Laboratory Technician Salary in Illinois

How much does a Laboratory Technician make in Illinois?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Laboratory Technician in Illinois is $75,318 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $36.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $92,541
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $68,310 to $84,333
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $61,930

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Laboratory Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$84,333	$7,028	$1,622	$41
Average	$75,318	$6,277	$1,448	$36
25th Percentile	$68,310	$5,693	$1,314	$33

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Key Factors That Influence Laboratory Technician Salaries

A Laboratory 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 Experience Level Affects Laboratory Technician Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Laboratory Technician'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): $47,001
Early Career (1-2 years): $54,332
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $74,655
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $88,121
Expert (over 8 years): $87,576

Levels	Salary
Laborator... Level Laboratory Technician	$47,001
Laborator... Level Laboratory Technician	$54,332
Laborator... Level Laboratory Technician	$74,655
Laborator... Level Laboratory Technician	$88,121
Laborator... Level Laboratory Technician	$87,576

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

District of Columbia: $81,813.
California: $81,503.
Massachusetts: $80,417.

District of Columbia $81,813 California $81,503 Massachusetts $80,417 Washington $80,121 New Jersey $80,091 Alaska $79,988 Connecticut $78,968 New York $78,554

Hawaii $77,232 Rhode Island $76,611 Maryland $76,190 Minnesota $75,614 Colorado $75,392 Illinois $75,318 Oregon $75,037 Delaware $74,830

New Hampshire $74,700 Virginia $74,409 Pennsylvania $73,559 Nevada $73,131 North Dakota $72,990 Michigan $72,769 Wisconsin $72,687 Vermont $72,525

Texas $72,074 Maine $72,045 Arizona $72,000 Ohio $71,949 Georgia $71,269 Indiana $70,929 Wyoming $70,862 Utah $70,759

Iowa $70,715 Kansas $70,360 Louisiana $70,256 North Carolina $70,219 Missouri $70,205 Florida $69,917 Montana $69,761 Nebraska $69,614

Kentucky $69,532 South Carolina $69,237 Tennessee $69,052 Idaho $68,978 New Mexico $68,439 Oklahoma $68,320 Alabama $67,884 South Dakota $67,153

Arkansas $66,754 West Virginia $66,540 Mississippi $65,897

Top Paying Cities for Laboratory 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:

Effingham: $69,428
Saint Peter: $69,333
Salem: $69,597

Effingham, IL $69,428 Saint Peter, IL $69,333 Salem, IL $69,597 Sandoval, IL $69,817 Scheller, IL $69,512 Sesser, IL $69,520 Shobonier, IL $69,557 Harwood Heights, IL $76,279

Elmwood Park, IL $76,309 Lincolnwood, IL $76,293 Niles, IL $76,211 Alsip, IL $75,597 Cicero, IL $76,327 Evergreen Park, IL $76,053 Riverdale, IL $74,892 Kankakee, IL $71,266

Aroma Park, IL $71,224 Ashkum, IL $69,946 Beaverville, IL $70,828 Bone Gap, IL $68,680 Bonnie, IL $69,387 Broughton, IL $69,376 Browns, IL $68,884 Buckner, IL $69,506

Burnt Prairie, IL $69,183 Carmi, IL $69,665 Christopher, IL $69,674 Cisne, IL $69,306 Clay City, IL $69,067 Coello, IL $69,560 Crossville, IL $69,366 Dahlgren, IL $69,363

Dale, IL $69,515 Dix, IL $69,564 Du Bois, IL $69,681 Du Quoin, IL $69,658 Ellery, IL $69,050 Emma, IL $69,697 Enfield, IL $69,416 Ewing, IL $69,371

Fairfield, IL $69,300 Farina, IL $69,271 Flora, IL $69,413 Frankfort Heights, IL $69,554 Freeman Spur, IL $69,607 Geff, IL $69,233 Golden Gate, IL $69,059 Grayville, IL $69,183

Ina, IL $69,492 Irvington, IL $69,930 Iuka, IL $69,311 Johnsonville, IL $69,288 Keenes, IL $69,281 Keensburg, IL $68,772 Kell, IL $69,476 Kinmundy, IL $69,294

Lancaster, IL $67,801 Logan, IL $69,560 Loogootee, IL $69,294 Louisville, IL $69,285 Mc Leansboro, IL $69,452 Macedonia, IL $69,342 Maunie, IL $69,721 Mill Shoals, IL $69,301

Mount Carmel, IL $68,403 Mount Vernon, IL $69,536 Mulkeytown, IL $69,411 Nason, IL $69,404 New Haven, IL $69,684 Noble, IL $68,822 Norris City, IL $69,560 Odin, IL $69,701

Omaha, IL $69,497 Opdyke, IL $69,416 Orient, IL $69,549 Patoka, IL $69,687 Radom, IL $69,807 Richview, IL $69,752 Rinard, IL $69,257 Sailor Springs, IL $69,326

Allendale, IL $67,042 Altamont, IL $69,343 Annapolis, IL $68,340 Beecher City, IL $69,283 Bridgeport, IL $66,797 Brownstown, IL $69,379 Calhoun, IL $67,879 Casey, IL $68,762

Claremont, IL $67,626 Cowden, IL $69,407 Dennison, IL $67,384 Dieterich, IL $69,294 Dundas, IL $68,414 Edgewood, IL $69,293 Flat Rock, IL $66,869 Greenup, IL $69,005

