Laboratory Technician Salary in Minnesota

How much does a Laboratory Technician make in Minnesota?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Laboratory Technician in Minnesota is $75,614 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): $92,904
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $68,578 to $84,664
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $62,173

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Laboratory Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$84,664	$7,055	$1,628	$41
Average	$75,614	$6,301	$1,454	$36
25th Percentile	$68,578	$5,715	$1,319	$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): $47,186
Early Career (1-2 years): $54,546
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $74,948
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $88,467
Expert (over 8 years): $87,919

Levels	Salary
Laborator... Level Laboratory Technician	$47,186
Laborator... Level Laboratory Technician	$54,546
Laborator... Level Laboratory Technician	$74,948
Laborator... Level Laboratory Technician	$88,467
Laborator... Level Laboratory Technician	$87,919

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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:

Conger: $72,394
Courtland: $72,312
Darfur: $71,940

Conger, MN $72,394 Courtland, MN $72,312 Darfur, MN $71,940 Delavan, MN $71,951 Eagle Lake, MN $72,994 Easton, MN $71,979 Ellendale, MN $72,995 Elmore, MN $71,607

Elysian, MN $73,358 Emmons, MN $71,824 Essig, MN $72,035 Fairmont, MN $71,799 Freeborn, MN $72,496 Frost, MN $71,722 Garden City, MN $71,946 Geneva, MN $73,177

Glenville, MN $72,137 Good Thunder, MN $72,075 Granada, MN $71,729 Hanska, MN $71,731 Hartland, MN $72,558 Hayward, MN $72,554 Henderson, MN $73,809 Hollandale, MN $72,861

Hope, MN $73,217 Huntley, MN $71,896 Janesville, MN $72,850 Kasota, MN $73,124 Kiester, MN $71,837 Kilkenny, MN $73,709 Lafayette, MN $72,455 Lake Crystal, MN $72,061

La Salle, MN $71,866 Le Center, MN $73,860 Le Sueur, MN $73,701 Lewisville, MN $71,791 Madelia, MN $71,847 Madison Lake, MN $73,197 Mapleton, MN $72,111 Minnesota Lake, MN $72,149

Montgomery, MN $74,125 New Prague, MN $75,043 New Richland, MN $72,733 New Ulm, MN $72,025 Nicollet, MN $72,705 Northrop, MN $72,240 Pemberton, MN $72,478 Saint Clair, MN $72,943

Saint James, MN $71,793 Saint Peter, MN $73,289 Sanborn, MN $71,507 Searles, MN $71,911 Sleepy Eye, MN $71,676 Springfield, MN $71,608 Truman, MN $71,813 Twin Lakes, MN $72,019

Vernon Center, MN $71,898 Waldorf, MN $72,313 Waseca, MN $72,978 Waterville, MN $73,484 Wells, MN $72,155 Winnebago, MN $71,940 Windom, MN $71,692 Adrian, MN $69,827

Alpha, MN $71,483 Arco, MN $71,385 Avoca, MN $71,343 Balaton, MN $71,206 Beaver Creek, MN $68,037 Bigelow, MN $70,491 Bingham Lake, MN $71,585 Brewster, MN $71,377

Butterfield, MN $71,667 Ceylon, MN $71,539 Chandler, MN $70,217 Currie, MN $71,476 Dovray, MN $71,755 Dunnell, MN $71,431 Starbuck, MN $71,438 Morris, MN $71,483

Crane Lake, MN $70,745 Cromwell, MN $71,013 Grand Rapids, MN $71,034 Ely, MN $70,848 Embarrass, MN $70,748 Esko, MN $70,994 Eveleth, MN $70,855 Finlayson, MN $71,207

Floodwood, MN $70,813 Forbes, MN $70,624 Gilbert, MN $70,836 Goodland, MN $70,726 Hibbing, MN $70,677 Hill City, MN $70,952 Holyoke, MN $71,007 Hoyt Lakes, MN $70,848

Iron, MN $70,641 Jacobson, MN $70,771 Keewatin, MN $70,995 Kerrick, MN $71,131 Kettle River, MN $71,127 Kinney, MN $70,751 Mcgregor, MN $71,021 Makinen, MN $70,762

Marble, MN $70,951 Meadowlands, MN $70,779 Melrude, MN $70,751 Moose Lake, MN $71,282 Afton, MN $75,780 Almelund, MN $73,893 Bayport, MN $75,655 Bethel, MN $75,011

