What are the main factors that influence a MT/MLT's salary?

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

How does experience change A MT/MLT's salary?

A MT/MLT's salary grows with experience: a Phlebotomist (0-0 years)earns $42,020, a Hospital Lab Clerk (0-1 years)earns $43,175, a MT/MLT (1-3 years)earns $48,298, a Medical Lab Technician II (3-5 years)earns $56,291,

What are the highest paying states for a MT/MLT?

MT/MLT salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for MT/MLT roles are District of Columbia $53,970, California $53,766, Massachusetts $53,049. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How do different companies affect a MT/MLT's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for MT/MLT 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.

MT/MLT Salary in the United States

How much does a MT/MLT make in the United States?

As of February 01, 2026, the average salary for a MT/MLT in the United States is $48,745 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.

However, a MT/MLT's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $60,361
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $43,678 to $54,825
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $39,065

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MT/MLT Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$54,825	$4,569	$1,054	$26
Average	$48,745	$4,062	$937	$23
25th Percentile	$43,678	$3,640	$840	$21

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Key Factors That Influence MT/MLT Salaries

A MT/MLT'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 MT/MLT 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 MT/MLTs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $53,970.
California: $53,766.
Massachusetts: $53,049.

District of Columbia $53,970

California $53,766

Massachusetts $53,049

Washington $52,854

New Jersey $52,835

Alaska $52,766

Connecticut $52,094

New York $51,821

Hawaii $50,948

Rhode Island $50,539

Maryland $50,261

Minnesota $49,881

Colorado $49,735

Illinois $49,686

Oregon $49,501

Delaware $49,364

New Hampshire $49,278

Virginia $49,086

Pennsylvania $48,526

Nevada $48,243

North Dakota $48,150

Michigan $48,004

Wisconsin $47,950

Vermont $47,843

Texas $47,546

Maine $47,526

Arizona $47,497

Ohio $47,463

Georgia $47,015

Indiana $46,790

Wyoming $46,746

Utah $46,678

Iowa $46,649

Kansas $46,415

Louisiana $46,347

North Carolina $46,322

Missouri $46,313

Florida $46,123

Montana $46,020

Nebraska $45,923

Kentucky $45,869

South Carolina $45,674

Tennessee $45,552

Idaho $45,503

New Mexico $45,148

Oklahoma $45,070

Alabama $44,782

South Dakota $44,299

Arkansas $44,036

West Virginia $43,895

Mississippi $43,471

Top Paying Cities for MT/MLTs

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: $61,482
San Francisco: $60,878
Oakland: $59,527

