What are the main factors that influence a COVID-19 Testing Technician's salary?

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

How does experience change A COVID-19 Testing Technician's salary?

A COVID-19 Testing Technician's salary grows with experience: a Phlebotomist (0-0 years)earns $41,446, a Hospital Lab Clerk (0-1 years)earns $42,597, a COVID-19 Testing Technician (1-3 years)earns $47,657, a Medical Lab Technician II (3-5 years)earns $55,539,

What are the highest paying states for a COVID-19 Testing Technician?

COVID-19 Testing Technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for COVID-19 Testing Technician roles are District of Columbia $53,254, California $53,052, Massachusetts $52,345. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of COVID-19 Testing Technician roles make?

Salaries for COVID-19 Testing Technician level roles vary by specialization: COVID Testing Technician: $69,543; Equipment Testing Senior Technician: $69,500; Testing Technician, Sr.: $69,407; Materials Testing Technician: $67,794; Production Technician, Testing: $60,339.

How do different companies affect a COVID-19 Testing Technician's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for COVID-19 Testing Technician 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.

COVID-19 Testing Technician Salary in the United States

How much does a COVID-19 Testing Technician make in the United States?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a COVID-19 Testing Technician in the United States is $48,098 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.

However, a COVID-19 Testing Technician's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $59,557
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $43,096 to $54,096
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $38,541

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$54,096	$4,508	$1,040	$26
Average	$48,098	$4,008	$925	$23
25th Percentile	$43,096	$3,591	$829	$21

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Key Factors That Influence COVID-19 Testing Technician Salaries

A COVID-19 Testing 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 Do COVID-19 Testing 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 COVID-19 Testing Technicians. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $53,254.
California: $53,052.
Massachusetts: $52,345.

District of Columbia $53,254

California $53,052

Massachusetts $52,345

Washington $52,153

New Jersey $52,134

Alaska $52,066

Connecticut $51,403

New York $51,133

Hawaii $50,272

Rhode Island $49,868

Maryland $49,594

Minnesota $49,219

Colorado $49,075

Illinois $49,026

Oregon $48,844

Delaware $48,709

New Hampshire $48,624

Virginia $48,435

Pennsylvania $47,882

Nevada $47,603

North Dakota $47,511

Michigan $47,367

Wisconsin $47,314

Vermont $47,208

Texas $46,915

Maine $46,896

Arizona $46,867

Ohio $46,833

Georgia $46,391

Indiana $46,169

Wyoming $46,126

Utah $46,059

Iowa $46,030

Kansas $45,799

Louisiana $45,732

North Carolina $45,708

Missouri $45,698

Florida $45,511

Montana $45,410

Nebraska $45,313

Kentucky $45,260

South Carolina $45,068

Tennessee $44,948

Idaho $44,900

New Mexico $44,549

Oklahoma $44,472

Alabama $44,188

South Dakota $43,712

Arkansas $43,452

West Virginia $43,312

Mississippi $42,894

Top Paying Cities for COVID-19 Testing 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:

