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 $45,103, a AP Temp (1-3 years)earns $52,138, a Laboratory Support Technician III (3-5 years)earns $71,640, a Laboratory Support Technician IV (5-7 years)earns $84,562, a Laboratory Supervisor (7+ years)earns $84,039,

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 $58,833, California $58,610, Massachusetts $57,829. 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: $84,593; Temp RN: $83,014; Temp Dental Hygienist: $75,163; Temp Recruiter: $58,723; Temp Receptionist: $48,186.

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 May 01, 2026, the average salary for an AP Temp in the United States is $53,137 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): $62,295
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $49,414 to $57,931
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $46,024

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AP Temp Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$57,931	$4,828	$1,114	$28
Average	$53,137	$4,428	$1,022	$26
25th Percentile	$49,414	$4,118	$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): $45,103
Early Career (1-2 years): $52,138
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $71,640
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $84,562
Expert (over 8 years): $84,039

Levels	Salary
Laborator... Level AP Temp	$45,103
AP Temp Level AP Temp	$52,138
Laborator... Level AP Temp	$71,640
Laborator... Level AP Temp	$84,562
Laborator... Level AP Temp	$84,039

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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: $58,833.
California: $58,610.
Massachusetts: $57,829.

District of Columbia $58,833

California $58,610

Massachusetts $57,829

Washington $57,616

New Jersey $57,595

Alaska $57,521

Connecticut $56,787

New York $56,490

Hawaii $55,539

Rhode Island $55,092

Maryland $54,789

Minnesota $54,375

Colorado $54,215

Illinois $54,162

Oregon $53,960

Delaware $53,812

New Hampshire $53,718

Virginia $53,509

Pennsylvania $52,898

Nevada $52,589

North Dakota $52,489

Michigan $52,329

Wisconsin $52,271

Vermont $52,154

Texas $51,830

Maine $51,808

Arizona $51,776

Ohio $51,739

Georgia $51,250

Indiana $51,006

Wyoming $50,958

Utah $50,884

Iowa $50,852

Kansas $50,597

Louisiana $50,522

North Carolina $50,496

Missouri $50,485

Florida $50,278

Montana $50,166

Nebraska $50,060

Kentucky $50,002

South Carolina $49,789

Tennessee $49,656

Idaho $49,603

New Mexico $49,215

Oklahoma $49,130

Alabama $48,817

South Dakota $48,291

Arkansas $48,004

West Virginia $47,850

Mississippi $47,387

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: $67,021
San Francisco: $66,288
Oakland: $64,891