San Jose, CA $61,482

San Francisco, CA $60,878

Oakland, CA $59,527

New York, NY $56,491

Queens Village, NY $56,125

Paramus, NJ $55,735

Passaic, NJ $55,686

Bergenfield, NJ $55,638

Stamford, CT $55,564

Huntington, NY $55,516

Newark, NJ $55,199

Bridgeport, CT $55,101

New Brunswick, NJ $54,940

Vallejo, CA $54,838

Middlesex, NJ $54,809

Somerset, NJ $54,765

Petaluma, CA $54,653

Santa Cruz, CA $54,463

Boston, MA $54,365

Monterey, CA $54,122

Fairbanks, AK $54,087

Los Angeles, CA $53,995

Washington, DC $53,970

Seattle, WA $53,883

Santa Rosa, CA $53,873

Juneau, AK $53,732

Orange, CA $53,571

Anchorage, AK $53,483

Anaheim, CA $53,449

Santa Ana, CA $53,376

Nassau, NY $53,347

Long Beach, CA $53,327

Danbury, CT $53,312

Santa Maria, CA $53,147

Everett, WA $53,137

Bremerton, WA $52,898

Trenton, NJ $52,805

Sacramento, CA $52,786

San Diego, CA $52,762

Brockton, MA $52,742

Tacoma, WA $52,723

Santa Barbara, CA $52,654

Lowell, MA $52,459

New Suffolk, NY $52,440

Nashua, NH $52,381

Lompoc, CA $52,303

Ventura, CA $52,255

Stockton, CA $52,240

New Haven, CT $52,143

Atlantic City, NJ $52,016

Hartford, CT $51,909

Modesto, CA $51,884

Poughkeepsie, NY $51,777

New Britain, CT $51,753

Olympia, WA $51,684

Kennewick, WA $51,684

New London, CT $51,675

Norwich, CT $51,660

Lawrence, MA $51,636

Bakersfield, CA $51,499

Riverside, CA $51,431

New Bedford, MA $51,431

Richland, WA $51,382

Portsmouth, NH $51,343

Vineland, NJ $51,333

San Bernardino, CA $51,294

Boulder, CO $51,158

Worcester, MA $51,119

Portland, OR $51,075

Saint Paul, MN $51,017

Minneapolis, MN $51,017

Philadelphia, PA $50,948

Honolulu, HI $50,690

Springfield, MA $50,519

Providence, RI $50,514

Chicago, IL $50,373

Bellingham, WA $50,315

Baltimore, MD $50,261

Chico, CA $50,139

Wilmington, DE $50,056

Pittsfield, MA $50,007

Manchester, NH $49,915

Spokane, WA $49,700

Denver, CO $49,696

Albany, NY $49,466

Troy, NY $49,447

Schenectady, NY $49,345

Burlington, VT $49,237

Portland, ME $49,067

Salem, OR $49,028

Yakima, WA $49,018

Ann Arbor, MI $49,003

Rochester, MN $48,867

Fresno, CA $48,842

Reno, NV $48,842

Milwaukee, WI $48,799

Detroit, MI $48,750

Allentown, PA $48,735

Carson City, NV $48,730

Houston, TX $48,657

Colorado Springs, CO $48,652

Syracuse, NY $48,628

Eugene, OR $48,535

Bismarck, ND $48,477

Gary, IN $48,477

Galveston, TX $48,477

Springfield, OR $48,438

Medford, OR $48,321

Fort Collins, CO $48,301

Austin, TX $48,262

Mesa, AZ $48,160

Phoenix, AZ $48,150

Dallas, TX $48,136

Reading, PA $48,106

Saint Cloud, MN $48,087

Concord, NH $48,043

Madison, WI $48,024

Utica, NY $47,892

Raleigh, NC $47,853

Las Vegas, NV $47,848

Rochester, NY $47,814

Des Moines, IA $47,809

Atlanta, GA $47,731

Battle Creek, MI $47,716

Salt Lake City, UT $47,702

Lancaster, PA $47,629

Champaign, IL $47,619

Harrisburg, PA $47,560

Durham, NC $47,517

Kansas City, MO $47,512

Kansas City, KS $47,502

Fort Worth, TX $47,497

Boca Raton, FL $47,478

Cleveland, OH $47,473

Columbus, OH $47,463

Pittsburgh, PA $47,458

Richmond, VA $47,439

Indianapolis, IN $47,429

Cincinnati, OH $47,366

Petersburg, VA $47,292

Billings, MT $47,185

Lansing, MI $47,185

Huntsville, AL $47,185

Lebanon, PA $47,180

Dayton, OH $47,175

Pueblo, CO $47,175

Appleton, WI $47,161

Buffalo, NY $47,141

Racine, WI $47,117

Charlotte, NC $47,112

Saint Louis, MO $47,097

Springfield, IL $47,078

Elkhart, IN $47,068

York, PA $47,068

Gastonia, NC $47,063

Benton Harbor, MI $47,063

Beaumont, TX $47,034

Lorain, OH $47,024

Toledo, OH $47,005

Binghamton, NY $46,980

Rock Hill, SC $46,976

Rockford, IL $46,951

Fargo, ND $46,927

Elyria, OH $46,927

Flagstaff, AZ $46,893

Fort Lauderdale, FL $46,863

Miami, FL $46,834

Duluth, MN $46,756

Bangor, ME $46,693

Cedar Rapids, IA $46,639

Louisville, KY $46,615

Grand Rapids, MI $46,605

Hialeah, FL $46,600

Casper, WY $46,532

Scranton, PA $46,473

New Orleans, LA $46,459

Virginia Beach, VA $46,454

Akron, OH $46,430

Peoria, IL $46,366

Sarasota, FL $46,356

Green Bay, WI $46,322

Baton Rouge, LA $46,298

Charleston, SC $46,288

Nashville, TN $46,274

Jamestown, NY $46,264

Davenport, IA $46,264

Tucson, AZ $46,240

Cheyenne, WY $46,225

Saint Petersburg, FL $46,210

Tampa, FL $46,201