Herrick, IL $69,498 Hidalgo, IL $68,940 Hutsonville, IL $67,895 Ingraham, IL $69,025 Janesville, IL $69,250 Jewett, IL $69,136 Lakewood, IL $69,460 Lawrenceville, IL $66,363

Lerna, IL $69,317 Marshall, IL $67,707 Martinsville, IL $68,183 Alden, IL $71,180 Antioch, IL $71,610 Arlington Heights, IL $74,644 Elk Grove Village, IL $75,133 Rolling Meadows, IL $74,705

Barrington, IL $73,247 Crystal Lake, IL $71,657 Cary, IL $72,302 Deerfield, IL $74,543 Des Plaines, IL $75,657 Fox Lake, IL $71,601 Fox River Grove, IL $72,597 Glencoe, IL $75,424

Glenview, IL $75,854 Mansfield, IL $71,360 Milmine, IL $70,848 Monticello, IL $71,210 Muncie, IL $70,928 Oakwood, IL $70,620 Ogden, IL $71,343 Penfield, IL $71,165

Pesotum, IL $71,379 Philo, IL $71,589 Potomac, IL $70,848 Rantoul, IL $71,439 Ridge Farm, IL $69,486 Royal, IL $71,408 Sadorus, IL $71,439 Saint Joseph, IL $71,603

Savoy, IL $71,934 Seymour, IL $71,701 Sidell, IL $70,269 Sidney, IL $71,499 Thomasboro, IL $71,633 Tolono, IL $71,671 Weldon, IL $70,693 Westville, IL $70,033

White Heath, IL $71,507 Arcola, IL $70,238 Arthur, IL $70,631 Ashmore, IL $69,396 Atwood, IL $71,013 Bethany, IL $69,863 Brocton, IL $69,440 Camargo, IL $70,675

Charleston, IL $69,584 Chrisman, IL $68,816 Dalton City, IL $69,877 Gays, IL $69,503 Hammond, IL $70,703 Hindsboro, IL $70,021 Humboldt, IL $69,880 Hume, IL $69,837

Kansas, IL $68,668 La Place, IL $70,287 Lovington, IL $70,164 Mattoon, IL $69,653 Metcalf, IL $69,570 Murdock, IL $70,652 Newman, IL $70,488 Oakland, IL $69,738

Paris, IL $67,961 Redmon, IL $68,960 Oquawka, IL $69,466 Homer, IL $71,241 Indianola, IL $69,964 Ivesdale, IL $71,444 Longview, IL $71,148 Sullivan, IL $69,965

Tuscola, IL $70,890 Vermilion, IL $67,559 Villa Grove, IL $71,071 Windsor, IL $69,491 Alhambra, IL $70,623 Alton, IL $70,857 Batchtown, IL $70,119 Benld, IL $70,330

Bethalto, IL $70,869 Bingham, IL $69,479 Brighton, IL $70,640 Brussels, IL $70,556 Bunker Hill, IL $70,556 Butler, IL $69,818 Carrollton, IL $69,958 Coffeen, IL $69,827

Cottage Hills, IL $70,894 Donnellson, IL $69,898 Dorsey, IL $70,694 Dow, IL $70,687 Eagarville, IL $70,270 East Alton, IL $70,960 Edwardsville, IL $70,924 Eldred, IL $69,874

Elsah, IL $70,752 Fidelity, IL $70,399 Fieldon, IL $70,361 Fillmore, IL $69,628 Gillespie, IL $70,251 Glen Carbon, IL $71,077 Godfrey, IL $70,810 Golden Eagle, IL $70,586

Grafton, IL $70,587 Granite City, IL $71,282 Greenfield, IL $69,829 Hamburg, IL $69,798 Hamel, IL $70,726 Hardin, IL $70,139 Hartford, IL $71,200 Hillsboro, IL $69,942

Hillview, IL $69,526 Irving, IL $69,776 Jerseyville, IL $70,469 Kampsville, IL $69,730 Kane, IL $70,103 Litchfield, IL $70,051 Livingston, IL $70,514 Dover, IL $69,866

Eldena, IL $70,203 Grand Ridge, IL $69,712 Granville, IL $69,731 Hennepin, IL $69,712 Kasbeer, IL $69,652 Ladd, IL $69,879 La Moille, IL $69,673 Lee Center, IL $70,443

Leonore, IL $69,883 Long Point, IL $69,806 Lostant, IL $69,687 Mc Nabb, IL $69,719 Magnolia, IL $69,699 Malden, IL $69,680 Manlius, IL $69,647 Mark, IL $69,919

Marseilles, IL $70,242 Mendota, IL $69,944 Mineral, IL $69,517 Neponset, IL $69,529 New Bedford, IL $69,728 Oglesby, IL $69,801 Depue, IL $69,855 Ohio, IL $69,603

Ottawa, IL $69,826 Paw Paw, IL $70,491 Peru, IL $69,842 Princeton, IL $69,665 Rutland, IL $69,767 Seatonville, IL $69,860 Seneca, IL $70,536 Sheffield, IL $69,536

Spring Valley, IL $69,831 Standard, IL $69,890 Streator, IL $69,945 Sublette, IL $69,834 Tiskilwa, IL $69,617 Toluca, IL $69,874 Tonica, IL $69,716 Triumph, IL $70,025

Troy Grove, IL $69,853 Utica, IL $69,659 Van Orin, IL $69,679 Varna, IL $69,888 Walnut, IL $69,606 Wenona, IL $69,775 West Brooklyn, IL $70,150 Wyanet, IL $69,594