San Jose, CA $67,021

San Francisco, CA $66,288

Oakland, CA $64,891

New York, NY $61,181

Paramus, NJ $60,437

Queens Village, NY $60,435

Passaic, NJ $60,384

Bergenfield, NJ $60,379

Stamford, CT $60,262

Huntington, NY $60,241

Newark, NJ $59,848

Bridgeport, CT $59,736

Vallejo, CA $59,630

New Brunswick, NJ $59,609

Petaluma, CA $59,577

Middlesex, NJ $59,476

Somerset, NJ $59,439

Santa Cruz, CA $59,370

Boston, MA $59,046

Monterey, CA $58,859

Seattle, WA $58,737

Santa Rosa, CA $58,727

Los Angeles, CA $58,711

Juneau, AK $58,573

Washington, DC $58,514

Orange, CA $58,325

Santa Ana, CA $58,185

Long Beach, CA $58,132

Anaheim, CA $58,121

Anchorage, AK $58,094

Santa Maria, CA $57,935

Everett, WA $57,924

Danbury, CT $57,737

Bremerton, WA $57,664

Tacoma, WA $57,473

New Suffolk, NY $57,472

Sacramento, CA $57,457

Santa Barbara, CA $57,398

Trenton, NJ $57,340

San Diego, CA $57,340

Brockton, MA $57,281

Fairbanks, AK $57,151

Lompoc, CA $57,016

Lowell, MA $56,973

Ventura, CA $56,963

Nashua, NH $56,952

Stockton, CA $56,947

Modesto, CA $56,559

Poughkeepsie, NY $56,442

Olympia, WA $56,341

Kennewick, WA $56,341

New Haven, CT $56,320

Lawrence, MA $56,128

Hartford, CT $56,075

Riverside, CA $56,065

New Bedford, MA $56,012

Richland, WA $56,012

Bakersfield, CA $55,937

San Bernardino, CA $55,916

New Britain, CT $55,911

Atlantic City, NJ $55,911

New London, CT $55,889

Norwich, CT $55,873

Portsmouth, NH $55,863

Boulder, CO $55,750

Portland, OR $55,677

Worcester, MA $55,671

Minneapolis, MN $55,507

Philadelphia, PA $55,432

Honolulu, HI $55,257

Saint Paul, MN $55,231

Vineland, NJ $55,220

Providence, RI $55,066

Chicago, IL $54,912

Bellingham, WA $54,848

Springfield, MA $54,805

Baltimore, MD $54,789

Chico, CA $54,657

Pittsfield, MA $54,513

Manchester, NH $54,412

Spokane, WA $54,178

Denver, CO $54,173

Albany, NY $53,923

Troy, NY $53,902

Nassau, NY $53,845

Schenectady, NY $53,790

Wilmington, DE $53,748

Burlington, VT $53,673

Salem, OR $53,652

Portland, ME $53,488

Yakima, WA $53,434

Rochester, MN $53,270

Reno, NV $53,243

Fresno, CA $53,243

Milwaukee, WI $53,195

Detroit, MI $53,142

Ann Arbor, MI $53,133

Allentown, PA $53,126

Colorado Springs, CO $53,036

Syracuse, NY $53,009

Carson City, NV $53,009

Houston, TX $52,935

Eugene, OR $52,908

Gary, IN $52,845

Springfield, OR $52,802

Bismarck, ND $52,791

Galveston, TX $52,754

Medford, OR $52,675

Fort Collins, CO $52,653

Concord, NH $52,627

Austin, TX $52,611

Mesa, AZ $52,499

Reading, PA $52,494

Phoenix, AZ $52,489

Dallas, TX $52,473

Saint Cloud, MN $52,422

Madison, WI $52,350

Utica, NY $52,207

Rochester, NY $52,122

Des Moines, IA $52,117

Raleigh, NC $52,111

Atlanta, GA $52,032

Battle Creek, MI $52,016

Salt Lake City, UT $52,000

Lancaster, PA $51,920

Harrisburg, PA $51,846

Kansas City, MO $51,792

Champaign, IL $51,782

Kansas City, KS $51,782

Fort Worth, TX $51,776

Columbus, OH $51,767

Boca Raton, FL $51,755

Pittsburgh, PA $51,734

Richmond, VA $51,713

Indianapolis, IN $51,702

Cleveland, OH $51,697

Las Vegas, NV $51,633

Cincinnati, OH $51,633

Petersburg, VA $51,553

Huntsville, AL $51,474

Lansing, MI $51,438

Lebanon, PA $51,431

Pueblo, CO $51,426

Appleton, WI $51,410

Buffalo, NY $51,389

Dayton, OH $51,373

Racine, WI $51,362

Charlotte, NC $51,357

Saint Louis, MO $51,341

York, PA $51,309

Elkhart, IN $51,309

Gastonia, NC $51,299

Billings, MT $51,286

Beaumont, TX $51,272

Lorain, OH $51,261

Benton Harbor, MI $51,250

Toledo, OH $51,240

Binghamton, NY $51,213

Rock Hill, SC $51,208

Rockford, IL $51,181

Springfield, IL $51,160

Elyria, OH $51,155

Fargo, ND $51,155

Flagstaff, AZ $51,118

Fort Lauderdale, FL $51,086

Duluth, MN $51,054

Miami, FL $51,054

Cheyenne, WY $51,017

Grand Forks, ND $51,017

Bangor, ME $50,900

Cedar Rapids, IA $50,841

Durham, NC $50,819

Louisville, KY $50,815

Grand Rapids, MI $50,804

