What are the main factors that influence an AP Temp's salary?

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

How does experience change An AP Temp's salary?

An AP Temp's salary grows with experience: a Laboratory Support Technician I (0-1 years)earns $45,099, a AP Temp (1-3 years)earns $52,133, a Laboratory Support Technician III (3-5 years)earns $71,619, a Laboratory Support Technician IV (5-7 years)earns $84,539, a Laboratory Supervisor (7+ years)earns $84,035,

What are the highest paying states for an AP Temp?

AP Temp salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for AP Temp roles are District of Columbia $58,828, California $58,605, Massachusetts $57,824. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of AP Temp roles make?

Salaries for AP Temp level roles vary by specialization: Dietary Aide Temp: $84,574; Temp RN: $83,025; Temp Dental Hygienist: $75,196; Temp Recruiter: $58,724; Temp Receptionist: $48,179.

How do different companies affect an AP Temp's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for AP Temp 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.

AP Temp Salary in the United States

How much does an AP Temp make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for an AP Temp in the United States is $53,132 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $26.

However, an AP Temp's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $62,292
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $49,407 to $57,927
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $46,016

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AP Temp Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$57,927	$4,827	$1,114	$28
Average	$53,132	$4,428	$1,022	$26
25th Percentile	$49,407	$4,117	$950	$24

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Key Factors That Influence AP Temp Salaries

An AP Temp'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 AP Temp Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an AP Temp'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): $45,099
Early Career (1-2 years): $52,133
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $71,619
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $84,539
Expert (over 8 years): $84,035

Levels	Salary
Laborator... Level AP Temp	$45,099
AP Temp Level AP Temp	$52,133
Laborator... Level AP Temp	$71,619
Laborator... Level AP Temp	$84,539
Laborator... Level AP Temp	$84,035

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How Do AP Temp 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 AP Temps. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $58,828.
California: $58,605.
Massachusetts: $57,824.

District of Columbia $58,828

California $58,605

Massachusetts $57,824

Washington $57,611

New Jersey $57,590

Alaska $57,515

Connecticut $56,782

New York $56,485

Hawaii $55,534

Rhode Island $55,087

Maryland $54,784

Minnesota $54,370

Colorado $54,211

Illinois $54,157

Oregon $53,956

Delaware $53,807

New Hampshire $53,713

Virginia $53,504

Pennsylvania $52,893

Nevada $52,585

North Dakota $52,484

Michigan $52,324

Wisconsin $52,266

Vermont $52,149

Texas $51,825

Maine $51,804

Arizona $51,772

Ohio $51,735

Georgia $51,246

Indiana $51,001

Wyoming $50,954

Utah $50,879

Iowa $50,847

Kansas $50,592

Louisiana $50,518

North Carolina $50,491

Missouri $50,481

Florida $50,273

Montana $50,162

Nebraska $50,056

Kentucky $49,997

South Carolina $49,785

Tennessee $49,652

Idaho $49,599

New Mexico $49,211

Oklahoma $49,126

Alabama $48,812

South Dakota $48,286

Arkansas $47,999

West Virginia $47,845

Mississippi $47,383

Top Paying Cities for AP Temps

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: $67,015
San Francisco: $66,357
Oakland: $64,885