Galesburg, IL $69,657 Abingdon, IL $69,564 Adair, IL $69,396 Alexis, IL $69,450 Alpha, IL $69,447 Altona, IL $69,486 Avon, IL $69,488 Bardolph, IL $69,629

Berwick, IL $69,354 Biggsville, IL $69,356 Bishop Hill, IL $69,479 Blandinsville, IL $69,275 Bradford, IL $69,577 Bushnell, IL $69,534 Cameron, IL $69,420 Camp Grove, IL $69,805

Carman, IL $69,301 Castleton, IL $69,707 Cuba, IL $69,846 Dahinda, IL $69,618 East Galesburg, IL $69,718 Ellisville, IL $69,563 Fairview, IL $69,756 Fiatt, IL $69,881

Galva, IL $69,504 Gerlaw, IL $69,445 Gilson, IL $69,516 Gladstone, IL $69,357 Good Hope, IL $69,361 Henderson, IL $69,466 Industry, IL $69,337 Ipava, IL $69,580

Keithsburg, IL $69,429 Kewanee, IL $69,506 Kirkwood, IL $69,420 Knoxville, IL $69,602 La Fayette, IL $69,560 La Harpe, IL $69,308 Laura, IL $69,810 Littleton, IL $69,219

Little York, IL $69,418 Lomax, IL $69,322 Macomb, IL $69,494 Maquon, IL $69,672 Marietta, IL $69,492 Media, IL $69,314 Monmouth, IL $69,534 New Windsor, IL $69,444

North Henderson, IL $69,452 Oneida, IL $69,479 Ophiem, IL $69,433 Bloomington, IL $70,301 Anchor, IL $70,163 Armington, IL $70,055 Arrowsmith, IL $70,582 Atlanta, IL $70,022

Bellflower, IL $71,063 Carlock, IL $70,013 Chenoa, IL $69,791 Clinton, IL $70,049 Colfax, IL $69,951 Congerville, IL $70,027 Cooksville, IL $69,822 Cropsey, IL $70,081

Danvers, IL $70,061 Deer Creek, IL $70,126 Delavan, IL $70,061 Dewitt, IL $70,477 Downs, IL $69,980 Ellsworth, IL $69,957 El Paso, IL $69,871 Fairbury, IL $69,923

Flanagan, IL $69,798 Forrest, IL $70,018 Goodfield, IL $70,072 Graymont, IL $69,782 Gridley, IL $69,854 Heyworth, IL $69,928 Hopedale, IL $70,063 Hudson, IL $69,975

Kenney, IL $69,982 Lane, IL $70,468 Lawndale, IL $70,001 Le Roy, IL $70,184 Lexington, IL $69,863 Mc Lean, IL $70,019 Mackinaw, IL $70,090 Maroa, IL $69,970

Merna, IL $69,905 Minier, IL $70,038 Minonk, IL $69,840 Normal, IL $70,231 Pontiac, IL $69,878 Saunemin, IL $69,642 Saybrook, IL $70,769 Secor, IL $69,972

Shirley, IL $69,903 Sibley, IL $70,310 Stanford, IL $70,046 Strawn, IL $70,121 Towanda, IL $69,914 Wapella, IL $69,880 Waynesville, IL $69,837 Urbana, IL $72,008

Allerton, IL $70,692 Alvin, IL $70,128 Armstrong, IL $71,262 Bement, IL $71,043 Bismarck, IL $70,074 Bondville, IL $71,825 Broadlands, IL $71,068 Catlin, IL $70,246

Cerro Gordo, IL $70,632 Champaign, IL $72,008 Cisco, IL $70,788 Collison, IL $70,935 Danville, IL $70,333 Tilton, IL $70,361 De Land, IL $71,067 Dewey, IL $71,503

Fairmount, IL $70,702 Farmer City, IL $70,882 Fisher, IL $71,384 Fithian, IL $71,031 Foosland, IL $71,193 Georgetown, IL $69,726 Gifford, IL $71,259 Henning, IL $70,460

Prairie City, IL $69,486 Raritan, IL $69,660 Rio, IL $69,456 Roseville, IL $69,354 Saint Augustine, IL $69,452 Sciota, IL $69,240 Seaton, IL $69,436 Smithfield, IL $69,582

Smithshire, IL $69,325 Speer, IL $69,930 Stronghurst, IL $69,345 Table Grove, IL $69,488 Toulon, IL $69,654 Vermont, IL $69,457 Victoria, IL $69,563 Viola, IL $69,452

Wataga, IL $69,470 Williamsfield, IL $69,710 Woodhull, IL $69,457 Wyoming, IL $69,806 Astoria, IL $69,542 Benson, IL $69,926 Brimfield, IL $70,066 Bryant, IL $69,910

Canton, IL $69,985 Chillicothe, IL $70,076 Dunfermline, IL $69,960 Dunlap, IL $70,154 Edelstein, IL $70,061 Edwards, IL $70,212 Elmwood, IL $69,995 Eureka, IL $70,072

Farmington, IL $69,905 Forest City, IL $70,019 Glasford, IL $70,133 Green Valley, IL $70,083 Groveland, IL $70,225 Hanna City, IL $70,200 Henry, IL $69,765 Kingston Mines, IL $70,167