Hialeah, FL $50,799

Casper, WY $50,724

Scranton, PA $50,661

New Orleans, LA $50,645

Virginia Beach, VA $50,639

Akron, OH $50,613

Peoria, IL $50,544

Sarasota, FL $50,533

Nashville, TN $50,496

Omaha, NE $50,496

Green Bay, WI $50,496

Baton Rouge, LA $50,469

Charleston, SC $50,459

Jamestown, NY $50,432

Davenport, IA $50,432

Tucson, AZ $50,406

Saint Petersburg, FL $50,374

Tampa, FL $50,363

Evansville, IN $50,331

Port Arthur, TX $50,331

Bradenton, FL $50,310

Santa Fe, NM $50,214

Orlando, FL $50,119

Clearwater, FL $50,103

Canton, OH $49,991

La Crosse, WI $49,991

Albuquerque, NM $49,959

Newport News, VA $49,954

High Point, NC $49,938

Ogden, UT $49,917

Corpus Christi, TX $49,874

Norfolk, VA $49,842

Laramie, WY $49,842

Rock Island, IL $49,810

Saginaw, MI $49,800

Jacksonville, FL $49,794

Salisbury, NC $49,784

Boise, ID $49,773

Moline, IL $49,747

Fort Myers, FL $49,731

Memphis, TN $49,720

Tulsa, OK $49,694

Waterloo, IA $49,662

Spartanburg, SC $49,609

Lincoln, NE $49,582

Fort Wayne, IN $49,571

Provo, UT $49,566

Cedar Falls, IA $49,502

San Antonio, TX $49,481

Greensboro, NC $49,460

South Bend, IN $49,454

Savannah, GA $49,396

Muskegon, MI $49,375

Birmingham, AL $49,369

Winston Salem, NC $49,343

Lake Charles, LA $49,215

Anderson, IN $49,205

Lexington, KY $49,189

Augusta, GA $49,173

Greenville, SC $49,173

Lima, OH $49,130

Wichita, KS $49,125

Tuscaloosa, AL $49,125

Columbia, SC $49,077

Springfield, OH $49,067

Asheville, NC $48,982

Bloomington, IN $48,944

Knoxville, TN $48,753

Shreveport, LA $48,748

Wilmington, NC $48,679

Roanoke, VA $48,679

Topeka, KS $48,583

Frankfort, KY $48,577

Oklahoma City, OK $48,540

Chillicothe, OH $48,519

Longview, TX $48,514

Melbourne, FL $48,509

Sioux Falls, SD $48,424

Mobile, AL $48,418

Terre Haute, IN $48,397

Altoona, PA $48,365

Amarillo, TX $48,328

Killeen, TX $48,312

Fayetteville, AR $48,269

Chattanooga, TN $48,254

Sioux City, IA $48,206

Idaho Falls, ID $48,195

Lynchburg, VA $48,153

Gainesville, FL $48,083

Portsmouth, OH $48,057

Little Rock, AR $48,046

Lafayette, LA $48,025

Youngstown, OH $48,025

Daytona Beach, FL $47,993

Clarksville, TN $47,988

Pensacola, FL $47,983

Temple, TX $47,979

Hopkinsville, KY $47,823

Erie, PA $47,812

Florence, SC $47,791

Charleston, WV $47,706

Great Falls, MT $47,680

Macon, GA $47,605

Tallahassee, FL $47,600

Fayetteville, NC $47,589

Waco, TX $47,579

Helena, MT $47,541

Pine Bluff, AR $47,521

Vincennes, IN $47,456

Lubbock, TX $47,435

Alamogordo, NM $47,403

Twin Falls, ID $47,356

Rapid City, SD $47,340

Jackson, MS $47,244

Huntington, WV $47,240

Greenville, MS $47,239

Parkersburg, WV $47,184

Montgomery, AL $47,175

Wichita Falls, TX $47,122

Springfield, MO $47,122

Biloxi, MS $47,095

Monroe, LA $47,042

Johnstown, PA $47,005

Sumter, SC $46,984

Columbus, GA $46,978

Pascagoula, MS $46,877

Abilene, TX $46,877

Kingsport, TN $46,739

Albany, GA $46,739

Gulfport, MS $46,723

Alexandria, LA $46,548

Fort Smith, AR $46,415

El Paso, TX $46,272

Las Cruces, NM $46,032

Harlingen, TX $45,897

Pocatello, ID $45,889

Florence, AL $45,820

Brownsville, TX $45,809

Mcallen, TX $45,698

Dothan, AL $45,623

Columbus, MS $45,308

Altus, OK $45,060

Lawton, OK $44,959

Pierre, SD $44,768

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	$58,450	10%
Collaboration	$56,856	7%
Product Testing	$56,325	6%
Molecular Biology	$55,262	4%
Oral Communication	$55,262	4%
Leadership	$55,262	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 May 01, 2026

$49,414

Average $53,137/year

$57,931

$4,118

Average $4,428/month

$4,828

$950

Average $1,022/week

$1,114

$24

Average $26/hour

$28

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$57,931	$4,828	$1,114	$28
Average	$53,137	$4,428	$1,022	$26
25th Percentile	$49,414	$4,118	$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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