,026

Santa Maria, CA $50,867

Everett, WA $50,858

Bremerton, WA $50,629

Trenton, NJ $50,541

Sacramento, CA $50,522

San Diego, CA $50,499

Brockton, MA $50,480

Tacoma, WA $50,461

Santa Barbara, CA $50,396

Lowell, MA $50,209

New Suffolk, NY $50,191

Nashua, NH $50,135

Lompoc, CA $50,060

Ventura, CA $50,014

Stockton, CA $50,000

New Haven, CT $49,906

Atlantic City, NJ $49,785

Hartford, CT $49,682

Modesto, CA $49,659

Poughkeepsie, NY $49,556

New Britain, CT $49,533

Olympia, WA $49,468

Kennewick, WA $49,468

New London, CT $49,458

Norwich, CT $49,444

Lawrence, MA $49,421

Bakersfield, CA $49,290

Riverside, CA $49,225

New Bedford, MA $49,225

Richland, WA $49,178

Portsmouth, NH $49,141

Vineland, NJ $49,132

San Bernardino, CA $49,094

Boulder, CO $48,964

Worcester, MA $48,926

Portland, OR $48,884

Saint Paul, MN $48,828

Minneapolis, MN $48,828

Philadelphia, PA $48,763

Honolulu, HI $48,516

Springfield, MA $48,353

Providence, RI $48,348

Chicago, IL $48,213

Bellingham, WA $48,157

Baltimore, MD $48,105

Chico, CA $47,989

Wilmington, DE $47,909

Pittsfield, MA $47,863

Manchester, NH $47,774

Spokane, WA $47,569

Denver, CO $47,564

Albany, NY $47,345

Troy, NY $47,326

Schenectady, NY $47,228

Burlington, VT $47,126

Portland, ME $46,962

Salem, OR $46,925

Yakima, WA $46,916

Ann Arbor, MI $46,902

Rochester, MN $46,771

Fresno, CA $46,748

Reno, NV $46,748

Milwaukee, WI $46,706

Detroit, MI $46,659

Allentown, PA $46,645

Carson City, NV $46,640

Houston, TX $46,570

Colorado Springs, CO $46,566

Syracuse, NY $46,542

Eugene, OR $46,454

Bismarck, ND $46,398

Gary, IN $46,398

Galveston, TX $46,398

Springfield, OR $46,360

Medford, OR $46,249

Fort Collins, CO $46,230

Austin, TX $46,193

Mesa, AZ $46,095

Phoenix, AZ $46,085

Dallas, TX $46,071

Reading, PA $46,043

Saint Cloud, MN $46,025

Concord, NH $45,983

Madison, WI $45,964

Utica, NY $45,838

Raleigh, NC $45,801

Las Vegas, NV $45,796

Rochester, NY $45,763

Des Moines, IA $45,759

Atlanta, GA $45,684

Battle Creek, MI $45,670

Salt Lake City, UT $45,656

Lancaster, PA $45,586

Champaign, IL $45,577

Harrisburg, PA $45,521

Durham, NC $45,479

Kansas City, MO $45,474

Kansas City, KS $45,465

Fort Worth, TX $45,460

Boca Raton, FL $45,441

Cleveland, OH $45,437

Columbus, OH $45,427

Pittsburgh, PA $45,423

Richmond, VA $45,404

Indianapolis, IN $45,395

Cincinnati, OH $45,334

Petersburg, VA $45,264

Billings, MT $45,161

Lansing, MI $45,161

Huntsville, AL $45,161

Lebanon, PA $45,157

Dayton, OH $45,152

Pueblo, CO $45,152

Appleton, WI $45,138

Buffalo, NY $45,119

Racine, WI $45,096

Charlotte, NC $45,091

Saint Louis, MO $45,077

Springfield, IL $45,059

Elkhart, IN $45,049

York, PA $45,049

Gastonia, NC $45,045

Benton Harbor, MI $45,045

Beaumont, TX $45,017

Lorain, OH $45,007

Toledo, OH $44,989

Binghamton, NY $44,966

Rock Hill, SC $44,961

Rockford, IL $44,938

Fargo, ND $44,914

Elyria, OH $44,914

Flagstaff, AZ $44,882

Fort Lauderdale, FL $44,854

Miami, FL $44,826

Duluth, MN $44,751

Bangor, ME $44,690

Cedar Rapids, IA $44,639

Louisville, KY $44,616

Grand Rapids, MI $44,606

Hialeah, FL $44,602

Casper, WY $44,536

Scranton, PA $44,480

New Orleans, LA $44,466

Virginia Beach, VA $44,462

Akron, OH $44,438

Peoria, IL $44,378

Sarasota, FL $44,368

Green Bay, WI $44,336

Baton Rouge, LA $44,312

Charleston, SC $44,303

Nashville, TN $44,289

Jamestown, NY $44,280

Davenport, IA $44,280

Tucson, AZ $44,256

Cheyenne, WY $44,242

Saint Petersburg, FL $44,228

Tampa, FL $44,219

Omaha, NE $44,210

Port Arthur, TX $44,191

Evansville, IN $44,191

Bradenton, FL $44,172

Santa Fe, NM $44,088

Orlando, FL $44,042

Clearwater, FL $43,990

Canton, OH $43,892

La Crosse, WI $43,892

Grand Forks, ND $43,878

Albuquerque, NM $43,864

