What are the main factors that influence a Genetic Assistant's salary?

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

How does experience change A Genetic Assistant's salary?

A Genetic Assistant's salary grows with experience: a Genetic Assistant (0-0 years)earns $34,495, a Nursing Assistant - Non-certified (0-1 years)earns $34,767, a Patient Care Technician (PCT) (1-3 years)earns $38,523,

What are the highest paying states for a Genetic Assistant?

Genetic Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Genetic Assistant roles are District of Columbia $38,624, California $38,477, Massachusetts $37,964. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Genetic Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Genetic Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Genetic Counseling: $131,036; Genetic Engineer: $111,554; Genetic Counselor: $101,191; Genetic Counseling Assistant: $98,339; Genetic Counselor Assistant: $98,180.

How do different companies affect a Genetic Assistant's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Genetic Assistant roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Genetic Assistant Salary in the United States

How much does a Genetic Assistant make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Genetic Assistant in the United States is $34,884 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $17.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $38,455
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $31,905 to $36,754
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $29,192

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Genetic Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$36,754	$3,063	$707	$18
Average	$34,884	$2,907	$671	$17
25th Percentile	$31,905	$2,659	$614	$15

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Key Factors That Influence Genetic Assistant Salaries

A Genetic Assistant'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Genetic Assistant 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 Genetic Assistants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $38,624.
California: $38,477.
Massachusetts: $37,964.

District of Columbia $38,624

California $38,477

Massachusetts $37,964

Washington $37,825

New Jersey $37,811

Alaska $37,762

Connecticut $37,281

New York $37,085

Hawaii $36,461

Rhode Island $36,168

Maryland $35,969

Minnesota $35,697

Colorado $35,592

Illinois $35,557

Oregon $35,425

Delaware $35,327

New Hampshire $35,266

Virginia $35,128

Pennsylvania $34,727

Nevada $34,525

North Dakota $34,459

Michigan $34,354

Wisconsin $34,316

Vermont $34,239

Texas $34,026

Maine $34,012

Arizona $33,991

Ohio $33,967

Georgia $33,646

Indiana $33,485

Wyoming $33,454

Utah $33,405

Iowa $33,384

Kansas $33,217

Louisiana $33,168

North Carolina $33,150

Missouri $33,143

Florida $33,007

Montana $32,934

Nebraska $32,864

Kentucky $32,826

South Carolina $32,686

Tennessee $32,599

Idaho $32,564

New Mexico $32,310

Oklahoma $32,254

Alabama $32,048

South Dakota $31,703

Arkansas $31,514

West Virginia $31,413

Mississippi $31,110

Top Paying Cities for Genetic Assistants

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: $43,999
San Francisco: $43,518
Oakland: $42,601

