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

A Cath Lab Assistant's salary grows with experience: starting around $83,264 for beginners, reaching about $87,712 at mid-level, and approach $91,497 for experts.

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

Cath Lab Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Cath Lab Assistant roles are District of Columbia $95,455, California $95,093, Massachusetts $93,826. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

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

Salaries for Cath Lab Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Heart Cath Lab Manager: $115,900; Cardiac Cath Lab Manager: $115,880; Cath Lab Manager: $114,278; Cath Lab Nurse: $96,501; Cardiac Cath Lab Nurse: $96,500.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Cath Lab Assistant roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Cath Lab Assistant Salary in the United States

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

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Cath Lab Assistant in the United States is $86,213 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $101,851
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $73,724 to $94,399
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $62,353

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Cath Lab Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$94,399	$7,867	$1,815	$45
Average	$86,213	$7,184	$1,658	$41
25th Percentile	$73,724	$6,144	$1,418	$35

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Key Factors That Influence Cath Lab Assistant Salaries

A Cath Lab 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 Experience Level Affects Cath Lab Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Cath Lab Assistant's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $83,264
Early Career (1-2 years): $83,611
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $87,712
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $91,245
Expert (over 8 years): $91,497

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Cath Lab Assistant	$83,264
Intermediate Level Cath Lab Assistant	$83,611
Senior Level Cath Lab Assistant	$87,712
Specialist Level Cath Lab Assistant	$91,245
Expert Level Cath Lab Assistant	$91,497

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

District of Columbia: $95,455.
California: $95,093.
Massachusetts: $93,826.

District of Columbia $95,455 California $95,093 Massachusetts $93,826 Washington $93,481 New Jersey $93,447 Alaska $93,326 Connecticut $92,136 New York $91,653

Hawaii $90,110 Rhode Island $89,386 Maryland $88,895 Minnesota $88,222 Colorado $87,964 Illinois $87,877 Oregon $87,550 Delaware $87,308

New Hampshire $87,157 Virginia $86,817 Pennsylvania $85,825 Nevada $85,325 North Dakota $85,162 Michigan $84,903 Wisconsin $84,808 Vermont $84,618

Texas $84,093 Maine $84,058 Arizona $84,006 Ohio $83,946 Georgia $83,153 Indiana $82,756 Wyoming $82,679 Utah $82,558

Iowa $82,506 Kansas $82,092 Louisiana $81,972 North Carolina $81,929 Missouri $81,911 Florida $81,575 Montana $81,394 Nebraska $81,222

Kentucky $81,127 South Carolina $80,782 Tennessee $80,566 Idaho $80,480 New Mexico $79,851 Oklahoma $79,713 Alabama $79,204 South Dakota $78,351

Arkansas $77,885 West Virginia $77,635 Mississippi $76,885

Top Paying Cities for Cath Lab 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: $108,741
San Francisco: $107,550
Oakland: $105,284