Tulsa, OK $43,864

Newport News, VA $43,860

High Point, NC $43,846

Ogden, UT $43,827

Corpus Christi, TX $43,790

Laramie, WY $43,762

Norfolk, VA $43,762

Rock Island, IL $43,734

Saginaw, MI $43,725

Jacksonville, FL $43,720

Salisbury, NC $43,711

Memphis, TN $43,701

Moline, IL $43,678

Fort Myers, FL $43,664

Waterloo, IA $43,603

Spartanburg, SC $43,557

Lincoln, NE $43,533

Fort Wayne, IN $43,524

Birmingham, AL $43,473

Cedar Falls, IA $43,463

Provo, UT $43,459

Springfield, OH $43,454

San Antonio, TX $43,445

Greensboro, NC $43,426

South Bend, IN $43,421

Winston Salem, NC $43,417

Boise, ID $43,403

Savannah, GA $43,370

Muskegon, MI $43,286

Lima, OH $43,230

Lake Charles, LA $43,211

Anderson, IN $43,202

Lexington, KY $43,188

Augusta, GA $43,174

Greenville, SC $43,174

Wichita, KS $43,132

Tuscaloosa, AL $43,132

Columbia, SC $43,090

Bloomington, IN $42,973

Roanoke, VA $42,945

Asheville, NC $42,885

Knoxville, TN $42,805

Shreveport, LA $42,801

Wilmington, NC $42,740

Frankfort, KY $42,651

Oklahoma City, OK $42,619

Chillicothe, OH $42,600

Longview, TX $42,595

Topeka, KS $42,581

Mobile, AL $42,511

Terre Haute, IN $42,493

Erie, PA $42,488

Altoona, PA $42,465

Melbourne, FL $42,451

Amarillo, TX $42,432

Killeen, TX $42,418

Fayetteville, AR $42,381

Sioux Falls, SD $42,348

Chattanooga, TN $42,320

Idaho Falls, ID $42,316

Gainesville, FL $42,218

Portsmouth, OH $42,194

Little Rock, AR $42,185

Lynchburg, VA $42,185

Lafayette, LA $42,166

Youngstown, OH $42,166

Temple, TX $42,148

Daytona Beach, FL $42,138

Clarksville, TN $42,134

Pensacola, FL $42,129

Hopkinsville, KY $41,989

Charleston, WV $41,984

Florence, SC $41,961

Sioux City, IA $41,933

Macon, GA $41,798

Tallahassee, FL $41,793

Fayetteville, NC $41,784

Waco, TX $41,774

Wichita Falls, TX $41,774

Pine Bluff, AR $41,756

Vincennes, IN $41,667

Lubbock, TX $41,648

Great Falls, MT $41,620

Alamogordo, NM $41,616

Abilene, TX $41,578

Rapid City, SD $41,518

Monroe, LA $41,518

Albany, GA $41,490

Huntington, WV $41,485

Jackson, MS $41,480

Greenville, MS $41,476

Parkersburg, WV $41,429

Montgomery, AL $41,420

Johnstown, PA $41,410

Springfield, MO $41,373

Biloxi, MS $41,350

Sumter, SC $41,252

Columbus, GA $41,247

Twin Falls, ID $41,219

Pascagoula, MS $41,159

Kingsport, TN $41,037

Gulfport, MS $41,023

Alexandria, LA $40,869

Fort Smith, AR $40,753

El Paso, TX $40,627

Helena, MT $40,566

Las Cruces, NM $40,417

Harlingen, TX $40,286

Pocatello, ID $40,244

Florence, AL $40,230

Brownsville, TX $40,221

Dothan, AL $40,146

Mcallen, TX $40,123

Columbus, MS $39,778

Altus, OK $39,563

Lawton, OK $39,474

Pierre, SD $39,306

What Skills Can Increase a Lab Technician'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 Technician'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	$48,987	5%
Coordination	$48,521	4%
Chemistry	$48,054	3%
Clinical Laboratory Science	$48,054	3%
Consulting	$48,054	3%
Hematology	$47,587	2%

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

Understanding how a Lab Technician'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 January 01, 2026

$41,809

Average $46,654/year

$52,476

$3,484

Average $3,888/month

$4,373

$804

Average $897/week

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Average $22/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$52,476	$4,373	$1,009	$25
Average	$46,654	$3,888	$897	$22
25th Percentile	$41,809	$3,484	$804	$20

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Salary Trends for Lab Technician

Salaries for a Lab Technician can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $49,951 in 2023 to around $49,705 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Lab Technician salary trends, .

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