San Jose, CA $43,999

San Francisco, CA $43,518

Oakland, CA $42,601

New York, NY $40,165

Paramus, NJ $39,677

Queens Village, NY $39,675

Passaic, NJ $39,642

Bergenfield, NJ $39,639

Stamford, CT $39,562

Huntington, NY $39,548

Newark, NJ $39,290

Bridgeport, CT $39,216

Vallejo, CA $39,147

New Brunswick, NJ $39,133

Petaluma, CA $39,112

Middlesex, NJ $39,046

Somerset, NJ $39,021

Santa Cruz, CA $38,976

Boston, MA $38,763

Monterey, CA $38,641

Seattle, WA $38,561

Santa Rosa, CA $38,554

Los Angeles, CA $38,544

Juneau, AK $38,453

Washington, DC $38,414

Orange, CA $38,290

Santa Ana, CA $38,198

Long Beach, CA $38,163

Anaheim, CA $38,156

Anchorage, AK $38,139

Santa Maria, CA $38,034

Everett, WA $38,027

Danbury, CT $37,904

Bremerton, WA $37,856

Tacoma, WA $37,731

New Suffolk, NY $37,730

Sacramento, CA $37,720

Santa Barbara, CA $37,682

Trenton, NJ $37,644

San Diego, CA $37,644

Brockton, MA $37,605

Fairbanks, AK $37,520

Lompoc, CA $37,431

Lowell, MA $37,402

Ventura, CA $37,396

Nashua, NH $37,389

Stockton, CA $37,385

Modesto, CA $37,131

Poughkeepsie, NY $37,054

Olympia, WA $36,988

Kennewick, WA $36,988

New Haven, CT $36,974

Lawrence, MA $36,848

Hartford, CT $36,813

Riverside, CA $36,806

New Bedford, MA $36,771

Richland, WA $36,771

Bakersfield, CA $36,723

San Bernardino, CA $36,709

New Britain, CT $36,705

Atlantic City, NJ $36,705

New London, CT $36,691

Norwich, CT $36,681

Portsmouth, NH $36,674

Boulder, CO $36,600

Portland, OR $36,552

Worcester, MA $36,548

Minneapolis, MN $36,440

Philadelphia, PA $36,391

Honolulu, HI $36,276

Saint Paul, MN $36,259

Vineland, NJ $36,252

Providence, RI $36,150

Chicago, IL $36,049

Bellingham, WA $36,007

Springfield, MA $35,980

Baltimore, MD $35,969

Chico, CA $35,882

Pittsfield, MA $35,788

Manchester, NH $35,721

Spokane, WA $35,568

Denver, CO $35,564

Albany, NY $35,400

Troy, NY $35,387

Nassau, NY $35,349

Schenectady, NY $35,313

Wilmington, DE $35,285

Burlington, VT $35,237

Salem, OR $35,223

Portland, ME $35,114

Yakima, WA $35,080

Rochester, MN $34,971

Reno, NV $34,954

Fresno, CA $34,954

Milwaukee, WI $34,923

Detroit, MI $34,888

Ann Arbor, MI $34,882

Allentown, PA $34,877

Colorado Springs, CO $34,818

Syracuse, NY $34,800

Carson City, NV $34,800

Houston, TX $34,752

Eugene, OR $34,734

Gary, IN $34,692

Springfield, OR $34,664

Bismarck, ND $34,657

Galveston, TX $34,633

Medford, OR $34,581

Fort Collins, CO $34,567

Concord, NH $34,549

Austin, TX $34,539

Mesa, AZ $34,466

Reading, PA $34,462

Phoenix, AZ $34,459

Dallas, TX $34,448

Saint Cloud, MN $34,415

Madison, WI $34,368

Utica, NY $34,274

Rochester, NY $34,218

Des Moines, IA $34,214

Raleigh, NC $34,211

Atlanta, GA $34,159

Battle Creek, MI $34,148

Salt Lake City, UT $34,138

Lancaster, PA $34,085

Harrisburg, PA $34,037

Kansas City, MO $34,002

Champaign, IL $33,995

Kansas City, KS $33,995

Fort Worth, TX $33,991

Columbus, OH $33,985

Boca Raton, FL $33,977

Pittsburgh, PA $33,963

Richmond, VA $33,949

Indianapolis, IN $33,942

Cleveland, OH $33,939

Las Vegas, NV $33,897

Cincinnati, OH $33,897

Petersburg, VA $33,845

Huntsville, AL $33,792

Lansing, MI $33,769

Lebanon, PA $33,764

Pueblo, CO $33,761

Appleton, WI $33,750

Buffalo, NY $33,737

Dayton, OH $33,726

Racine, WI $33,719

Charlotte, NC $33,716

Saint Louis, MO $33,705

York, PA $33,684

Elkhart, IN $33,684

Gastonia, NC $33,678

Billings, MT $33,669

Beaumont, TX $33,660

Lorain, OH $33,653

Benton Harbor, MI $33,646

Toledo, OH $33,639

Binghamton, NY $33,621

Rock Hill, SC $33,618

Rockford, IL $33,600

Springfield, IL $33,587

Elyria, OH $33,583

Fargo, ND $33,583

Flagstaff, AZ $33,559

Fort Lauderdale, FL $33,538

Duluth, MN $33,517

Miami, FL $33,517

Cheyenne, WY $33,492

Grand Forks, ND $33,492

Bangor, ME $33,416

Cedar Rapids, IA $33,377

Durham, NC $33,363

Louisville, KY $33,360

Grand Rapids, MI $33,353

Hialeah, FL $33,349

Casper, WY $33,300

Scranton, PA $33,259

New Orleans, LA $33,248

Virginia Beach, VA $33,245

Akron, OH $33,227

Peoria, IL $33,182

Sarasota, FL $33,175

Nashville, TN $33,150

Omaha, NE $33,150

Green Bay, WI $33,150

Baton Rouge, LA $33,133

Charleston, SC $33,126

Jamestown, NY $33,109

Davenport, IA $33,109

Tucson, AZ $33,091

Saint Petersburg, FL $33,070

Tampa, FL $33,063

Evansville, IN $33,042

Port Arthur, TX $33,042

Bradenton, FL $33,028

Santa Fe, NM $32,966

Orlando, FL $32,903

Clearwater, FL $32,892

Canton, OH $32,819

La Crosse, WI $32,819

Albuquerque, NM $32,798

Newport News, VA $32,795

High Point, NC $32,784

Ogden, UT $32,770

Corpus Christi, TX $32,742

Norfolk, VA $32,721

Laramie, WY $32,721

Rock Island, IL $32,700

Saginaw, MI $32,693

Jacksonville, FL $32,690

Salisbury, NC $32,683

Boise, ID $32,676

Moline, IL $32,659

Fort Myers, FL $32,648

Memphis, TN $32,641

Tulsa, OK $32,624

Waterloo, IA $32,603

Spartanburg, SC $32,568

Lincoln, NE $32,550

Fort Wayne, IN $32,543

Provo, UT $32,540

Cedar Falls, IA $32,498

San Antonio, TX $32,484

Greensboro, NC $32,470

South Bend, IN $32,467

Savannah, GA $32,428

Muskegon, MI $32,414

Birmingham, AL $32,411

Winston Salem, NC $32,394

Lake Charles, LA $32,310

Anderson, IN $32,303

Lexington, KY $32,292

