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

A Lab Processing Assistant's salary grows with experience: a Phlebotomist (0-0 years)earns $41,366, a Hospital Lab Clerk (0-1 years)earns $42,525, a Lab Processing Assistant (1-3 years)earns $47,579, a Medical Lab Technician II (3-5 years)earns $55,446,

What are the highest paying states for a Lab Processing Assistant?

Lab Processing Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Lab Processing Assistant roles are District of Columbia $53,166, California $52,965, Massachusetts $52,259. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Lab Processing Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Lab Processing Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Processing Assistant: $86,011; Loan Processing Assistant Manager: $73,330; Lab Processing Technician: $70,594; Lab Assistant: $68,120; Assistant Processing Manager: $60,996.

How do different companies affect a Lab Processing Assistant's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Lab Processing Assistant 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.

Lab Processing Assistant Salary in the United States

How much does a Lab Processing Assistant make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Lab Processing Assistant in the United States is $48,019 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $59,439
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $43,023 to $53,997
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $38,474

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Lab Processing Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$53,997	$4,500	$1,038	$26
Average	$48,019	$4,002	$923	$23
25th Percentile	$43,023	$3,585	$827	$21

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Key Factors That Influence Lab Processing Assistant Salaries

A Lab Processing 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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

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

District of Columbia: $53,166.
California: $52,965.
Massachusetts: $52,259.

District of Columbia $53,166

California $52,965

Massachusetts $52,259

Washington $52,067

New Jersey $52,048

Alaska $51,980

Connecticut $51,318

New York $51,049

Hawaii $50,189

Rhode Island $49,786

Maryland $49,512

Minnesota $49,138

Colorado $48,994

Illinois $48,946

Oregon $48,763

Delaware $48,629

New Hampshire $48,544

Virginia $48,355

Pennsylvania $47,803

Nevada $47,524

North Dakota $47,433

Michigan $47,289

Wisconsin $47,236

Vermont $47,130

Texas $46,838

Maine $46,818

Arizona $46,790

Ohio $46,756

Georgia $46,314

Indiana $46,093

Wyoming $46,050

Utah $45,983

Iowa $45,954

Kansas $45,724

Louisiana $45,656

North Carolina $45,632

Missouri $45,623

Florida $45,435

Montana $45,335

Nebraska $45,239

Kentucky $45,186

South Carolina $44,994

Tennessee $44,874

Idaho $44,826

New Mexico $44,475

Oklahoma $44,398

Alabama $44,115

South Dakota $43,639

Arkansas $43,380

West Virginia $43,241

Mississippi $42,823

Top Paying Cities for Lab Processing 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: $60,566
San Francisco: $59,971
Oakland: $58,641