Lacon, IL $69,959 La Rose, IL $69,923 Lewistown, IL $69,795 Liverpool, IL $69,966 London Mills, IL $69,648 Lowpoint, IL $70,069 Manito, IL $70,065 Mapleton, IL $70,200

Metamora, IL $70,149 Morton, IL $70,200 Mossville, IL $70,203 Norris, IL $69,944 Pekin, IL $70,206 Princeville, IL $69,998 Putnam, IL $69,679 Roanoke, IL $70,001

Rome, IL $70,126 Saint David, IL $69,950 South Pekin, IL $70,154 Sparland, IL $69,883 Topeka, IL $69,988 Tremont, IL $70,148 Trivoli, IL $70,077 Washburn, IL $70,019

Washington, IL $70,208 Yates City, IL $69,849 Peoria, IL $70,286 Creve Coeur, IL $70,287 East Peoria, IL $70,286 Peoria Heights, IL $70,285 Sims, IL $69,306 Andalusia, IL $69,545

Springerton, IL $69,317 Tamaroa, IL $69,659 Texico, IL $69,342 Thompsonville, IL $69,390 Valier, IL $69,647 Vernon, IL $69,592 Walnut Hill, IL $69,651 Waltonville, IL $69,489

Wayne City, IL $69,338 West Frankfort, IL $69,541 Whittington, IL $69,399 Woodlawn, IL $69,637 Xenia, IL $69,289 Carbondale, IL $69,632 Alto Pass, IL $69,297 Anna, IL $69,479

Ava, IL $69,556 Belknap, IL $69,227 Boles, IL $69,347 Brookport, IL $69,025 Buncombe, IL $69,357 Cairo, IL $69,344 Cambria, IL $69,684 Campbell Hill, IL $69,748

Carrier Mills, IL $69,458 Carterville, IL $69,556 Cave In Rock, IL $69,196 Cobden, IL $69,402 Colp, IL $69,618 Ridott, IL $70,944 Rochelle, IL $70,927 Rock City, IL $70,947

Rock Falls, IL $69,837 Rockton, IL $71,141 Roscoe, IL $71,141 Savanna, IL $69,648 Scales Mound, IL $69,669 Seward, IL $71,070 Shannon, IL $70,288 Shirland, IL $71,099

South Beloit, IL $71,068 Sterling, IL $69,876 Stillman Valley, IL $71,051 Stockton, IL $69,934 Warren, IL $70,141 Winnebago, IL $71,177 Winslow, IL $70,320 Woosung, IL $70,076

Rockford, IL $71,173 Loves Park, IL $71,187 Machesney Park, IL $71,188 Rock Island, IL $69,266 Albany, IL $69,489 Aledo, IL $69,461 Dana, IL $69,730 Chandlerville, IL $70,098

Bluford, IL $69,358 Mahomet, IL $71,545 Andover, IL $69,431 Chapin, IL $69,820 Chatham, IL $70,927 Chesterfield, IL $69,953 Concord, IL $69,880 Easton, IL $69,960

Elkhart, IL $70,593 Emden, IL $70,031 Franklin, IL $70,369 Frederick, IL $69,498 Girard, IL $70,365 Greenview, IL $70,460 Hartsburg, IL $70,022 Havana, IL $69,837

Hettick, IL $69,889 Jacksonville, IL $70,211 Kilbourne, IL $70,010 Lincoln, IL $70,213 Lincolns New Salem, IL $70,514 Literberry, IL $70,242 Loami, IL $70,800 Lowder, IL $70,570

Manchester, IL $70,060 Mason City, IL $70,059 Meredosia, IL $69,657 Middletown, IL $70,483 Modesto, IL $70,322 Murrayville, IL $69,972 New Berlin, IL $70,773 New Holland, IL $70,194

Nilwood, IL $70,305 Oakford, IL $70,216 Palmyra, IL $70,067 Petersburg, IL $70,527 Pleasant Plains, IL $70,799 Rushville, IL $69,455 San Jose, IL $70,046 Scottville, IL $70,030

Sherman, IL $70,958 Shipman, IL $70,378 Tallula, IL $70,609 Thayer, IL $70,599 Virden, IL $70,540 Virginia, IL $69,961 Waverly, IL $70,531 Williamsville, IL $70,788

Winchester, IL $69,683 Woodson, IL $70,279 Springfield, IL $71,143 Bonfield, IL $71,050 Creal Springs, IL $69,414 Annawan, IL $69,501 Atkinson, IL $69,477 Barstow, IL $69,367

Buffalo Prairie, IL $69,508 Cambridge, IL $69,454 Carbon Cliff, IL $69,314 Coal Valley, IL $69,308 Colona, IL $69,379 Cordova, IL $69,497 Deer Grove, IL $69,585 East Moline, IL $69,346

Erie, IL $69,484 Fenton, IL $69,520 Fulton, IL $69,530 Geneseo, IL $69,450 Hampton, IL $69,418 Hillsdale, IL $69,461 Hooppole, IL $69,506 Illinois City, IL $69,519

Joy, IL $69,467 Lyndon, IL $69,580 Lynn Center, IL $69,429 Matherville, IL $69,449 Milan, IL $69,423 Moline, IL $69,178 Morrison, IL $69,628 New Boston, IL $69,479

Orion, IL $69,383 Osco, IL $69,414 Port Byron, IL $69,466 Preemption, IL $69,438 Prophetstown, IL $69,537 Rapids City, IL $69,444 Reynolds, IL $69,484 Sherrard, IL $69,430