San Jose, CA $108,741

San Francisco, CA $107,550

Oakland, CA $105,284

New York, NY $99,265

Paramus, NJ $98,058

Queens Village, NY $98,054

Passaic, NJ $97,972

Bergenfield, NJ $97,964

Stamford, CT $97,775

Huntington, NY $97,739

Newark, NJ $97,102

Bridgeport, CT $96,920

Vallejo, CA $96,749

New Brunswick, NJ $96,714

Petaluma, CA $96,662

Middlesex, NJ $96,499

Somerset, NJ $96,438

Santa Cruz, CA $96,326

Boston, MA $95,800

Monterey, CA $95,498

Seattle, WA $95,300

Santa Rosa, CA $95,283

Los Angeles, CA $95,257

Juneau, AK $95,033

Washington, DC $94,938

Orange, CA $94,631

Santa Ana, CA $94,404

Long Beach, CA $94,317

Anaheim, CA $94,300

Anchorage, AK $94,257

Santa Maria, CA $93,998

Everett, WA $93,981

Danbury, CT $93,678

Bremerton, WA $93,559

Tacoma, WA $93,248

New Suffolk, NY $93,247

Sacramento, CA $93,223

Santa Barbara, CA $93,128

Trenton, NJ $93,033

San Diego, CA $93,033

Brockton, MA $92,938

Fairbanks, AK $92,727

Lompoc, CA $92,507

Lowell, MA $92,437

Ventura, CA $92,421

Nashua, NH $92,404

Stockton, CA $92,395

Modesto, CA $91,766

Poughkeepsie, NY $91,576

Olympia, WA $91,412

Kennewick, WA $91,412

New Haven, CT $91,378

Lawrence, MA $91,067

Hartford, CT $90,981

Riverside, CA $90,964

New Bedford, MA $90,878

Richland, WA $90,878

Bakersfield, CA $90,757

San Bernardino, CA $90,722

New Britain, CT $90,714

Atlantic City, NJ $90,714

New London, CT $90,679

Norwich, CT $90,653

Portsmouth, NH $90,636

Boulder, CO $90,453

Portland, OR $90,334

Worcester, MA $90,326

Minneapolis, MN $90,059

Philadelphia, PA $89,938

Honolulu, HI $89,653

Saint Paul, MN $89,612

Vineland, NJ $89,593

Providence, RI $89,343

Chicago, IL $89,093

Bellingham, WA $88,989

Springfield, MA $88,921

Baltimore, MD $88,895

Chico, CA $88,679

Pittsfield, MA $88,446

Manchester, NH $88,283

Spokane, WA $87,903

Denver, CO $87,895

Albany, NY $87,489

Troy, NY $87,455

Nassau, NY $87,363

Schenectady, NY $87,274

Wilmington, DE $87,205

Burlington, VT $87,084

Salem, OR $87,050

Portland, ME $86,782

Yakima, WA $86,696

Rochester, MN $86,429

Reno, NV $86,386

Fresno, CA $86,386

Milwaukee, WI $86,308

Detroit, MI $86,222

Ann Arbor, MI $86,207

Allentown, PA $86,196

Colorado Springs, CO $86,050

Syracuse, NY $86,006

Carson City, NV $86,006

Houston, TX $85,886

Eugene, OR $85,843

Gary, IN $85,739

Springfield, OR $85,670

Bismarck, ND $85,653

Galveston, TX $85,593

Medford, OR $85,463

Fort Collins, CO $85,429

Concord, NH $85,386

Austin, TX $85,360

Mesa, AZ $85,179

Reading, PA $85,170

Phoenix, AZ $85,162

Dallas, TX $85,136

Saint Cloud, MN $85,053

Madison, WI $84,937

Utica, NY $84,705

Rochester, NY $84,567

Des Moines, IA $84,558

Raleigh, NC $84,549

Atlanta, GA $84,420

Battle Creek, MI $84,394

Salt Lake City, UT $84,368

Lancaster, PA $84,239

Harrisburg, PA $84,118

Kansas City, MO $84,032

Champaign, IL $84,015

Kansas City, KS $84,015

Fort Worth, TX $84,006

Columbus, OH $83,992

Boca Raton, FL $83,972

Pittsburgh, PA $83,937

Richmond, VA $83,903

Indianapolis, IN $83,886

Cleveland, OH $83,877

Las Vegas, NV $83,774

Cincinnati, OH $83,774

Petersburg, VA $83,644

Huntsville, AL $83,515

Lansing, MI $83,457

Lebanon, PA $83,446

Pueblo, CO $83,437

Appleton, WI $83,411

Buffalo, NY $83,377

Dayton, OH $83,351

Racine, WI $83,334

Charlotte, NC $83,325

Saint Louis, MO $83,299

York, PA $83,248

Elkhart, IN $83,248

Gastonia, NC $83,231

Billings, MT $83,211

Beaumont, TX $83,187

Lorain, OH $83,170

Benton Harbor, MI $83,153

Toledo, OH $83,136

Binghamton, NY $83,092

Rock Hill, SC $83,084

Rockford, IL $83,041

Springfield, IL $83,006

Elyria, OH $82,998

Fargo, ND $82,998

Flagstaff, AZ $82,937

Fort Lauderdale, FL $82,886

Duluth, MN $82,834

Miami, FL $82,834

Cheyenne, WY $82,773

Grand Forks, ND $82,773

Bangor, ME $82,584

Cedar Rapids, IA $82,489

Durham, NC $82,453

Louisville, KY $82,446

Grand Rapids, MI $82,429

Hialeah, FL $82,420

Casper, WY $82,299

Scranton, PA $82,196

New Orleans, LA $82,170

Virginia Beach, VA $82,161

Akron, OH $82,118

Peoria, IL $82,006

Sarasota, FL $81,989

Nashville, TN $81,929

Omaha, NE $81,929

Green Bay, WI $81,929

Baton Rouge, LA $81,885

Charleston, SC $81,868

Jamestown, NY $81,825

Davenport, IA $81,825

Tucson, AZ $81,782

Saint Petersburg, FL $81,730

Tampa, FL $81,713

Evansville, IN $81,661

Port Arthur, TX $81,661

Bradenton, FL $81,627

Santa Fe, NM $81,472

Orlando, FL $81,316

Clearwater, FL $81,291

Canton, OH $81,110

La Crosse, WI $81,110

Albuquerque, NM $81,058

Newport News, VA $81,049

High Point, NC $81,023

Ogden, UT $80,989

Corpus Christi, TX $80,920

Norfolk, VA $80,868

Laramie, WY $80,868

Rock Island, IL $80,816

Saginaw, MI $80,799

Jacksonville, FL $80,791

Salisbury, NC $80,773

Boise, ID $80,756

Moline, IL $80,713

Fort Myers, FL $80,687

Memphis, TN $80,670

Tulsa, OK $80,627

Waterloo, IA $80,575

Spartanburg, SC $80,489

Lincoln, NE $80,446