Augusta, GA $32,282

Greenville, SC $32,282

Lima, OH $32,254

Wichita, KS $32,250

Tuscaloosa, AL $32,250

Columbia, SC $32,219

Springfield, OH $32,212

Asheville, NC $32,156

Bloomington, IN $32,132

Knoxville, TN $32,006

Shreveport, LA $32,003

Wilmington, NC $31,957

Roanoke, VA $31,957

Topeka, KS $31,895

Frankfort, KY $31,891

Oklahoma City, OK $31,867

Chillicothe, OH $31,853

Longview, TX $31,849

Melbourne, FL $31,846

Sioux Falls, SD $31,790

Mobile, AL $31,786

Terre Haute, IN $31,773

Altoona, PA $31,752

Amarillo, TX $31,727

Killeen, TX $31,717

Fayetteville, AR $31,689

Chattanooga, TN $31,678

Sioux City, IA $31,647

Idaho Falls, ID $31,640

Lynchburg, VA $31,612

Gainesville, FL $31,567

Portsmouth, OH $31,549

Little Rock, AR $31,542

Lafayette, LA $31,528

Youngstown, OH $31,528

Daytona Beach, FL $31,507

Clarksville, TN $31,504

Pensacola, FL $31,500

Temple, TX $31,498

Hopkinsville, KY $31,396

Erie, PA $31,389

Florence, SC $31,375

Charleston, WV $31,319

Great Falls, MT $31,302

Macon, GA $31,253

Tallahassee, FL $31,249

Fayetteville, NC $31,242

Waco, TX $31,235

Helena, MT $31,211

Pine Bluff, AR $31,198

Vincennes, IN $31,155

Lubbock, TX $31,141

Alamogordo, NM $31,120

Twin Falls, ID $31,089

Rapid City, SD $31,078

Jackson, MS $31,016

Huntington, WV $31,013

Greenville, MS $31,012

Parkersburg, WV $30,976

Montgomery, AL $30,970

Wichita Falls, TX $30,935

Springfield, MO $30,935

Biloxi, MS $30,918

Monroe, LA $30,883

Johnstown, PA $30,859

Sumter, SC $30,845

Columbus, GA $30,841

Pascagoula, MS $30,775

Abilene, TX $30,775

Kingsport, TN $30,684

Albany, GA $30,684

Gulfport, MS $30,674

Alexandria, LA $30,559

Fort Smith, AR $30,471

El Paso, TX $30,377

Las Cruces, NM $30,220

Harlingen, TX $30,132

Pocatello, ID $30,126

Florence, AL $30,081

Brownsville, TX $30,074

Mcallen, TX $30,000

Dothan, AL $29,952

Columbus, MS $29,744

Altus, OK $29,582

Lawton, OK $29,516

Pierre, SD $29,390

What Skills Can Increase a Genetic Assistant's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 3.53% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Long Term Care (Mentioned in 4.69% Job Postings): Long-term care (LTC) is a variety of services which help meet both the medical and non-medical needs of people with a chronic illness or disability who cannot care for themselves for long periods. Long term care is focused on individualized and coordinated services that promote independence, maximize patients' quality of life, and meet patients' needs over a period of time. It is common for long-term care to provide custodial and non-skilled care, such as assisting with normal daily tasks like dressing, feeding, using the bathroom. Increasingly, long-term care involves providing a level of medical care that requires the expertise of skilled practitioners to address the multiple chronic conditions associated with older populations. Long-term care can be provided at home, in the community, in assisted living facilities or in nursing homes. Long-term care may be needed by people of any age, although it is a more common need for senior citizens.
Home Care (Mentioned in 2.18% Job Postings): Homecare is health care or supportive care provided by a professional caregiver in the individual home where the patient or client is living, as opposed to care provided in group accommodations like clinics or nursing home.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	3.53%
Long Term Care	4.69%
Home Care	2.18%

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 Genetic Assistant's salary.

Dialysis: Can increase your salary by up to 14%.
Attention to Detail: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Dialysis	$39,768	14%
Attention to Detail	$36,977	6%
Initiative	$36,628	5%
Collaboration	$36,628	5%
Cardiac	$36,280	4%
Organizational Skills	$36,280	4%

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How Education impacts a Genetic Assistant's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Genetic Assistants enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Genetic Assistant with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $35,160 and $37,049).

Genetic Assistant Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Genetic Assistant

No Diploma 1.7%

High School 78.7%

Associates 11.4%

Bachelors 7.6%

Masters 0.6%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.7%
High School	78.7%
Associates	11.4%
Bachelors	7.6%
Masters	0.6%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Genetic Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Genetic Assistant'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

$31,905

Average $34,884/year

$36,754

$2,659

Average $2,907/month

$3,063

$614

Average $671/week

$707

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$36,754	$3,063	$707	$18
Average	$34,884	$2,907	$671	$17
25th Percentile	$31,905	$2,659	$614	$15

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Salary Trends for Genetic Assistant

Salaries for a Genetic Assistant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $49,836 in 2023 to around $50,457 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Genetic Assistant salary trends, .

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