Silvis, IL $69,285 Tampico, IL $69,580 Taylor Ridge, IL $69,523 Thomson, IL $69,639 La Salle, IL $69,795 Amboy, IL $69,964 Ancona, IL $69,740 Arlington, IL $69,557

Blackstone, IL $69,680 Buda, IL $69,529 Bureau, IL $69,820 Cedar Point, IL $69,869 Cherry, IL $69,832 Compton, IL $70,263 Cornell, IL $69,829 Dalzell, IL $69,919

Cypress, IL $69,346 De Soto, IL $69,447 Dongola, IL $69,362 Dowell, IL $69,656 Eddyville, IL $69,289 Eldorado, IL $69,573 Elizabethtown, IL $69,215 Elkville, IL $69,424

Energy, IL $69,594 Equality, IL $69,433 Galatia, IL $69,426 Golconda, IL $69,189 Goreville, IL $69,442 Gorham, IL $69,298 Grand Chain, IL $69,242 Grand Tower, IL $69,268

Grantsburg, IL $69,331 Harrisburg, IL $69,510 Herod, IL $69,224 Herrin, IL $69,620 Hurst, IL $69,592 Jacob, IL $69,295 Johnston City, IL $69,534 Jonesboro, IL $69,334

Joppa, IL $69,464 Junction, IL $69,412 Karbers Ridge, IL $69,299 Karnak, IL $69,295 Mc Clure, IL $69,209 Makanda, IL $69,410 Marion, IL $69,528 Metropolis, IL $69,322

Millcreek, IL $69,490 Miller City, IL $68,957 Mound City, IL $69,381 Mounds, IL $69,327 Muddy, IL $69,574 Murphysboro, IL $69,484 New Burnside, IL $69,397 Olive Branch, IL $69,295

Olmsted, IL $69,252 Oraville, IL $69,578 Ozark, IL $69,361 Perks, IL $69,316 Pittsburg, IL $69,444 Pomona, IL $69,263 Pulaski, IL $69,322 Raleigh, IL $69,472

Ridgway, IL $69,579 Rosiclare, IL $69,302 Royalton, IL $69,450 Shawneetown, IL $69,495 Simpson, IL $69,306 Stonefort, IL $69,322 Tamms, IL $69,300 Thebes, IL $69,258

Ullin, IL $69,342 Unity, IL $69,308 Vergennes, IL $69,502 Vienna, IL $69,414 Villa Ridge, IL $69,254 Willisville, IL $70,116 Wolf Lake, IL $69,170 Zeigler, IL $69,631

Centralia, IL $69,894 Hoyleton, IL $69,911 Akin, IL $69,348 Albion, IL $69,050 Alma, IL $69,459 Ashley, IL $69,715 Barnhill, IL $69,291 Belle Rive, IL $69,341

Bellmont, IL $69,028 Benton, IL $69,503 Bourbonnais, IL $71,654 Bradley, IL $71,644 Buckingham, IL $70,292 Buckley, IL $70,364 Cabery, IL $69,959 Campus, IL $70,152

Chatsworth, IL $70,115 Chebanse, IL $70,644 Cissna Park, IL $70,351 Claytonville, IL $70,233 Clifton, IL $70,214 Crescent City, IL $70,050 Cullom, IL $69,758 Danforth, IL $69,871

Donovan, IL $70,430 East Lynn, IL $70,555 Elliott, IL $70,980 Emington, IL $69,600 Essex, IL $71,034 Gibson City, IL $70,938 Gilman, IL $70,072 Goodwine, IL $70,260

Grant Park, IL $72,447 Herscher, IL $70,480 Hoopeston, IL $70,209 Hopkins Park, IL $71,309 Iroquois, IL $70,279 Kempton, IL $69,630 Loda, IL $70,719 Ludlow, IL $71,187

Manteno, IL $72,144 Martinton, IL $70,443 Melvin, IL $70,657 Milford, IL $69,956 Momence, IL $72,043 Onarga, IL $70,147 Papineau, IL $70,980 Paxton, IL $71,011

Pembroke Township, IL $71,304 Piper City, IL $70,033 Rankin, IL $70,736 Reddick, IL $70,559 Roberts, IL $70,335 Rossville, IL $70,160 Saint Anne, IL $71,023 Sheldon, IL $69,826

Stockland, IL $69,724 Thawville, IL $70,166 Union Hill, IL $70,879 Watseka, IL $69,977 Wellington, IL $70,038 Woodland, IL $70,057 Apple River, IL $69,881 Ashton, IL $70,534

Baileyville, IL $70,770 Belvidere, IL $71,106 Byron, IL $71,026 Caledonia, IL $71,117 Capron, IL $71,134 Cedarville, IL $70,794 Chadwick, IL $69,638 Chana, IL $70,792

Cherry Valley, IL $71,114 Dakota, IL $70,880 Davis, IL $70,989 Davis Junction, IL $71,077 Dixon, IL $70,157 Durand, IL $71,070 East Dubuque, IL $69,595 Eleroy, IL $70,642

Elizabeth, IL $69,616 Forreston, IL $70,505 Franklin Grove, IL $70,307 Freeport, IL $70,774 Galena, IL $69,642 Galt, IL $69,945 Garden Prairie, IL $71,141 German Valley, IL $70,909

Hanover, IL $69,553 Harmon, IL $69,643 Holcomb, IL $71,010 Kent, IL $70,082 Lanark, IL $69,975 Leaf River, IL $70,941 Lena, IL $70,323 Lindenwood, IL $70,997