Braham, MN $72,851 Brook Park, MN $71,711 Cambridge, MN $73,689 Cannon Falls, MN $74,020 Castle Rock, MN $75,215 Cedar, MN $75,353 Center City, MN $74,373 Chisago City, MN $75,019

Circle Pines, MN $76,341 Cottage Grove, MN $75,973 Dalbo, MN $72,840 Wirt, MN $70,828 Thief River Falls, MN $71,250 Alvarado, MN $71,031 Angle Inlet, MN $71,000 Argyle, MN $71,118

Badger, MN $71,165 Brooks, MN $71,182 Crookston, MN $71,063 Donaldson, MN $71,150 East Grand Forks, MN $70,944 Euclid, MN $70,992 Fisher, MN $70,947 Gatzke, MN $71,042

Goodridge, MN $71,093 Greenbush, MN $71,168 Grygla, MN $71,010 Hallock, MN $71,341 Halma, MN $71,146 Humboldt, MN $71,301 Karlstad, MN $71,194 Kennedy, MN $71,183

Lake Bronson, MN $71,132 Lancaster, MN $71,137 Mentor, MN $71,160 Middle River, MN $71,125 Newfolden, MN $71,143 Noyes, MN $71,363 Oak Island, MN $70,997 Oklee, MN $71,198

Oslo, MN $71,051 Plummer, MN $71,168 Red Lake Falls, MN $71,131 Roseau, MN $71,210 Saint Hilaire, MN $71,174 Saint Vincent, MN $71,306 Salol, MN $71,148 Stephen, MN $71,118

Strandquist, MN $71,097 Strathcona, MN $71,088 Viking, MN $71,061 Wannaska, MN $71,124 Warren, MN $71,034 Warroad, MN $71,232 Edgerton, MN $69,835 Georgetown, MN $71,182

Glyndon, MN $71,173 Morton, MN $71,562 Murdock, MN $71,416 New London, MN $72,042 Norcross, MN $71,216 Odessa, MN $71,163 Olivia, MN $71,551 Ortonville, MN $71,312

Pennock, MN $71,698 Porter, MN $71,297 Prinsburg, MN $71,580 Raymond, MN $71,479 Redwood Falls, MN $71,554 Renville, MN $71,475 Sacred Heart, MN $71,433 Seaforth, MN $71,642

Spicer, MN $72,108 Sunburg, MN $71,642 Taunton, MN $71,410 Vesta, MN $71,403 Wabasso, MN $71,482 Wanda, MN $71,742 Watson, MN $71,448 Wheaton, MN $71,300

Wood Lake, MN $71,420 Saint Cloud, MN $72,897 Albany, MN $72,475 Alexandria, MN $71,572 Ashby, MN $71,395 Avon, MN $72,689 Barrett, MN $71,349 Belgrade, MN $71,971

Bock, MN $72,838 Bowlus, MN $72,388 Brandon, MN $71,412 Brooten, MN $71,742 Buckman, MN $72,511 Burtrum, MN $72,099 Carlos, MN $71,422 Cold Spring, MN $72,763

Collegeville, MN $72,774 Cyrus, MN $71,402 Dalton, MN $71,364 Elrosa, MN $72,331 Waltham, MN $73,392 Evansville, MN $71,374 Farwell, MN $71,408 Flensburg, MN $72,133

Foley, MN $72,704 Foreston, MN $72,718 Freeport, MN $72,336 Garfield, MN $71,425 Gilman, MN $72,683 Glenwood, MN $71,571 Greenwald, MN $72,302 Grey Eagle, MN $72,063

Hillman, MN $72,020 Hoffman, MN $71,409 Holdingford, MN $72,485 Holmes City, MN $71,402 Isle, MN $71,246 Kensington, MN $71,385 Lastrup, MN $72,031 Little Falls, MN $72,089

Long Prairie, MN $71,808 Lowry, MN $71,423 Mc Grath, MN $71,038 Melrose, MN $72,196 Milaca, MN $72,613 Miltona, MN $71,421 Nelson, MN $71,439 New Munich, MN $72,300

Oak Park, MN $72,769 Ogilvie, MN $72,342 Onamia, MN $71,798 Osakis, MN $71,654 Parkers Prairie, MN $71,346 Paynesville, MN $72,537 Pease, MN $72,848 Pierz, MN $72,073

Rice, MN $72,655 Richmond, MN $72,645 Rockville, MN $72,818 Roscoe, MN $72,592 Royalton, MN $72,532 Saint Joseph, MN $72,857 Saint Stephen, MN $72,719 Saint Martin, MN $72,562

