What are the main factors that influence a Sample Process 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 Sample Process technician's salary?

A Sample Process technician's salary grows with experience: a Phlebotomist (0-0 years)earns $40,217, a Hospital Lab Clerk (0-1 years)earns $41,343, a Sample Process technician (1-3 years)earns $46,257, a Medical Lab Technician II (3-5 years)earns $53,905,

What are the highest paying states for a Sample Process technician?

Sample Process technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Sample Process technician roles are District of Columbia $51,689, California $51,493, Massachusetts $50,807. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Sample Process technician roles make?

Salaries for Sample Process technician level roles vary by specialization: Sample Receiving Technician: $70,324; Sample Technician: $69,175; Process Engineering Technician III: $61,929; Process Technician: $52,967; Sample Processing Technician: $52,405.

How do different companies affect a Sample Process technician's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Sample Process 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.

Sample Process technician Salary in the United States

How much does a Sample Process technician make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Sample Process technician in the United States is $46,684 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

However, a Sample Process technician's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $57,787
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $41,827 to $52,496
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $37,405

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$52,496	$4,375	$1,010	$25
Average	$46,684	$3,890	$898	$22
25th Percentile	$41,827	$3,486	$804	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Sample Process technician Salaries

A Sample Process 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 Sample Process 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 Sample Process technicians. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $51,689.
California: $51,493.
Massachusetts: $50,807.

District of Columbia $51,689

California $51,493

Massachusetts $50,807

Washington $50,620

New Jersey $50,601

Alaska $50,536

Connecticut $49,892

New York $49,630

Hawaii $48,794

Rhode Island $48,402

Maryland $48,136

Minnesota $47,772

Colorado $47,632

Illinois $47,585

Oregon $47,408

Delaware $47,277

New Hampshire $47,195

Virginia $47,011

Pennsylvania $46,474

Nevada $46,203

North Dakota $46,115

Michigan $45,975

Wisconsin $45,923

Vermont $45,821

Texas $45,536

Maine $45,517

Arizona $45,489

Ohio $45,457

Georgia $45,027

Indiana $44,812

Wyoming $44,770

Utah $44,705

Iowa $44,677

Kansas $44,453

Louisiana $44,387

North Carolina $44,364

Missouri $44,355

Florida $44,173

Montana $44,075

Nebraska $43,981

Kentucky $43,930

South Carolina $43,743

Tennessee $43,626

Idaho $43,580

New Mexico $43,239

Oklahoma $43,164

Alabama $42,889

South Dakota $42,427

Arkansas $42,175

West Virginia $42,039

Mississippi $41,633

Top Paying Cities for Sample Process 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: $58,883
San Francisco: $58,304
Oakland: $57,011