Mc Connell, IL $70,715 Milledgeville, IL $69,846 Monroe Center, IL $71,063 Mount Carroll, IL $69,705 Mount Morris, IL $70,732 Nachusa, IL $70,135 Nora, IL $70,249 Orangeville, IL $70,852

Oregon, IL $70,731 Pearl City, IL $70,123 Pecatonica, IL $71,099 Polo, IL $70,183 Poplar Grove, IL $71,111 Midlothian, IL $74,989 Mason, IL $69,279 Romeoville, IL $74,206

Minooka, IL $72,609 Mokena, IL $74,083 Monee, IL $73,112 Morris, IL $71,315 New Lenox, IL $73,765 Oak Forest, IL $74,777 Oak Lawn, IL $76,038 Bridgeview, IL $76,136

Hometown, IL $76,115 Hickory Hills, IL $75,938 Justice, IL $76,160 Burbank, IL $76,163 Odell, IL $69,583 Olympia Fields, IL $73,657 Orland Park, IL $74,970 Palos Heights, IL $75,422

Palos Park, IL $75,328 Palos Hills, IL $75,744 Park Forest, IL $73,333 Peotone, IL $72,624 Posen, IL $74,854 Ransom, IL $69,730 Richton Park, IL $73,455 Robbins, IL $75,132

South Holland, IL $73,916 South Wilmington, IL $70,967 Steger, IL $73,229 Thornton, IL $73,644 Tinley Park, IL $74,421 Country Club Hills, IL $74,122 Verona, IL $70,335 Willow Springs, IL $75,698

Wilmington, IL $71,752 Worth, IL $75,705 University Park, IL $73,161 Homer Glen, IL $74,487 Bedford Park, IL $76,199 Summit Argo, IL $76,219 Aurora, IL $73,746 Batavia, IL $73,446

Big Rock, IL $71,591 Bristol, IL $72,459 Brookfield, IL $76,247 Clarendon Hills, IL $75,657 Downers Grove, IL $75,319 Woodridge, IL $75,017 Earlville, IL $70,249 Eola, IL $73,843

Hinckley, IL $70,991 Hinsdale, IL $75,877 Oak Brook, IL $75,829 La Grange, IL $76,183 La Grange Park, IL $76,215 Willowbrook, IL $75,625 Lee, IL $70,918 Leland, IL $70,386

Lisle, IL $74,885 Lyons, IL $76,259 Millbrook, IL $71,584 Millington, IL $71,335 Montgomery, IL $73,140 Mooseheart, IL $73,263 Naperville, IL $74,436 Newark, IL $71,298

North Aurora, IL $73,170 Oswego, IL $73,079 Plainfield, IL $73,608 Plano, IL $71,731 Riverside, IL $76,282 Sandwich, IL $71,168 Serena, IL $70,366 Shabbona, IL $70,795

Sheridan, IL $70,686 Somonauk, IL $70,854 Steward, IL $70,880 Sugar Grove, IL $72,417 Warrenville, IL $74,276 Waterman, IL $70,840 Wedron, IL $70,242 Western Springs, IL $76,048

Westmont, IL $75,631 Yorkville, IL $72,311 Darien, IL $75,370 Mode, IL $69,226 Montrose, IL $69,206 Mount Erie, IL $68,983 Neoga, IL $69,342 Newton, IL $68,886

Oblong, IL $68,399 Olney, IL $68,550 Palestine, IL $67,344 Parkersburg, IL $68,415 Robinson, IL $67,699 Saint Elmo, IL $69,324 Sainte Marie, IL $68,594 Saint Francisville, IL $66,742

Shumway, IL $69,257 Sigel, IL $69,269 Stewardson, IL $69,283 Stoy, IL $68,301 Strasburg, IL $69,319 Sumner, IL $67,210 Teutopolis, IL $69,342 Toledo, IL $69,234

Trilla, IL $69,273 Vandalia, IL $69,714 Watson, IL $69,350 Westfield, IL $69,193 West Liberty, IL $68,329 West Salem, IL $68,614 West Union, IL $67,701 West York, IL $67,875

Wheeler, IL $69,177 Willow Hill, IL $68,490 Yale, IL $68,666 Argenta, IL $70,218 Assumption, IL $69,935 Beason, IL $69,909 Blue Mound, IL $70,392 Boody, IL $70,311

Buffalo, IL $70,702 Bulpitt, IL $70,629 Chestnut, IL $70,242 Cornland, IL $70,678 Dawson, IL $70,885 Decatur, IL $70,225 Divernon, IL $70,689 Edinburg, IL $70,676

Elwin, IL $70,197 Farmersville, IL $70,440 Findlay, IL $69,632 Forsyth, IL $70,300 Glenarm, IL $70,841 Harristown, IL $70,287 Harvel, IL $70,225 Illiopolis, IL $70,515

Kincaid, IL $70,597 Lake Fork, IL $70,596 Latham, IL $70,290 Macon, IL $70,047 Mechanicsburg, IL $70,754 Morrisonville, IL $70,337 Mount Auburn, IL $70,545 Mount Pulaski, IL $70,453

Mt Zion, IL $70,182 Moweaqua, IL $70,007 Niantic, IL $70,377 Oconee, IL $69,641 Oreana, IL $70,180 Owaneco, IL $70,022 Palmer, IL $70,363 Pana, IL $69,934