San Jose, CA $60,566

San Francisco, CA $59,971

Oakland, CA $58,641

New York, NY $55,649

Queens Village, NY $55,289

Paramus, NJ $54,905

Passaic, NJ $54,857

Bergenfield, NJ $54,809

Stamford, CT $54,737

Huntington, NY $54,689

Newark, NJ $54,376

Bridgeport, CT $54,280

New Brunswick, NJ $54,122

Vallejo, CA $54,021

Middlesex, NJ $53,992

Somerset, NJ $53,949

Petaluma, CA $53,839

Santa Cruz, CA $53,651

Boston, MA $53,555

Monterey, CA $53,315

Fairbanks, AK $53,282

Los Angeles, CA $53,190

Washington, DC $53,166

Seattle, WA $53,080

Santa Rosa, CA $53,070

Juneau, AK $52,931

Orange, CA $52,773

Anchorage, AK $52,686

Anaheim, CA $52,653

Santa Ana, CA $52,581

Nassau, NY $52,552

Long Beach, CA $52,533

Danbury, CT $52,518

Santa Maria, CA $52,355

Everett, WA $52,345

Bremerton, WA $52,110

Trenton, NJ $52,019

Sacramento, CA $52,000

San Diego, CA $51,976

Brockton, MA $51,956

Tacoma, WA $51,937

Santa Barbara, CA $51,870

Lowell, MA $51,678

New Suffolk, NY $51,659

Nashua, NH $51,601

Lompoc, CA $51,524

Ventura, CA $51,476

Stockton, CA $51,462

New Haven, CT $51,366

Atlantic City, NJ $51,241

Hartford, CT $51,135

Modesto, CA $51,111

Poughkeepsie, NY $51,006

New Britain, CT $50,982

Olympia, WA $50,914

Kennewick, WA $50,914

New London, CT $50,905

Norwich, CT $50,890

Lawrence, MA $50,866

Bakersfield, CA $50,732

Riverside, CA $50,665

New Bedford, MA $50,665

Richland, WA $50,617

Portsmouth, NH $50,578

Vineland, NJ $50,569

San Bernardino, CA $50,530

Boulder, CO $50,396

Worcester, MA $50,357

Portland, OR $50,314

Saint Paul, MN $50,256

Minneapolis, MN $50,256

Philadelphia, PA $50,189

Honolulu, HI $49,935

Springfield, MA $49,767

Providence, RI $49,762

Chicago, IL $49,623

Bellingham, WA $49,565

Baltimore, MD $49,512

Chico, CA $49,392

Wilmington, DE $49,311

Pittsfield, MA $49,262

Manchester, NH $49,171

Spokane, WA $48,960

Denver, CO $48,955

Albany, NY $48,729

Troy, NY $48,710

Schenectady, NY $48,609

Burlington, VT $48,504

Portland, ME $48,336

Salem, OR $48,297

Yakima, WA $48,288

Ann Arbor, MI $48,273

Rochester, MN $48,139

Fresno, CA $48,115

Reno, NV $48,115

Milwaukee, WI $48,072

Detroit, MI $48,024

Allentown, PA $48,009

Carson City, NV $48,004

Houston, TX $47,932

Colorado Springs, CO $47,928

Syracuse, NY $47,904

Eugene, OR $47,812

Bismarck, ND $47,755

Gary, IN $47,755

Galveston, TX $47,755

Springfield, OR $47,716

Medford, OR $47,601

Fort Collins, CO $47,582

Austin, TX $47,543

Mesa, AZ $47,443

Phoenix, AZ $47,433

Dallas, TX $47,419

Reading, PA $47,390

Saint Cloud, MN $47,371

Concord, NH $47,327

Madison, WI $47,308

Utica, NY $47,178

Raleigh, NC $47,140

Las Vegas, NV $47,135

Rochester, NY $47,102

Des Moines, IA $47,097

Atlanta, GA $47,020

Battle Creek, MI $47,006

Salt Lake City, UT $46,991

Lancaster, PA $46,919

Champaign, IL $46,910

Harrisburg, PA $46,852

Durham, NC $46,809

Kansas City, MO $46,804

Kansas City, KS $46,794

Fort Worth, TX $46,790

Boca Raton, FL $46,770

Cleveland, OH $46,766

Columbus, OH $46,756

Pittsburgh, PA $46,751

Richmond, VA $46,732

Indianapolis, IN $46,722

Cincinnati, OH $46,660

Petersburg, VA $46,588

Billings, MT $46,482

Lansing, MI $46,482

Huntsville, AL $46,482

Lebanon, PA $46,477

Dayton, OH $46,473

Pueblo, CO $46,473

Appleton, WI $46,458

Buffalo, NY $46,439

Racine, WI $46,415

Charlotte, NC $46,410

Saint Louis, MO $46,396

Springfield, IL $46,377

Elkhart, IN $46,367

York, PA $46,367

Gastonia, NC $46,362

Benton Harbor, MI $46,362

Beaumont, TX $46,333

Lorain, OH $46,324

Toledo, OH $46,305

Binghamton, NY $46,281

Rock Hill, SC $46,276

Rockford, IL $46,252

Fargo, ND $46,228

Elyria, OH $46,228

Flagstaff, AZ $46,194

Fort Lauderdale, FL $46,165

Miami, FL $46,136

Duluth, MN $46,060

Bangor, ME $45,997

Cedar Rapids, IA $45,944

Louisville, KY $45,920

Grand Rapids, MI $45,911

Hialeah, FL $45,906

Casper, WY $45,839

Scranton, PA $45,781

New Orleans, LA $45,767

Virginia Beach, VA $45,762

Akron, OH $45,738

Peoria, IL $45,675

Sarasota, FL $45,666

Green Bay, WI $45,632

Baton Rouge, LA $45,608

Charleston, SC $45,599

Nashville, TN $45,584

Jamestown, NY $45,575

Davenport, IA $45,575

Tucson, AZ $45,551