Sartell, MN $72,817 Sauk Centre, MN $71,937 Sauk Rapids, MN $72,780 Nashua, MN $71,304 Naytahwaush, MN $71,366 New York Mills, MN $71,335 Nielsville, MN $71,163 Ogema, MN $71,206

Osage, MN $71,261 Ottertail, MN $71,397 Pelican Rapids, MN $71,323 Perham, MN $71,397 Perley, MN $71,215 Ponsford, MN $71,201 Richville, MN $71,335 Richwood, MN $71,239

Rochert, MN $71,267 Rothsay, MN $71,238 Sabin, MN $71,190 Shelly, MN $71,241 Tintah, MN $71,255 Twin Valley, MN $71,198 Ulen, MN $71,189 Underwood, MN $71,379

Vergas, MN $71,322 Vining, MN $71,318 Waubun, MN $71,210 Wendell, MN $71,284 White Earth, MN $71,435 Winger, MN $71,211 Wolf Lake, MN $71,264 Wolverton, MN $71,287

Bemidji, MN $71,353 Bagley, MN $71,264 Baudette, MN $71,088 Bena, MN $70,988 Big Falls, MN $70,772 Bigfork, MN $70,842 Birchdale, MN $70,856 Blackduck, MN $71,097

Bowstring, MN $70,924 Cass Lake, MN $71,205 Clearbrook, MN $71,235 Deer River, MN $70,979 Talmoon, MN $70,947 Effie, MN $70,783 Federal Dam, MN $71,108 Gonvick, MN $71,204

Gully, MN $71,151 Hines, MN $71,134 International Falls, MN $71,096 Kelliher, MN $71,052 Lengby, MN $71,231 Leonard, MN $71,183 Littlefork, MN $70,904 Loman, MN $70,890

Longville, MN $71,159 Marcell, MN $70,864 Margie, MN $70,828 Max, MN $70,932 Mizpah, MN $70,944 Northome, MN $70,935 Outing, MN $71,057 Pennington, MN $71,074

Ponemah, MN $71,207 Puposky, MN $71,155 Ranier, MN $71,382 Kabetogama, MN $70,833 Redby, MN $71,289 Redlake, MN $71,194 Remer, MN $71,004 Roosevelt, MN $71,084

Shevlin, MN $71,200 Solway, MN $71,218 South International Falls, MN $71,106 Spring Lake, MN $70,948 Squaw Lake, MN $70,938 Swift, MN $71,089 Tenstrike, MN $71,172 Trail, MN $71,125

Swanville, MN $72,059 Moorhead, MN $71,142 Upsala, MN $72,291 Villard, MN $71,609 Wahkon, MN $71,643 Waite Park, MN $72,895 West Union, MN $71,865 Brainerd, MN $71,513

Baxter, MN $71,599 Ah Gwah Ching, MN $71,264 Aitkin, MN $71,193 Akeley, MN $71,232 Aldrich, MN $71,306 Backus, MN $71,224 Benedict, MN $71,195 Bertha, MN $71,355

Browerville, MN $71,545 Clarissa, MN $71,454 Crosby, MN $71,264 Crosslake, MN $71,313 Cushing, MN $71,576 Deerwood, MN $71,321 Eagle Bend, MN $71,354 Emily, MN $71,122

Fifty Lakes, MN $71,125 Fort Ripley, MN $71,701 Garrison, MN $71,578 Hackensack, MN $71,214 Hewitt, MN $71,323 Ironton, MN $71,342 Jenkins, MN $71,315 Lake George, MN $71,258

Lake Hubert, MN $71,374 Laporte, MN $71,213 Menahga, MN $71,290 Merrifield, MN $71,319 Motley, MN $71,281 Nevis, MN $71,265 Nisswa, MN $71,381 Palisade, MN $70,960

Park Rapids, MN $71,309 Pequot Lakes, MN $71,328 Pillager, MN $71,360 Pine River, MN $71,232 Randall, MN $71,824 Sebeka, MN $71,252 Nimrod, MN $71,244 Staples, MN $71,335

Verndale, MN $71,286 Wadena, MN $71,394 Walker, MN $71,258 Detroit Lakes, MN $71,404 Ada, MN $71,191 Audubon, MN $71,309 Barnesville, MN $71,226 Battle Lake, MN $71,390

Bejou, MN $71,125 Beltrami, MN $71,182 Bluffton, MN $71,324 Borup, MN $71,185 Breckenridge, MN $71,466 Callaway, MN $71,233 Campbell, MN $71,300 Climax, MN $71,062