Pawnee, IL $70,718 Raymond, IL $70,018 Riverton, IL $70,932 Rochester, IL $70,906 Shelbyville, IL $69,595 Stonington, IL $70,396 Taylorville, IL $70,394 Tovey, IL $70,619

Tower Hill, IL $69,675 West Point, IL $69,226 Fox Valley, IL $73,949 Golf, IL $76,086 Lovejoy, IL $71,394 Waggoner, IL $70,256 Warrensburg, IL $70,146 Alexander, IL $70,531

Alsey, IL $69,727 Arenzville, IL $69,755 Ashland, IL $70,421 Athens, IL $70,798 Auburn, IL $70,713 Bath, IL $69,705 Beardstown, IL $69,792 Bluffs, IL $69,651

Bluff Springs, IL $69,789 Browning, IL $69,533 Cantrall, IL $70,983 Carlinville, IL $69,999 Kingston, IL $71,084 Kirkland, IL $71,027 Lafox, IL $72,589 Lombard, IL $75,394

Malta, IL $71,016 Maple Park, IL $71,233 Marengo, IL $71,252 Maywood, IL $76,281 Westchester, IL $76,222 Broadview, IL $76,262 Lake In The Hills, IL $71,983 Medinah, IL $74,950

Schaumburg, IL $74,552 Melrose Park, IL $76,267 Hillside, IL $76,207 Berkeley, IL $76,168 Stone Park, IL $76,248 Hoffman Estates, IL $74,185 Plato Center, IL $72,074 River Grove, IL $76,285

Roselle, IL $74,698 Saint Charles, IL $73,304 Schiller Park, IL $76,233 South Elgin, IL $73,069 Sycamore, IL $71,304 Union, IL $71,343 Villa Park, IL $75,731 Wasco, IL $72,459

Wayne, IL $73,602 West Chicago, IL $73,978 Wheaton, IL $74,730 Winfield, IL $74,415 Wood Dale, IL $75,513 Evanston, IL $76,231 Chicago, IL $76,360 Oak Park, IL $76,319

River Forest, IL $76,304 Beecher, IL $72,832 Berwyn, IL $76,303 Crest Hill, IL $73,757 Shorewood, IL $73,088 Blue Island, IL $75,229 Braceville, IL $71,221 Braidwood, IL $71,620

Calumet City, IL $73,704 Channahon, IL $72,667 Chicago Heights, IL $73,318 Chicago Ridge, IL $75,899 Grayslake, IL $72,029 Gurnee, IL $71,936 Harvard, IL $71,214 Hebron, IL $70,830

Highland Park, IL $74,724 Fort Sheridan, IL $74,403 Palatine, IL $74,301 Highwood, IL $74,441 Ingleside, IL $71,655 Island Lake, IL $72,091 Kenilworth, IL $76,002 Lake Bluff, IL $73,146

Lake Forest, IL $73,803 Lake Villa, IL $71,722 Lake Zurich, IL $73,436 Libertyville, IL $72,777 Mchenry, IL $71,421 Morton Grove, IL $76,202 Mount Prospect, IL $75,282 Mundelein, IL $72,741

Vernon Hills, IL $73,485 Northbrook, IL $75,253 North Chicago, IL $72,557 Park Ridge, IL $76,153 Lincolnshire, IL $74,082 Prospect Heights, IL $75,008 Richmond, IL $71,330 Ringwood, IL $71,294

Round Lake, IL $71,762 Russell, IL $71,547 Skokie, IL $76,256 Waukegan, IL $72,056 Spring Grove, IL $71,497 Techny, IL $75,577 Wadsworth, IL $71,710 Wauconda, IL $72,382

Kaneville, IL $71,971 Pocahontas, IL $70,404 Great Lakes, IL $72,863 Coal City, IL $71,553 Crete, IL $73,094 Crestwood, IL $75,223 Dolton, IL $74,269 Dwight, IL $70,126

Elwood, IL $72,910 Flossmoor, IL $73,797 Frankfort, IL $73,575 Gardner, IL $70,647 Glenwood, IL $73,485 Harvey, IL $74,428 Markham, IL $74,482 Hazel Crest, IL $74,147

Homewood, IL $73,884 Joliet, IL $73,184 Kinsman, IL $69,908 Lansing, IL $73,433 Lemont, IL $74,978 Bolingbrook, IL $74,674 Lockport, IL $74,142 Manhattan, IL $72,953

Matteson, IL $73,687 Mazon, IL $70,802 Prairie Du Rocher, IL $70,389 Red Bud, IL $70,580 Renault, IL $70,463 Rockwood, IL $69,543 Saint Jacob, IL $70,830 Saint Libory, IL $70,560

Smithboro, IL $69,896 Smithton, IL $70,940 Sparta, IL $70,155 Steeleville, IL $69,984 Summerfield, IL $70,800 Tilden, IL $70,405 Trenton, IL $70,713 Troy, IL $70,969

Valmeyer, IL $70,699 Walsh, IL $70,030 Waterloo, IL $70,836 Quincy, IL $69,612 Augusta, IL $69,262 Barry, IL $69,265 Basco, IL $69,237 Baylis, IL $69,203

Bowen, IL $69,266 Camden, IL $69,164 Camp Point, IL $69,309 Carthage, IL $69,309 Chambersburg, IL $69,336 Clayton, IL $69,249 Coatsburg, IL $69,297 Colchester, IL $69,314