Cheyenne, WY $45,536

Saint Petersburg, FL $45,522

Tampa, FL $45,512

Omaha, NE $45,503

Port Arthur, TX $45,483

Evansville, IN $45,483

Bradenton, FL $45,464

Santa Fe, NM $45,378

Orlando, FL $45,330

Clearwater, FL $45,277

Canton, OH $45,176

La Crosse, WI $45,176

Grand Forks, ND $45,162

Albuquerque, NM $45,147

Tulsa, OK $45,147

Newport News, VA $45,142

High Point, NC $45,128

Ogden, UT $45,109

Corpus Christi, TX $45,070

Laramie, WY $45,042

Norfolk, VA $45,042

Rock Island, IL $45,013

Saginaw, MI $45,003

Jacksonville, FL $44,998

Salisbury, NC $44,989

Memphis, TN $44,979

Moline, IL $44,955

Fort Myers, FL $44,941

Waterloo, IA $44,878

Spartanburg, SC $44,830

Lincoln, NE $44,806

Fort Wayne, IN $44,797

Birmingham, AL $44,744

Cedar Falls, IA $44,734

Provo, UT $44,730

Springfield, OH $44,725

San Antonio, TX $44,715

Greensboro, NC $44,696

South Bend, IN $44,691

Winston Salem, NC $44,686

Boise, ID $44,672

Savannah, GA $44,638

Muskegon, MI $44,552

Lima, OH $44,494

Lake Charles, LA $44,475

Anderson, IN $44,465

Lexington, KY $44,451

Augusta, GA $44,437

Greenville, SC $44,437

Wichita, KS $44,393

Tuscaloosa, AL $44,393

Columbia, SC $44,350

Bloomington, IN $44,230

Roanoke, VA $44,201

Asheville, NC $44,139

Knoxville, TN $44,057

Shreveport, LA $44,052

Wilmington, NC $43,990

Frankfort, KY $43,899

Oklahoma City, OK $43,865

Chillicothe, OH $43,846

Longview, TX $43,841

Topeka, KS $43,827

Mobile, AL $43,755

Terre Haute, IN $43,736

Erie, PA $43,731

Altoona, PA $43,707

Melbourne, FL $43,692

Amarillo, TX $43,673

Killeen, TX $43,659

Fayetteville, AR $43,620

Sioux Falls, SD $43,587

Chattanooga, TN $43,558

Idaho Falls, ID $43,553

Gainesville, FL $43,452

Portsmouth, OH $43,428

Little Rock, AR $43,419

Lynchburg, VA $43,419

Lafayette, LA $43,399

Youngstown, OH $43,399

Temple, TX $43,380

Daytona Beach, FL $43,371

Clarksville, TN $43,366

Pensacola, FL $43,361

Hopkinsville, KY $43,217

Charleston, WV $43,212

Florence, SC $43,188

Sioux City, IA $43,159

Macon, GA $43,020

Tallahassee, FL $43,015

Fayetteville, NC $43,006

Waco, TX $42,996

Wichita Falls, TX $42,996

Pine Bluff, AR $42,977

Vincennes, IN $42,886

Lubbock, TX $42,866

Great Falls, MT $42,838

Alamogordo, NM $42,833

Abilene, TX $42,794

Rapid City, SD $42,732

Monroe, LA $42,732

Albany, GA $42,703

Huntington, WV $42,698

Jackson, MS $42,694

Greenville, MS $42,689

Parkersburg, WV $42,641

Montgomery, AL $42,631

Johnstown, PA $42,621

Springfield, MO $42,583

Biloxi, MS $42,559

Sumter, SC $42,458

Columbus, GA $42,453

Twin Falls, ID $42,425

Pascagoula, MS $42,362

Kingsport, TN $42,237

Gulfport, MS $42,223

Alexandria, LA $42,064

Fort Smith, AR $41,944

El Paso, TX $41,815

Helena, MT $41,752

Las Cruces, NM $41,599

Harlingen, TX $41,464

Pocatello, ID $41,421

Florence, AL $41,407

Brownsville, TX $41,397

Dothan, AL $41,320

Mcallen, TX $41,296

Columbus, MS $40,941

Altus, OK $40,720

Lawton, OK $40,629

Pierre, SD $40,456

What Skills Can Increase a Lab Processing Assistant'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 Lab Processing Assistant'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	$50,420	5%
Coordination	$49,940	4%
Chemistry	$49,459	3%
Clinical Laboratory Science	$49,459	3%
Consulting	$49,459	3%
Hematology	$48,979	2%

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Lab Processing Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Lab Processing 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 April 01, 2026

$43,023

Average $48,019/year

$53,997

$3,585

Average $4,002/month

$4,500

$827

Average $923/week

$1,038

$21

Average $23/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$53,997	$4,500	$1,038	$26
Average	$48,019	$4,002	$923	$23
25th Percentile	$43,023	$3,585	$827	$21

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Salary Trends for Lab Processing Assistant

Salaries for a Lab Processing Assistant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $51,400 in 2023 to around $51,147 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Lab Processing Assistant salary trends, .

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2024

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