San Jose, CA $67,015

San Francisco, CA $66,357

Oakland, CA $64,885

New York, NY $61,575

Queens Village, NY $61,176

Paramus, NJ $60,751

Passaic, NJ $60,698

Bergenfield, NJ $60,645

Stamford, CT $60,565

Huntington, NY $60,512

Newark, NJ $60,167

Bridgeport, CT $60,060

New Brunswick, NJ $59,885

Vallejo, CA $59,774

Middlesex, NJ $59,742

Somerset, NJ $59,694

Petaluma, CA $59,572

Santa Cruz, CA $59,364

Boston, MA $59,258

Monterey, CA $58,992

Fairbanks, AK $58,955

Los Angeles, CA $58,854

Washington, DC $58,828

Seattle, WA $58,732

Santa Rosa, CA $58,721

Juneau, AK $58,567

Orange, CA $58,392

Anchorage, AK $58,296

Anaheim, CA $58,259

Santa Ana, CA $58,180

Nassau, NY $58,148

Long Beach, CA $58,126

Danbury, CT $58,110

Santa Maria, CA $57,930

Everett, WA $57,919

Bremerton, WA $57,659

Trenton, NJ $57,558

Sacramento, CA $57,537

San Diego, CA $57,510

Brockton, MA $57,489

Tacoma, WA $57,468

Santa Barbara, CA $57,393

Lowell, MA $57,181

New Suffolk, NY $57,159

Nashua, NH $57,096

Lompoc, CA $57,011

Ventura, CA $56,958

Stockton, CA $56,942

New Haven, CT $56,835

Atlantic City, NJ $56,697

Hartford, CT $56,580

Modesto, CA $56,554

Poughkeepsie, NY $56,437

New Britain, CT $56,410

Olympia, WA $56,336

Kennewick, WA $56,336

New London, CT $56,325

Norwich, CT $56,309

Lawrence, MA $56,283

Bakersfield, CA $56,134

Riverside, CA $56,060

New Bedford, MA $56,060

Richland, WA $56,006

Portsmouth, NH $55,964

Vineland, NJ $55,953

San Bernardino, CA $55,911

Boulder, CO $55,762

Worcester, MA $55,720

Portland, OR $55,672

Saint Paul, MN $55,608

Minneapolis, MN $55,608

Philadelphia, PA $55,534

Honolulu, HI $55,252

Springfield, MA $55,066

Providence, RI $55,061

Chicago, IL $54,907

Bellingham, WA $54,843

Baltimore, MD $54,784

Chico, CA $54,652

Wilmington, DE $54,561

Pittsfield, MA $54,508

Manchester, NH $54,407

Spokane, WA $54,173

Denver, CO $54,168

Albany, NY $53,918

Troy, NY $53,897

Schenectady, NY $53,786

Burlington, VT $53,669

Portland, ME $53,483

Salem, OR $53,440

Yakima, WA $53,430

Ann Arbor, MI $53,414

Rochester, MN $53,265

Fresno, CA $53,238

Reno, NV $53,238

Milwaukee, WI $53,190

Detroit, MI $53,137

Allentown, PA $53,121

Carson City, NV $53,116

Houston, TX $53,036

Colorado Springs, CO $53,031

Syracuse, NY $53,004

Eugene, OR $52,904

Bismarck, ND $52,840

Gary, IN $52,840

Galveston, TX $52,840

Springfield, OR $52,797

Medford, OR $52,670

Fort Collins, CO $52,648

Austin, TX $52,606

Mesa, AZ $52,494

Phoenix, AZ $52,484

Dallas, TX $52,468

Reading, PA $52,436

Saint Cloud, MN $52,415

Concord, NH $52,367

Madison, WI $52,346

Utica, NY $52,202

Raleigh, NC $52,160

Las Vegas, NV $52,154

Rochester, NY $52,117

Des Moines, IA $52,112

Atlanta, GA $52,027

Battle Creek, MI $52,011

Salt Lake City, UT $51,995

Lancaster, PA $51,915

Champaign, IL $51,905

Harrisburg, PA $51,841

Durham, NC $51,793

Kansas City, MO $51,788

Kansas City, KS $51,777

Fort Worth, TX $51,772

Boca Raton, FL $51,751

Cleveland, OH $51,745

Columbus, OH $51,735

Pittsburgh, PA $51,729

Richmond, VA $51,708

Indianapolis, IN $51,697

Cincinnati, OH $51,628

Petersburg, VA $51,549

Billings, MT $51,432

Lansing, MI $51,432

Huntsville, AL $51,432

Lebanon, PA $51,426

Dayton, OH $51,421

Pueblo, CO $51,421

Appleton, WI $51,405

Buffalo, NY $51,384

Racine, WI $51,357

Charlotte, NC $51,352

Saint Louis, MO $51,336

Springfield, IL $51,315

Elkhart, IN $51,304

York, PA $51,304

Gastonia, NC $51,299

Benton Harbor, MI $51,299

Beaumont, TX $51,267

Lorain, OH $51,256

Toledo, OH $51,235

Binghamton, NY $51,209

Rock Hill, SC $51,203

Rockford, IL $51,177

Fargo, ND $51,150

Elyria, OH $51,150

Flagstaff, AZ $51,113

Fort Lauderdale, FL $51,081

Miami, FL $51,049

Duluth, MN $50,964

Bangor, ME $50,895

Cedar Rapids, IA $50,837

Louisville, KY $50,810

Grand Rapids, MI $50,800

Hialeah, FL $50,794

Casper, WY $50,720

Scranton, PA $50,656

New Orleans, LA $50,640

Virginia Beach, VA $50,635

Akron, OH $50,608

Peoria, IL $50,539

Sarasota, FL $50,529

Green Bay, WI $50,491

Baton Rouge, LA $50,465

Charleston, SC $50,454

Nashville, TN $50,438

Jamestown, NY $50,428

Davenport, IA $50,428

Tucson, AZ $50,401

Cheyenne, WY $50,385

Saint Petersburg, FL $50,369

Tampa, FL $50,359

Omaha, NE $50,348

Port Arthur, TX $50,327

Evansville, IN $50,327

Bradenton, FL $50,305

Santa Fe, NM $50,210

Orlando, FL $50,157

Clearwater, FL $50,098

Canton, OH $49,987

La Crosse, WI $49,987

Grand Forks, ND $49,971