San Jose, CA $58,883

San Francisco, CA $58,304

Oakland, CA $57,011

New York, NY $54,102

Queens Village, NY $53,752

Paramus, NJ $53,379

Passaic, NJ $53,332

Bergenfield, NJ $53,285

Stamford, CT $53,215

Huntington, NY $53,169

Newark, NJ $52,865

Bridgeport, CT $52,772

New Brunswick, NJ $52,618

Vallejo, CA $52,520

Middlesex, NJ $52,492

Somerset, NJ $52,450

Petaluma, CA $52,342

Santa Cruz, CA $52,160

Boston, MA $52,067

Monterey, CA $51,834

Fairbanks, AK $51,801

Los Angeles, CA $51,712

Washington, DC $51,689

Seattle, WA $51,605

Santa Rosa, CA $51,595

Juneau, AK $51,460

Orange, CA $51,306

Anchorage, AK $51,222

Anaheim, CA $51,189

Santa Ana, CA $51,119

Nassau, NY $51,091

Long Beach, CA $51,073

Danbury, CT $51,059

Santa Maria, CA $50,900

Everett, WA $50,891

Bremerton, WA $50,662

Trenton, NJ $50,573

Sacramento, CA $50,554

San Diego, CA $50,531

Brockton, MA $50,512

Tacoma, WA $50,494

Santa Barbara, CA $50,428

Lowell, MA $50,242

New Suffolk, NY $50,223

Nashua, NH $50,167

Lompoc, CA $50,092

Ventura, CA $50,046

Stockton, CA $50,032

New Haven, CT $49,938

Atlantic City, NJ $49,817

Hartford, CT $49,714

Modesto, CA $49,691

Poughkeepsie, NY $49,588

New Britain, CT $49,565

Olympia, WA $49,499

Kennewick, WA $49,499

New London, CT $49,490

Norwich, CT $49,476

Lawrence, MA $49,453

Bakersfield, CA $49,322

Riverside, CA $49,257

New Bedford, MA $49,257

Richland, WA $49,210

Portsmouth, NH $49,173

Vineland, NJ $49,163

San Bernardino, CA $49,126

Boulder, CO $48,995

Worcester, MA $48,958

Portland, OR $48,916

Saint Paul, MN $48,860

Minneapolis, MN $48,860

Philadelphia, PA $48,794

Honolulu, HI $48,547

Springfield, MA $48,384

Providence, RI $48,379

Chicago, IL $48,244

Bellingham, WA $48,188

Baltimore, MD $48,136

Chico, CA $48,019

Wilmington, DE $47,940

Pittsfield, MA $47,893

Manchester, NH $47,805

Spokane, WA $47,599

Denver, CO $47,595

Albany, NY $47,375

Troy, NY $47,357

Schenectady, NY $47,259

Burlington, VT $47,156

Portland, ME $46,992

Salem, OR $46,955

Yakima, WA $46,946

Ann Arbor, MI $46,932

Rochester, MN $46,801

Fresno, CA $46,778

Reno, NV $46,778

Milwaukee, WI $46,736

Detroit, MI $46,689

Allentown, PA $46,675

Carson City, NV $46,670

Houston, TX $46,600

Colorado Springs, CO $46,596

Syracuse, NY $46,572

Eugene, OR $46,484

Bismarck, ND $46,428

Gary, IN $46,428

Galveston, TX $46,428

Springfield, OR $46,390

Medford, OR $46,278

Fort Collins, CO $46,259

Austin, TX $46,222

Mesa, AZ $46,124

Phoenix, AZ $46,115

Dallas, TX $46,101

Reading, PA $46,073

Saint Cloud, MN $46,054

Concord, NH $46,012

Madison, WI $45,993

Utica, NY $45,867

Raleigh, NC $45,830

Las Vegas, NV $45,825

Rochester, NY $45,793

Des Moines, IA $45,788

Atlanta, GA $45,713

Battle Creek, MI $45,699

Salt Lake City, UT $45,685

Lancaster, PA $45,615

Champaign, IL $45,606

Harrisburg, PA $45,550

Durham, NC $45,508

Kansas City, MO $45,503

Kansas City, KS $45,494

Fort Worth, TX $45,489

Boca Raton, FL $45,471

Cleveland, OH $45,466

Columbus, OH $45,457

Pittsburgh, PA $45,452

Richmond, VA $45,433

Indianapolis, IN $45,424

Cincinnati, OH $45,363

Petersburg, VA $45,293

Billings, MT $45,190

Lansing, MI $45,190

Huntsville, AL $45,190

Lebanon, PA $45,186

Dayton, OH $45,181

Pueblo, CO $45,181

Appleton, WI $45,167

Buffalo, NY $45,148

Racine, WI $45,125

Charlotte, NC $45,120

Saint Louis, MO $45,106

Springfield, IL $45,088

Elkhart, IN $45,078

York, PA $45,078

Gastonia, NC $45,074

Benton Harbor, MI $45,074

Beaumont, TX $45,046

Lorain, OH $45,036

Toledo, OH $45,018

Binghamton, NY $44,994

Rock Hill, SC $44,990

Rockford, IL $44,966

Fargo, ND $44,943

Elyria, OH $44,943

Flagstaff, AZ $44,910

Fort Lauderdale, FL $44,882

Miami, FL $44,854

Duluth, MN $44,780

Bangor, ME $44,719

Cedar Rapids, IA $44,668

Louisville, KY $44,644

Grand Rapids, MI $44,635

Hialeah, FL $44,630

Casper, WY $44,565

Scranton, PA $44,509

New Orleans, LA $44,495

Virginia Beach, VA $44,490

Akron, OH $44,467

Peoria, IL $44,406

Sarasota, FL $44,397

Green Bay, WI $44,364

Baton Rouge, LA $44,341

Charleston, SC $44,331

Nashville, TN $44,317

Jamestown, NY $44,308

Davenport, IA $44,308

Tucson, AZ $44,285

Cheyenne, WY $44,271