Fort Wayne, IN $80,428

Provo, UT $80,420

Cedar Falls, IA $80,316

San Antonio, TX $80,282

Greensboro, NC $80,247

South Bend, IN $80,239

Savannah, GA $80,144

Muskegon, MI $80,109

Birmingham, AL $80,101

Winston Salem, NC $80,059

Lake Charles, LA $79,851

Anderson, IN $79,834

Lexington, KY $79,808

Augusta, GA $79,782

Greenville, SC $79,782

Lima, OH $79,713

Wichita, KS $79,704

Tuscaloosa, AL $79,704

Columbia, SC $79,627

Springfield, OH $79,609

Asheville, NC $79,472

Bloomington, IN $79,411

Knoxville, TN $79,101

Shreveport, LA $79,092

Wilmington, NC $78,980

Roanoke, VA $78,980

Topeka, KS $78,825

Frankfort, KY $78,815

Oklahoma City, OK $78,756

Chillicothe, OH $78,721

Longview, TX $78,713

Melbourne, FL $78,704

Sioux Falls, SD $78,566

Mobile, AL $78,558

Terre Haute, IN $78,523

Altoona, PA $78,471

Amarillo, TX $78,411

Killeen, TX $78,385

Fayetteville, AR $78,316

Chattanooga, TN $78,290

Sioux City, IA $78,213

Idaho Falls, ID $78,196

Lynchburg, VA $78,127

Gainesville, FL $78,015

Portsmouth, OH $77,971

Little Rock, AR $77,954

Lafayette, LA $77,920

Youngstown, OH $77,920

Daytona Beach, FL $77,868

Clarksville, TN $77,859

Pensacola, FL $77,851

Temple, TX $77,845

Hopkinsville, KY $77,592

Erie, PA $77,575

Florence, SC $77,540

Charleston, WV $77,402

Great Falls, MT $77,359

Macon, GA $77,239

Tallahassee, FL $77,230

Fayetteville, NC $77,213

Waco, TX $77,195

Helena, MT $77,135

Pine Bluff, AR $77,102

Vincennes, IN $76,997

Lubbock, TX $76,963

Alamogordo, NM $76,911

Twin Falls, ID $76,833

Rapid City, SD $76,808

Jackson, MS $76,652

Huntington, WV $76,646

Greenville, MS $76,644

Parkersburg, WV $76,556

Montgomery, AL $76,540

Wichita Falls, TX $76,454

Springfield, MO $76,454

Biloxi, MS $76,411

Monroe, LA $76,325

Johnstown, PA $76,264

Sumter, SC $76,230

Columbus, GA $76,221

Pascagoula, MS $76,057

Abilene, TX $76,057

Kingsport, TN $75,833

Albany, GA $75,833

Gulfport, MS $75,807

Alexandria, LA $75,523

Fort Smith, AR $75,307

El Paso, TX $75,075

Las Cruces, NM $74,687

Harlingen, TX $74,468

Pocatello, ID $74,454

Florence, AL $74,342

Brownsville, TX $74,325

Mcallen, TX $74,144

Dothan, AL $74,023

Columbus, MS $73,511

Altus, OK $73,109

Lawton, OK $72,945

Pierre, SD $72,635

What Skills Can Increase a Cath Lab Assistant's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 5.21% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Blood Samples (Mentioned in 5.21% Job Postings): Blood Samples refers to the extraction of blood from a vein in the arm using a hypodermic needle. The Blood is then analyzed for components of the need, like glucose or cholestrol.
Medical Services (Mentioned in 3.12% Job Postings): A service that provides medical treatment to people within an area or country: In poorer countries without a reliable health service, 90% of care for people with Aids-related illnesses is carried out in the home. health services.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	5.21%
Blood Samples	5.21%
Medical Services	3.12%

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 Cath Lab Assistant's salary.

Blood Samples: Can increase your salary by up to 55%.
ISO: Can increase your salary by up to 48%.
Diagnostic Tests: Can increase your salary by up to 33%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Blood Samples	$133,631	55%
ISO	$127,596	48%
Diagnostic Tests	$114,664	33%
Analysis	$105,180	22%
Initiative	$96,559	12%
Family Centered Care	$95,697	11%

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How Education impacts a Cath Lab Assistant's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Cath Lab Assistants enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree 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 Cath Lab Assistant with a Bachelor's Degree is between $75,872 and $81,256).

Cath Lab Assistant Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Cath Lab Assistant

No Diploma 0.8%

High School 19.5%

Associates 44.7%

Bachelors 30.1%

Masters 2.4%

Doctorate 2.4%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.8%
High School	19.5%
Associates	44.7%
Bachelors	30.1%
Masters	2.4%
Doctorate	2.4%

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

Understanding how a Cath Lab 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 June 01, 2026

$73,724

Average $86,213/year

$94,399

$6,144

Average $7,184/month

$7,867

$1,418

Average $1,658/week

$1,815

$35

Average $41/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$94,399	$7,867	$1,815	$45
Average	$86,213	$7,184	$1,658	$41
25th Percentile	$73,724	$6,144	$1,418	$35

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Salary Trends for Cath Lab Assistant

Salaries for a Cath Lab Assistant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $69,399 in 2023 to around $68,204 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Cath Lab Assistant salary trends, .

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