Clitherall, MN $71,344 Comstock, MN $71,216 Deer Creek, MN $71,324 Dent, MN $71,340 Dilworth, MN $71,137 Elbow Lake, MN $71,367 Elizabeth, MN $71,323 Erhard, MN $71,304

Erskine, MN $71,244 Felton, MN $71,170 Fergus Falls, MN $71,442 Fertile, MN $71,212 Flom, MN $71,179 Fosston, MN $71,267 Foxhome, MN $71,247 Frazee, MN $71,327

Gary, MN $71,128 Halstad, MN $71,235 Wabasha, MN $73,221 Hawley, MN $71,182 Hendrum, MN $71,217 Henning, MN $71,354 Hitterdal, MN $71,187 Kent, MN $71,261

Lake Park, MN $71,201 Mcintosh, MN $71,242 Mahnomen, MN $71,240 Wilton, MN $71,200 Waskish, MN $70,908 Williams, MN $71,095 Mountain Iron, MN $70,704 Cotton, MN $70,853

Wayzata, MN $76,460 Navarre, MN $76,468 Young America, MN $74,712 Winsted, MN $73,947 Winthrop, MN $72,670 Zimmerman, MN $73,627 Minneapolis, MN $77,187 Nashwauk, MN $70,712

Orr, MN $70,737 Nett Lake, MN $71,195 Pengilly, MN $70,747 Virginia, MN $70,832 Saginaw, MN $70,964 Sawyer, MN $70,972 Side Lake, MN $70,718 Soudan, MN $70,929

Sturgeon Lake, MN $71,246 Swan River, MN $70,730 Swatara, MN $70,909 Taconite, MN $70,986 Tamarack, MN $70,896 Tower, MN $70,820 Twig, MN $70,984 Warba, MN $70,797

Willow River, MN $71,308 Winton, MN $71,258 Wrenshall, MN $70,991 Wright, MN $70,946 Duluth, MN $70,995 Rochester, MN $74,077 Adams, MN $72,605 Altura, MN $72,769

Austin, MN $73,029 Blooming Prairie, MN $73,455 Brownsdale, MN $73,295 Brownsville, MN $69,843 Dundas, MN $74,362 Elko New Market, MN $75,365 Faribault, MN $73,684 Farmington, MN $75,568

Forest Lake, MN $75,713 Frontenac, MN $73,320 Goodhue, MN $73,731 Grandy, MN $73,484 Grasston, MN $72,276 Hampton, MN $75,124 Harris, MN $73,616 Hastings, MN $75,325

Henriette, MN $72,297 Hinckley, MN $71,360 Hugo, MN $75,996 Isanti, MN $74,466 Lake City, MN $73,545 Lake Elmo, MN $76,098 Lakeland, MN $75,616 Lakeville, MN $75,741

Lindstrom, MN $74,673 Lonsdale, MN $74,603 Marine On Saint Croix, MN $75,421 Medford, MN $73,445 Mora, MN $71,906 Morristown, MN $73,429 Nerstrand, MN $73,517 Newport, MN $76,367

North Branch, MN $74,376 Northfield, MN $74,668 Owatonna, MN $73,422 Pine City, MN $72,329 Randolph, MN $74,905 Red Wing, MN $73,579 Rock Creek, MN $72,829 Rosemount, MN $76,006

Rush City, MN $73,086 Saint Francis, MN $74,884 Saint Paul Park, MN $76,193 Sandstone, MN $71,338 Scandia, MN $75,179 Shafer, MN $74,422 South Saint Paul, MN $76,537 Inver Grove Heights, MN $76,355

Waverly, MN $74,035 Byron, MN $74,082 Caledonia, MN $70,154 Canton, MN $71,561 Chatfield, MN $73,279 Claremont, MN $73,632 Dakota, MN $70,005 Dexter, MN $73,423

Dodge Center, MN $73,742 Dover, MN $73,442 Eitzen, MN $70,155 Elgin, MN $73,890 Elkton, MN $73,157 Eyota, MN $73,834 Fountain, MN $72,751 Grand Meadow, MN $73,389

Harmony, MN $71,801 Hayfield, MN $73,627 Hokah, MN $69,667 Homer, MN $70,503 Houston, MN $70,296 Kasson, MN $73,913 Kellogg, MN $73,088 Kenyon, MN $73,770