Saint Petersburg, FL $44,257

Tampa, FL $44,247

Omaha, NE $44,238

Port Arthur, TX $44,219

Evansville, IN $44,219

Bradenton, FL $44,201

Santa Fe, NM $44,117

Orlando, FL $44,070

Clearwater, FL $44,019

Canton, OH $43,921

La Crosse, WI $43,921

Grand Forks, ND $43,907

Albuquerque, NM $43,893

Tulsa, OK $43,893

Newport News, VA $43,888

High Point, NC $43,874

Ogden, UT $43,855

Corpus Christi, TX $43,818

Laramie, WY $43,790

Norfolk, VA $43,790

Rock Island, IL $43,762

Saginaw, MI $43,753

Jacksonville, FL $43,748

Salisbury, NC $43,739

Memphis, TN $43,729

Moline, IL $43,706

Fort Myers, FL $43,692

Waterloo, IA $43,631

Spartanburg, SC $43,584

Lincoln, NE $43,561

Fort Wayne, IN $43,552

Birmingham, AL $43,500

Cedar Falls, IA $43,491

Provo, UT $43,486

Springfield, OH $43,482

San Antonio, TX $43,472

Greensboro, NC $43,454

South Bend, IN $43,449

Winston Salem, NC $43,444

Boise, ID $43,430

Savannah, GA $43,398

Muskegon, MI $43,314

Lima, OH $43,258

Lake Charles, LA $43,239

Anderson, IN $43,230

Lexington, KY $43,216

Augusta, GA $43,202

Greenville, SC $43,202

Wichita, KS $43,160

Tuscaloosa, AL $43,160

Columbia, SC $43,118

Bloomington, IN $43,001

Roanoke, VA $42,973

Asheville, NC $42,912

Knoxville, TN $42,833

Shreveport, LA $42,828

Wilmington, NC $42,767

Frankfort, KY $42,679

Oklahoma City, OK $42,646

Chillicothe, OH $42,627

Longview, TX $42,623

Topeka, KS $42,609

Mobile, AL $42,539

Terre Haute, IN $42,520

Erie, PA $42,515

Altoona, PA $42,492

Melbourne, FL $42,478

Amarillo, TX $42,459

Killeen, TX $42,445

Fayetteville, AR $42,408

Sioux Falls, SD $42,375

Chattanooga, TN $42,347

Idaho Falls, ID $42,343

Gainesville, FL $42,245

Portsmouth, OH $42,221

Little Rock, AR $42,212

Lynchburg, VA $42,212

Lafayette, LA $42,193

Youngstown, OH $42,193

Temple, TX $42,175

Daytona Beach, FL $42,165

Clarksville, TN $42,161

Pensacola, FL $42,156

Hopkinsville, KY $42,016

Charleston, WV $42,011

Florence, SC $41,988

Sioux City, IA $41,960

Macon, GA $41,824

Tallahassee, FL $41,820

Fayetteville, NC $41,810

Waco, TX $41,801

Wichita Falls, TX $41,801

Pine Bluff, AR $41,782

Vincennes, IN $41,694

Lubbock, TX $41,675

Great Falls, MT $41,647

Alamogordo, NM $41,642

Abilene, TX $41,605

Rapid City, SD $41,544

Monroe, LA $41,544

Albany, GA $41,516

Huntington, WV $41,512

Jackson, MS $41,507

Greenville, MS $41,502

Parkersburg, WV $41,456

Montgomery, AL $41,446

Johnstown, PA $41,437

Springfield, MO $41,400

Biloxi, MS $41,376

Sumter, SC $41,278

Columbus, GA $41,274

Twin Falls, ID $41,246

Pascagoula, MS $41,185

Kingsport, TN $41,064

Gulfport, MS $41,050

Alexandria, LA $40,895

Fort Smith, AR $40,779

El Paso, TX $40,653

Helena, MT $40,592

Las Cruces, NM $40,443

Harlingen, TX $40,312

Pocatello, ID $40,270

Florence, AL $40,256

Brownsville, TX $40,247

Dothan, AL $40,172

Mcallen, TX $40,148

Columbus, MS $39,803

Altus, OK $39,588

Lawton, OK $39,500

Pierre, SD $39,332

What Skills Can Increase a Sample Process 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 Sample Process 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	$49,019	5%
Coordination	$48,552	4%
Chemistry	$48,085	3%
Clinical Laboratory Science	$48,085	3%
Consulting	$48,085	3%
Hematology	$47,618	2%

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Sample Process technician Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Sample Process 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.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$41,827

Average $46,684/year

$52,496

$3,486

Average $3,890/month

$4,375

$804

Average $898/week

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Average $22/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$52,496	$4,375	$1,010	$25
Average	$46,684	$3,890	$898	$22
25th Percentile	$41,827	$3,486	$804	$20

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Salary Trends for Sample Process technician

Salaries for a Sample Process technician can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $49,972 in 2023 to around $49,725 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Sample Process technician salary trends, .

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