San Jose: $60,666
San Francisco: $60,070
Oakland: $58,738

San Jose, CA $60,666

San Francisco, CA $60,070

Oakland, CA $58,738

New York, NY $55,741

Queens Village, NY $55,380

Paramus, NJ $54,995

Passaic, NJ $54,947

Bergenfield, NJ $54,899

Stamford, CT $54,827

Huntington, NY $54,779

Newark, NJ $54,466

Bridgeport, CT $54,370

New Brunswick, NJ $54,211

Vallejo, CA $54,110

Middlesex, NJ $54,082

Somerset, NJ $54,038

Petaluma, CA $53,928

Santa Cruz, CA $53,740

Boston, MA $53,644

Monterey, CA $53,403

Fairbanks, AK $53,370

Los Angeles, CA $53,278

Washington, DC $53,254

Seattle, WA $53,168

Santa Rosa, CA $53,158

Juneau, AK $53,019

Orange, CA $52,860

Anchorage, AK $52,773

Anaheim, CA $52,740

Santa Ana, CA $52,668

Nassau, NY $52,639

Long Beach, CA $52,619

Danbury, CT $52,605

Santa Maria, CA $52,441

Everett, WA $52,432

Bremerton, WA $52,196

Trenton, NJ $52,105

Sacramento, CA $52,086

San Diego, CA $52,061

Brockton, MA $52,042

Tacoma, WA $52,023

Santa Barbara, CA $51,956

Lowell, MA $51,763

New Suffolk, NY $51,744

Nashua, NH $51,686

Lompoc, CA $51,609

Ventura, CA $51,561

Stockton, CA $51,547

New Haven, CT $51,451

Atlantic City, NJ $51,326

Hartford, CT $51,220

Modesto, CA $51,196

Poughkeepsie, NY $51,090

New Britain, CT $51,066

Olympia, WA $50,999

Kennewick, WA $50,999

New London, CT $50,989

Norwich, CT $50,974

Lawrence, MA $50,950

Bakersfield, CA $50,816

Riverside, CA $50,748

New Bedford, MA $50,748

Richland, WA $50,700

Portsmouth, NH $50,662

Vineland, NJ $50,652

San Bernardino, CA $50,614

Boulder, CO $50,479

Worcester, MA $50,441

Portland, OR $50,397

Saint Paul, MN $50,340

Minneapolis, MN $50,340

Philadelphia, PA $50,272

Honolulu, HI $50,017

Springfield, MA $49,849

Providence, RI $49,844

Chicago, IL $49,705

Bellingham, WA $49,647

Baltimore, MD $49,594

Chico, CA $49,474

Wilmington, DE $49,392

Pittsfield, MA $49,344

Manchester, NH $49,253

Spokane, WA $49,041

Denver, CO $49,036

Albany, NY $48,810

Troy, NY $48,791

Schenectady, NY $48,690

Burlington, VT $48,584

Portland, ME $48,416

Salem, OR $48,377

Yakima, WA $48,368

Ann Arbor, MI $48,353

Rochester, MN $48,218

Fresno, CA $48,194

Reno, NV $48,194

Milwaukee, WI $48,151

Detroit, MI $48,103

Allentown, PA $48,089

Carson City, NV $48,084

Houston, TX $48,012

Colorado Springs, CO $48,007

Syracuse, NY $47,983

Eugene, OR $47,891

Bismarck, ND $47,834

Gary, IN $47,834

Galveston, TX $47,834

Springfield, OR $47,795

Medford, OR $47,680

Fort Collins, CO $47,661

Austin, TX $47,622

Mesa, AZ $47,521

Phoenix, AZ $47,511

Dallas, TX $47,497

Reading, PA $47,468

Saint Cloud, MN $47,449

Concord, NH $47,406

Madison, WI $47,386

Utica, NY $47,256

Raleigh, NC $47,218

Las Vegas, NV $47,213

Rochester, NY $47,180

Des Moines, IA $47,175

Atlanta, GA $47,098

Battle Creek, MI $47,083

Salt Lake City, UT $47,069

Lancaster, PA $46,997

Champaign, IL $46,987

Harrisburg, PA $46,929

Durham, NC $46,886

Kansas City, MO $46,881

Kansas City, KS $46,872

Fort Worth, TX $46,867

Boca Raton, FL $46,848

Cleveland, OH $46,843

Columbus, OH $46,833

Pittsburgh, PA $46,828

Richmond, VA $46,809

Indianapolis, IN $46,800

Cincinnati, OH $46,737

Petersburg, VA $46,665

Billings, MT $46,559

Lansing, MI $46,559

Huntsville, AL $46,559

Lebanon, PA $46,554

Dayton, OH $46,549

Pueblo, CO $46,549

Appleton, WI $46,535

Buffalo, NY $46,516

Racine, WI $46,492

Charlotte, NC $46,487

Saint Louis, MO $46,472

Springfield, IL $46,453

Elkhart, IN $46,444

York, PA $46,444

Gastonia, NC $46,439

Benton Harbor, MI $46,439

Beaumont, TX $46,410

Lorain, OH $46,400

Toledo, OH $46,381

Binghamton, NY $46,357

Rock Hill, SC $46,352

Rockford, IL $46,328

Fargo, ND $46,304

Elyria, OH $46,304

Flagstaff, AZ $46,270

Fort Lauderdale, FL $46,242

Miami, FL $46,213

Duluth, MN $46,136

Bangor, ME $46,073

Cedar Rapids, IA $46,020

Louisville, KY $45,996

Grand Rapids, MI $45,987

Hialeah, FL $45,982

Casper, WY $45,915

Scranton, PA $45,857

New Orleans, LA $45,842

Virginia Beach, VA $45,838

Akron, OH $45,814

Peoria, IL $45,751

Sarasota, FL $45,741

Green Bay, WI $45,708

Baton Rouge, LA $45,684

Charleston, SC $45,674

Nashville, TN $45,660

Jamestown, NY $45,650

Davenport, IA $45,650

Tucson, AZ $45,626

Cheyenne, WY $45,612

Saint Petersburg, FL $45,597

Tampa, FL $45,587

Omaha, NE $45,578

Port Arthur, TX $45,559

Evansville, IN $45,559

Bradenton, FL $45,539

Santa Fe, NM $45,453

Orlando, FL $45,405

Clearwater, FL $45,352

Canton, OH $45,251

La Crosse, WI $45,251

Grand Forks, ND $45,236

Albuquerque, NM $45,222

Tulsa, OK $45,222

Newport News, VA $45,217

High Point, NC $45,203