Albuquerque, NM $49,955

Tulsa, OK $49,955

Newport News, VA $49,949

High Point, NC $49,933

Ogden, UT $49,912

Corpus Christi, TX $49,870

Laramie, WY $49,838

Norfolk, VA $49,838

Rock Island, IL $49,806

Saginaw, MI $49,795

Jacksonville, FL $49,790

Salisbury, NC $49,779

Memphis, TN $49,769

Moline, IL $49,742

Fort Myers, FL $49,726

Waterloo, IA $49,657

Spartanburg, SC $49,604

Lincoln, NE $49,577

Fort Wayne, IN $49,567

Birmingham, AL $49,508

Cedar Falls, IA $49,498

Provo, UT $49,492

Springfield, OH $49,487

San Antonio, TX $49,477

Greensboro, NC $49,455

South Bend, IN $49,450

Winston Salem, NC $49,445

Boise, ID $49,429

Savannah, GA $49,392

Muskegon, MI $49,296

Lima, OH $49,232

Lake Charles, LA $49,211

Anderson, IN $49,200

Lexington, KY $49,184

Augusta, GA $49,168

Greenville, SC $49,168

Wichita, KS $49,121

Tuscaloosa, AL $49,121

Columbia, SC $49,073

Bloomington, IN $48,940

Roanoke, VA $48,908

Asheville, NC $48,839

Knoxville, TN $48,749

Shreveport, LA $48,743

Wilmington, NC $48,674

Frankfort, KY $48,573

Oklahoma City, OK $48,536

Chillicothe, OH $48,515

Longview, TX $48,510

Topeka, KS $48,494

Mobile, AL $48,414

Terre Haute, IN $48,393

Erie, PA $48,387

Altoona, PA $48,361

Melbourne, FL $48,345

Amarillo, TX $48,324

Killeen, TX $48,308

Fayetteville, AR $48,265

Sioux Falls, SD $48,228

Chattanooga, TN $48,196

Idaho Falls, ID $48,191

Gainesville, FL $48,079

Portsmouth, OH $48,053

Little Rock, AR $48,042

Lynchburg, VA $48,042

Lafayette, LA $48,021

Youngstown, OH $48,021

Temple, TX $47,999

Daytona Beach, FL $47,989

Clarksville, TN $47,984

Pensacola, FL $47,978

Hopkinsville, KY $47,819

Charleston, WV $47,813

Florence, SC $47,787

Sioux City, IA $47,755

Macon, GA $47,601

Tallahassee, FL $47,596

Fayetteville, NC $47,585

Waco, TX $47,574

Wichita Falls, TX $47,574

Pine Bluff, AR $47,553

Vincennes, IN $47,452

Lubbock, TX $47,431

Great Falls, MT $47,399

Alamogordo, NM $47,394

Abilene, TX $47,351

Rapid City, SD $47,282

Monroe, LA $47,282

Albany, GA $47,250

Huntington, WV $47,245

Jackson, MS $47,240

Greenville, MS $47,234

Parkersburg, WV $47,181

Montgomery, AL $47,171

Johnstown, PA $47,160

Springfield, MO $47,117

Biloxi, MS $47,091

Sumter, SC $46,979

Columbus, GA $46,974

Twin Falls, ID $46,942

Pascagoula, MS $46,873

Kingsport, TN $46,735

Gulfport, MS $46,719

Alexandria, LA $46,544

Fort Smith, AR $46,411

El Paso, TX $46,267

Helena, MT $46,198

Las Cruces, NM $46,028

Harlingen, TX $45,879

Pocatello, ID $45,832

Florence, AL $45,816

Brownsville, TX $45,805

Dothan, AL $45,720

Mcallen, TX $45,694

Columbus, MS $45,300

Altus, OK $45,056

Lawton, OK $44,955

Pierre, SD $44,764

What Skills Can Increase an AP Temp's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 9.43% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Phlebotomy (Mentioned in 3.41% Job Postings): Phlebotomy is the process of making a puncture in a vein, usually in the arm, with a cannula for the purpose of drawing blood.
Medical Laboratory (Mentioned in 1.98% Job Postings): Testing and analyzing medical and clinical specimens to help in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	9.43%
Phlebotomy	3.41%
Medical Laboratory	1.98%

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 an AP Temp's salary.

Clinical Diagnostic: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Product Testing: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Clinical Diagnostic	$58,445	10%
Collaboration	$56,851	7%
Product Testing	$56,320	6%
Molecular Biology	$55,257	4%
Oral Communication	$55,257	4%
Leadership	$55,257	4%

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AP Temp Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an AP Temp'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 April 01, 2026

$49,407

Average $53,132/year

$57,927

$4,117

Average $4,428/month

$4,827

$950

Average $1,022/week

$1,114

$24

Average $26/hour

$28

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$57,927	$4,827	$1,114	$28
Average	$53,132	$4,428	$1,022	$26
25th Percentile	$49,407	$4,117	$950	$24

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Salary Trends for AP Temp

Salaries for an AP Temp can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $43,232 in 2023 to around $42,621 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of AP Temp salary trends, .

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2024

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