La Crescent, MN $69,651 Lanesboro, MN $71,818 Lansing, MN $73,166 Le Roy, MN $72,351 Lewiston, MN $71,904 Lyle, MN $72,320 Mabel, MN $71,360 Mantorville, MN $73,904

Mazeppa, MN $73,801 Millville, MN $73,730 Minnesota City, MN $71,944 Oronoco, MN $74,082 Ostrander, MN $73,030 Peterson, MN $71,689 Pine Island, MN $73,905 Plainview, MN $73,471

Preston, MN $72,152 Racine, MN $73,639 Reads Landing, MN $73,209 Rollingstone, MN $72,254 Rose Creek, MN $72,656 Rushford, MN $71,194 Saint Charles, MN $73,085 Sargeant, MN $73,511

Spring Grove, MN $70,737 Spring Valley, MN $73,253 Stewartville, MN $73,833 Taopi, MN $72,454 Utica, MN $72,430 Ellsworth, MN $69,153 Fulda, MN $71,234 Garvin, MN $71,453

Hardwick, MN $68,936 Hendricks, MN $71,199 Heron Lake, MN $71,567 Hills, MN $67,944 Holland, MN $70,316 Ihlen, MN $68,998 Iona, MN $70,586 Ivanhoe, MN $71,345

Jackson, MN $71,555 Jasper, MN $68,668 Jeffers, MN $71,561 Kanaranzi, MN $68,971 Kenneth, MN $69,405 Lake Benton, MN $70,827 Lakefield, MN $71,453 Lake Wilson, MN $70,605

Lamberton, MN $71,497 Leota, MN $70,035 Lismore, MN $69,971 Luverne, MN $68,646 Lynd, MN $71,492 Magnolia, MN $69,091 Mountain Lake, MN $71,685 Odin, MN $71,669

Okabena, MN $71,542 Ormsby, MN $71,705 Pipestone, MN $69,923 Reading, MN $70,644 Revere, MN $71,462 Round Lake, MN $71,321 Rushmore, MN $70,205 Russell, MN $71,449

Ruthton, MN $70,698 Sherburn, MN $71,650 Slayton, MN $71,024 Steen, MN $68,436 Storden, MN $71,538 Tracy, MN $71,526 Trimont, MN $71,745 Trosky, MN $69,165

Tyler, MN $71,108 Walnut Grove, MN $71,478 Welcome, MN $71,746 Westbrook, MN $71,541 Wilmont, MN $70,403 Woodstock, MN $70,244 Worthington, MN $71,035 Beaver Bay, MN $70,956

Brimson, MN $70,724 Finland, MN $70,851 Grand Marais, MN $70,997 Grand Portage, MN $70,940 Hovland, MN $70,919 Isabella, MN $70,698 Knife River, MN $70,979 Lutsen, MN $70,960

Schroeder, MN $70,917 Silver Bay, MN $70,960 Tofte, MN $70,887 Two Harbors, MN $70,986 Adolph, MN $70,995 Alborn, MN $70,898 Angora, MN $70,664 Askov, MN $71,388

Aurora, MN $70,872 Babbitt, MN $70,862 Barnum, MN $70,998 Biwabik, MN $70,948 Bovey, MN $70,834 Britt, MN $70,712 Brookston, MN $70,938 Bruno, MN $71,227

Buhl, MN $70,758 Calumet, MN $70,992 Canyon, MN $70,913 Carlton, MN $70,983 Chisholm, MN $70,751 Cloquet, MN $70,975 Cohasset, MN $71,035 Coleraine, MN $71,176

Cook, MN $70,734 Albertville, MN $74,928 Annandale, MN $73,014 Anoka, MN $75,516 Andover, MN $75,993 Hopkins, MN $76,899 Burnsville, MN $76,242 Arlington, MN $73,523

Becker, MN $73,136 Big Lake, MN $73,538 Bird Island, MN $71,527 Osseo, MN $76,363 Brownton, MN $72,923 Buffalo, MN $74,239 Buffalo Lake, MN $72,079 Carver, MN $75,472

Champlin, MN $76,322 Chanhassen, MN $76,267 Chaska, MN $75,846 Clear Lake, MN $72,823 Clearwater, MN $72,809 Cokato, MN $73,160 Cologne, MN $75,192 Crystal Bay, MN $76,270

Darwin, MN $72,846 Dassel, MN $73,112 Dayton, MN $75,965 Delano, MN $75,120 Eden Valley, MN $72,651 Elk River, MN $74,731 Excelsior, MN $76,140 Fairfax, MN $71,646