Ogden, UT $45,183

Corpus Christi, TX $45,145

Laramie, WY $45,116

Norfolk, VA $45,116

Rock Island, IL $45,087

Saginaw, MI $45,078

Jacksonville, FL $45,073

Salisbury, NC $45,063

Memphis, TN $45,054

Moline, IL $45,030

Fort Myers, FL $45,015

Waterloo, IA $44,953

Spartanburg, SC $44,904

Lincoln, NE $44,880

Fort Wayne, IN $44,871

Birmingham, AL $44,818

Cedar Falls, IA $44,808

Provo, UT $44,803

Springfield, OH $44,799

San Antonio, TX $44,789

Greensboro, NC $44,770

South Bend, IN $44,765

Winston Salem, NC $44,760

Boise, ID $44,746

Savannah, GA $44,712

Muskegon, MI $44,626

Lima, OH $44,568

Lake Charles, LA $44,549

Anderson, IN $44,539

Lexington, KY $44,525

Augusta, GA $44,510

Greenville, SC $44,510

Wichita, KS $44,467

Tuscaloosa, AL $44,467

Columbia, SC $44,423

Bloomington, IN $44,303

Roanoke, VA $44,274

Asheville, NC $44,212

Knoxville, TN $44,130

Shreveport, LA $44,125

Wilmington, NC $44,063

Frankfort, KY $43,971

Oklahoma City, OK $43,938

Chillicothe, OH $43,918

Longview, TX $43,914

Topeka, KS $43,899

Mobile, AL $43,827

Terre Haute, IN $43,808

Erie, PA $43,803

Altoona, PA $43,779

Melbourne, FL $43,765

Amarillo, TX $43,745

Killeen, TX $43,731

Fayetteville, AR $43,692

Sioux Falls, SD $43,659

Chattanooga, TN $43,630

Idaho Falls, ID $43,625

Gainesville, FL $43,524

Portsmouth, OH $43,500

Little Rock, AR $43,490

Lynchburg, VA $43,490

Lafayette, LA $43,471

Youngstown, OH $43,471

Temple, TX $43,452

Daytona Beach, FL $43,442

Clarksville, TN $43,437

Pensacola, FL $43,433

Hopkinsville, KY $43,288

Charleston, WV $43,284

Florence, SC $43,260

Sioux City, IA $43,231

Macon, GA $43,091

Tallahassee, FL $43,086

Fayetteville, NC $43,077

Waco, TX $43,067

Wichita Falls, TX $43,067

Pine Bluff, AR $43,048

Vincennes, IN $42,957

Lubbock, TX $42,937

Great Falls, MT $42,908

Alamogordo, NM $42,904

Abilene, TX $42,865

Rapid City, SD $42,803

Monroe, LA $42,803

Albany, GA $42,774

Huntington, WV $42,769

Jackson, MS $42,764

Greenville, MS $42,759

Parkersburg, WV $42,711

Montgomery, AL $42,702

Johnstown, PA $42,692

Springfield, MO $42,653

Biloxi, MS $42,629

Sumter, SC $42,528

Columbus, GA $42,524

Twin Falls, ID $42,495

Pascagoula, MS $42,432

Kingsport, TN $42,307

Gulfport, MS $42,293

Alexandria, LA $42,134

Fort Smith, AR $42,014

El Paso, TX $41,884

Helena, MT $41,821

Las Cruces, NM $41,667

Harlingen, TX $41,533

Pocatello, ID $41,490

Florence, AL $41,475

Brownsville, TX $41,465

Dothan, AL $41,389

Mcallen, TX $41,364

Columbus, MS $41,009

Altus, OK $40,787

Lawton, OK $40,696

Pierre, SD $40,523

What Skills Can Increase a COVID-19 Testing Technician's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 3.62% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Hematology (Mentioned in 3.33% Job Postings): Hematology is the branch of medicine concerned with the study of the cause, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to blood.
Quality Assurance (Mentioned in 1.92% Job Postings): Verifying the adherence of product with required specifications and expectations to track and resolve deficiencies prior to product release.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	3.62%
Hematology	3.33%
Quality Assurance	1.92%

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 COVID-19 Testing Technician's salary.

Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Coordination: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Chemistry: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Collaboration	$50,503	5%
Coordination	$50,022	4%
Chemistry	$49,541	3%
Clinical Laboratory Science	$49,541	3%
Consulting	$49,541	3%
Hematology	$49,060	2%

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COVID-19 Testing Technician Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a COVID-19 Testing 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.

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$43,096

Average $48,098/year

$54,096

$3,591

Average $4,008/month

$4,508

$829

Average $925/week

$1,040

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Average $23/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$54,096	$4,508	$1,040	$26
Average	$48,098	$4,008	$925	$23
25th Percentile	$43,096	$3,591	$829	$21

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Salaries for a COVID-19 Testing Technician can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $51,488 in 2023 to around $51,234 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of COVID-19 Testing Technician salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

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