Colusa, IL $69,291 Dallas City, IL $69,295 Elvaston, IL $69,452 Ferris, IL $69,534 Fowler, IL $69,344 Golden, IL $69,314 Griggsville, IL $69,347 Hamilton, IL $69,383

Hull, IL $69,171 Huntsville, IL $69,131 Kinderhook, IL $69,205 La Prairie, IL $69,164 Liberty, IL $69,283 Lima, IL $69,359 Loraine, IL $69,263 Mendon, IL $69,308

Milton, IL $69,593 Mount Sterling, IL $69,304 Nauvoo, IL $69,322 Nebo, IL $69,489 New Canton, IL $69,163 New Salem, IL $69,223 Niota, IL $69,275 Paloma, IL $69,346

Payson, IL $69,309 Pearl, IL $69,445 Perry, IL $69,389 Pittsfield, IL $69,357 Plainville, IL $69,279 Pleasant Hill, IL $69,369 Plymouth, IL $69,223 Rockport, IL $69,133

Sutter, IL $69,167 Tennessee, IL $69,250 Timewell, IL $69,196 Ursa, IL $69,261 Versailles, IL $69,418 Warsaw, IL $69,253 Buffalo Grove, IL $74,210 Wheeling, IL $74,895

Wilmette, IL $76,095 Winnetka, IL $75,769 Winthrop Harbor, IL $71,579 Wonder Lake, IL $71,077 Woodstock, IL $71,230 Zion, IL $71,649 Addison, IL $75,410 Algonquin, IL $72,252

Bartlett, IL $73,890 Bellwood, IL $76,251 Bensenville, IL $75,889 Streamwood, IL $73,894 Bloomingdale, IL $74,770 Burlington, IL $71,412 Carpentersville, IL $72,634 Clare, IL $71,055

Cortland, IL $71,270 Creston, IL $70,968 Dekalb, IL $71,167 Carol Stream, IL $74,586 Dundee, IL $72,589 Elburn, IL $72,255 Elgin, IL $73,387 Elmhurst, IL $75,960

Esmond, IL $70,981 Forest Park, IL $76,299 Franklin Park, IL $76,239 Hanover Park, IL $74,309 Geneva, IL $73,058 Genoa, IL $71,177 Gilberts, IL $72,088 Glen Ellyn, IL $75,080

Glendale Heights, IL $74,952 Hampshire, IL $71,453 Hines, IL $76,279 Huntley, IL $71,417 Itasca, IL $75,204 Madison, IL $71,382 Marine, IL $70,766 Maryville, IL $71,096

Medora, IL $70,299 Michael, IL $69,854 Moro, IL $70,809 Mount Olive, IL $70,251 Mozier, IL $69,709 National Stock Yards, IL $71,394 New Douglas, IL $70,443 Nokomis, IL $69,905

Ohlman, IL $69,976 Panama, IL $70,137 Patterson, IL $69,752 Piasa, IL $70,498 Ramsey, IL $69,463 Rockbridge, IL $69,975 Roodhouse, IL $69,823 Rosamond, IL $69,813

Roxana, IL $71,028 Sawyerville, IL $70,359 Sorento, IL $70,129 South Roxana, IL $71,080 Staunton, IL $70,475 Taylor Springs, IL $70,038 Venice, IL $71,394 Walshville, IL $70,011

White Hall, IL $69,778 Wilsonville, IL $70,426 Witt, IL $69,843 Wood River, IL $70,992 Worden, IL $70,674 Wrights, IL $69,793 East Saint Louis, IL $71,394 Fairview Heights, IL $71,203

Addieville, IL $70,435 Albers, IL $70,530 Aviston, IL $70,564 Baldwin, IL $70,420 Bartelso, IL $70,215 Beckemeyer, IL $70,443 Belleville, IL $71,070 Mascoutah, IL $70,805

Scott Air Force Base, IL $70,937 Breese, IL $70,449 Carlyle, IL $70,042 Caseyville, IL $71,213 Chester, IL $69,996 Collinsville, IL $71,157 Columbia, IL $71,089 Coulterville, IL $70,067

Cutler, IL $69,817 Dupo, IL $71,283 East Carondelet, IL $71,240 Ellis Grove, IL $70,033 Evansville, IL $70,351 Freeburg, IL $70,860 Fults, IL $70,579 Germantown, IL $70,501

Greenville, IL $70,118 Hagarstown, IL $69,759 Hecker, IL $70,773 Highland, IL $70,628 Hoffman, IL $70,191 Huey, IL $69,995 Keyesport, IL $69,931 Lebanon, IL $70,917

Lenzburg, IL $70,588 Maeystown, IL $70,638 Marissa, IL $70,486 Menard, IL $70,010 Millstadt, IL $71,132 Modoc, IL $69,937 Mulberry Grove, IL $69,797 Nashville, IL $70,019

New Athens, IL $70,714 New Baden, IL $70,652 New Memphis, IL $70,603 Oakdale, IL $70,064 O Fallon, IL $71,063 Okawville, IL $70,367 Percy, IL $69,901 Pierron, IL $70,480

Pinckneyville, IL $69,845

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

Understanding how a Laboratory 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 May 01, 2026

$68,310

Average $75,318/year

$84,333

$5,693

Average $6,277/month

$7,028

$1,314

Average $1,448/week

$1,622

$33

Average $36/hour

$41

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$84,333	$7,028	$1,622	$41
Average	$75,318	$6,277	$1,448	$36
25th Percentile	$68,310	$5,693	$1,314	$33

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