Omaha, NE $46,191

Port Arthur, TX $46,171

Evansville, IN $46,171

Bradenton, FL $46,152

Santa Fe, NM $46,064

Orlando, FL $46,015

Clearwater, FL $45,962

Canton, OH $45,859

La Crosse, WI $45,859

Grand Forks, ND $45,845

Albuquerque, NM $45,830

Tulsa, OK $45,830

Newport News, VA $45,825

High Point, NC $45,811

Ogden, UT $45,791

Corpus Christi, TX $45,752

Laramie, WY $45,723

Norfolk, VA $45,723

Rock Island, IL $45,694

Saginaw, MI $45,684

Jacksonville, FL $45,679

Salisbury, NC $45,669

Memphis, TN $45,659

Moline, IL $45,635

Fort Myers, FL $45,620

Waterloo, IA $45,557

Spartanburg, SC $45,508

Lincoln, NE $45,484

Fort Wayne, IN $45,474

Birmingham, AL $45,421

Cedar Falls, IA $45,411

Provo, UT $45,406

Springfield, OH $45,401

San Antonio, TX $45,391

Greensboro, NC $45,372

South Bend, IN $45,367

Winston Salem, NC $45,362

Boise, ID $45,347

Savannah, GA $45,313

Muskegon, MI $45,226

Lima, OH $45,167

Lake Charles, LA $45,148

Anderson, IN $45,138

Lexington, KY $45,123

Augusta, GA $45,109

Greenville, SC $45,109

Wichita, KS $45,065

Tuscaloosa, AL $45,065

Columbia, SC $45,021

Bloomington, IN $44,899

Roanoke, VA $44,870

Asheville, NC $44,806

Knoxville, TN $44,724

Shreveport, LA $44,719

Wilmington, NC $44,655

Frankfort, KY $44,563

Oklahoma City, OK $44,529

Chillicothe, OH $44,509

Longview, TX $44,504

Topeka, KS $44,490

Mobile, AL $44,416

Terre Haute, IN $44,397

Erie, PA $44,392

Altoona, PA $44,368

Melbourne, FL $44,353

Amarillo, TX $44,334

Killeen, TX $44,319

Fayetteville, AR $44,280

Sioux Falls, SD $44,246

Chattanooga, TN $44,217

Idaho Falls, ID $44,212

Gainesville, FL $44,109

Portsmouth, OH $44,085

Little Rock, AR $44,075

Lynchburg, VA $44,075

Lafayette, LA $44,056

Youngstown, OH $44,056

Temple, TX $44,036

Daytona Beach, FL $44,026

Clarksville, TN $44,022

Pensacola, FL $44,017

Hopkinsville, KY $43,871

Charleston, WV $43,866

Florence, SC $43,841

Sioux City, IA $43,812

Macon, GA $43,671

Tallahassee, FL $43,666

Fayetteville, NC $43,656

Waco, TX $43,646

Wichita Falls, TX $43,646

Pine Bluff, AR $43,627

Vincennes, IN $43,534

Lubbock, TX $43,515

Great Falls, MT $43,485

Alamogordo, NM $43,481

Abilene, TX $43,442

Rapid City, SD $43,378

Monroe, LA $43,378

Albany, GA $43,349

Huntington, WV $43,344

Jackson, MS $43,339

Greenville, MS $43,334

Parkersburg, WV $43,286

Montgomery, AL $43,276

Johnstown, PA $43,266

Springfield, MO $43,227

Biloxi, MS $43,203

Sumter, SC $43,100

Columbus, GA $43,095

Twin Falls, ID $43,066

Pascagoula, MS $43,003

Kingsport, TN $42,876

Gulfport, MS $42,861

Alexandria, LA $42,701

Fort Smith, AR $42,579

El Paso, TX $42,447

Helena, MT $42,384

Las Cruces, NM $42,228

Harlingen, TX $42,091

Pocatello, ID $42,047

Florence, AL $42,033

Brownsville, TX $42,023

Dothan, AL $41,945

Mcallen, TX $41,921

Columbus, MS $41,560

Altus, OK $41,336

Lawton, OK $41,243

Pierre, SD $41,068

What Skills Can Increase a MT/MLT'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 MT/MLT'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	$51,182	5%
Coordination	$50,695	4%
Chemistry	$50,207	3%
Clinical Laboratory Science	$50,207	3%
Consulting	$50,207	3%
Hematology	$49,720	2%

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MT/MLT Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a MT/MLT'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 February 01, 2026

$43,678

Average $48,745/year

$54,825

$3,640

Average $4,062/month

$4,569

$840

Average $937/week

$1,054

$21

Average $23/hour

$26

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$54,825	$4,569	$1,054	$26
Average	$48,745	$4,062	$937	$23
25th Percentile	$43,678	$3,640	$840	$21

Salary Trends for MT/MLT

Salaries for a MT/MLT can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $52,186 in 2023 to around $51,929 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of MT/MLT salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of MT/MLT Over Time

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2023

$52,186

2024

$52,321

2025

$51,929

2026

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2027

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2023	$52,186
2024	$52,321
2025	$51,929
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