Franklin, MN $71,529 Gaylord, MN $73,194 Gibbon, MN $72,071 Glencoe, MN $73,528 Green Isle, MN $73,910 Hamburg, MN $74,431 Hamel, MN $76,181 Hanover, MN $75,463

Hector, MN $71,709 Eden Prairie, MN $76,672 Minnetonka, MN $76,635 Maple Plain, MN $75,950 Howard Lake, MN $73,548 Hutchinson, MN $72,859 Jordan, MN $75,489 Kimball, MN $72,754

Lester Prairie, MN $74,054 Litchfield, MN $72,578 Long Lake, MN $76,279 Loretto, MN $75,644 Maple Lake, MN $73,268 Mayer, MN $74,737 Dennison, MN $73,674 Stacy, MN $75,027

Stanchfield, MN $73,164 Stillwater, MN $75,808 Taylors Falls, MN $73,844 Vermillion, MN $75,441 Warsaw, MN $73,607 Webster, MN $75,059 Welch, MN $74,145 Willernie, MN $76,267

Wyoming, MN $75,357 Saint Paul, MN $76,805 Mendota, MN $76,881 Minnetonka Beach, MN $76,293 Monticello, MN $73,506 Montrose, MN $74,508 Mound, MN $75,897 New Auburn, MN $73,514

New Germany, MN $74,470 Norwood Young America, MN $74,686 Plato, MN $74,190 Princeton, MN $73,146 Prior Lake, MN $75,920 Rockford, MN $75,457 Rogers, MN $75,766 Saint Bonifacius, MN $75,648

Saint Michael, MN $75,044 Santiago, MN $73,052 Savage, MN $76,334 Shakopee, MN $76,025 Silver Creek, MN $73,129 Silver Lake, MN $73,412 South Haven, MN $72,824 Norwood, MN $74,640

Spring Park, MN $76,092 Stewart, MN $72,416 Victoria, MN $75,850 Waconia, MN $75,360 Watertown, MN $75,067 Watkins, MN $72,715 Wanamingo, MN $73,784 West Concord, MN $73,740

Winona, MN $70,845 Stockton, MN $71,789 Wykoff, MN $73,060 Zumbro Falls, MN $73,813 Zumbrota, MN $73,776 Mankato, MN $72,801 Albert Lea, MN $72,624 Alden, MN $72,080

Amboy, MN $71,912 Belle Plaine, MN $74,889 Blue Earth, MN $71,795 Bricelyn, MN $71,838 Clarks Grove, MN $72,741 Cleveland, MN $73,471 Comfrey, MN $71,592 Willmar, MN $71,968

Alberta, MN $71,336 Appleton, MN $71,419 Atwater, MN $72,157 Barry, MN $71,373 Beardsley, MN $71,070 Bellingham, MN $71,189 Belview, MN $71,404 Benson, MN $71,482

Blomkest, MN $71,516 Boyd, MN $71,386 Browns Valley, MN $71,100 Canby, MN $71,259 Chokio, MN $71,339 Clara City, MN $71,504 Clarkfield, MN $71,439 Clements, MN $71,504

Clinton, MN $71,193 Clontarf, MN $71,370 Correll, MN $71,247 Cosmos, MN $72,135 Cottonwood, MN $71,464 Danube, MN $71,479 Danvers, MN $71,343 Dawson, MN $71,434

Donnelly, MN $71,335 Dumont, MN $71,240 Echo, MN $71,387 Ghent, MN $71,499 Graceville, MN $71,203 Granite Falls, MN $71,501 Grove City, MN $72,319 Hancock, MN $71,422

Hanley Falls, MN $71,419 Herman, MN $71,309 Holloway, MN $71,335 Kandiyohi, MN $72,020 Kerkhoven, MN $71,482 Lake Lillian, MN $71,805 Lucan, MN $71,445 Madison, MN $71,284

Marietta, MN $71,036 Marshall, MN $71,601 Maynard, MN $71,425 Milan, MN $71,434 Milroy, MN $71,429 Minneota, MN $71,478 Montevideo, MN $71,513 Morgan, MN $71,559

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

$68,578

Average $75,614/year

$84,664

$5,715

Average $6,301/month

$7,055

$1,319

Average $1,454/week

$1,628

$33

Average $36/hour

$41

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$84,664	$7,055	$1,628	$41
Average	$75,614	$6,301	$1,454	$36
25th Percentile	$68,578	$5,715	$1,319	$33

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