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

A Cath Lab Tech's salary grows with experience: starting around $81,497 for beginners, reaching about $85,841 at mid-level, and approach $89,535 for experts.

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

Cath Lab Tech salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Cath Lab Tech roles are District of Columbia $93,423, California $93,069, Massachusetts $91,828. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

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

Salaries for Cath Lab Tech level roles vary by specialization: Cath Lab Manager: $114,294; Cath Lab Nurse: $96,601; Cath Lab Rn: $95,835; Cardiac Cath Lab Tech: $92,932; Cath Lab Assistant: $86,177.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Cath Lab Tech 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 Tech Salary in the United States

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

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Cath Lab Tech in the United States is $84,378 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $99,643
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $72,175 to $92,368
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $61,065

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Cath Lab Tech Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$92,368	$7,697	$1,776	$44
Average	$84,378	$7,031	$1,623	$41
25th Percentile	$72,175	$6,015	$1,388	$35

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Key Factors That Influence Cath Lab Tech Salaries

A Cath Lab Tech'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 Tech Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Cath Lab Tech'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): $81,497
Early Career (1-2 years): $81,836
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $85,841
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $89,289
Expert (over 8 years): $89,535

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Cath Lab Tech	$81,497
Intermediate Level Cath Lab Tech	$81,836
Senior Level Cath Lab Tech	$85,841
Specialist Level Cath Lab Tech	$89,289
Expert Level Cath Lab Tech	$89,535

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

District of Columbia: $93,423.
California: $93,069.
Massachusetts: $91,828.

District of Columbia $93,423 California $93,069 Massachusetts $91,828 Washington $91,491 New Jersey $91,457 Alaska $91,339 Connecticut $90,174 New York $89,702

Hawaii $88,192 Rhode Island $87,483 Maryland $87,002 Minnesota $86,344 Colorado $86,091 Illinois $86,006 Oregon $85,686 Delaware $85,449

New Hampshire $85,301 Virginia $84,968 Pennsylvania $83,998 Nevada $83,509 North Dakota $83,348 Michigan $83,095 Wisconsin $83,002 Vermont $82,817

Texas $82,302 Maine $82,268 Arizona $82,218 Ohio $82,159 Georgia $81,382 Indiana $80,994 Wyoming $80,918 Utah $80,800

Iowa $80,749 Kansas $80,344 Louisiana $80,226 North Carolina $80,184 Missouri $80,167 Florida $79,838 Montana $79,661 Nebraska $79,492

Kentucky $79,399 South Carolina $79,062 Tennessee $78,851 Idaho $78,767 New Mexico $78,151 Oklahoma $78,016 Alabama $77,518 South Dakota $76,682

Arkansas $76,227 West Virginia $75,982 Mississippi $75,248

Top Paying Cities for Cath Lab Teches

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: $106,426
San Francisco: $105,379
Oakland: $103,042

San Jose, CA $106,426

San Francisco, CA $105,379

Oakland, CA $103,042

New York, NY $97,785

Queens Village, NY $97,152

Paramus, NJ $96,477

Passaic, NJ $96,393

Bergenfield, NJ $96,309

Stamford, CT $96,182

Huntington, NY $96,098

Newark, NJ $95,549

Bridgeport, CT $95,381

New Brunswick, NJ $95,102

Vallejo, CA $94,925

Middlesex, NJ $94,874

Somerset, NJ $94,798

Petaluma, CA $94,604

Santa Cruz, CA $94,275

Boston, MA $94,106

Monterey, CA $93,685

Fairbanks, AK $93,625

Los Angeles, CA $93,465

Washington, DC $93,423

Seattle, WA $93,271

Santa Rosa, CA $93,254

Juneau, AK $93,010

Orange, CA $92,731

Anchorage, AK $92,579

Anaheim, CA $92,520

Santa Ana, CA $92,394

Nassau, NY $92,343

Long Beach, CA $92,309

Danbury, CT $92,284

Santa Maria, CA $91,997

Everett, WA $91,980

Bremerton, WA $91,567

Trenton, NJ $91,406

Sacramento, CA $91,373

San Diego, CA $91,330

Brockton, MA $91,297

Tacoma, WA $91,263

Santa Barbara, CA $91,145

Lowell, MA $90,807

New Suffolk, NY $90,774

Nashua, NH $90,672

Lompoc, CA $90,537

Ventura, CA $90,453

Stockton, CA $90,428

New Haven, CT $90,259

Atlantic City, NJ $90,039

Hartford, CT $89,854

Modesto, CA $89,812

Poughkeepsie, NY $89,626

New Britain, CT $89,584

Olympia, WA $89,466

Kennewick, WA $89,466

New London, CT $89,449

Norwich, CT $89,423

Lawrence, MA $89,381

Bakersfield, CA $89,145

Riverside, CA $89,027

New Bedford, MA $89,027

Richland, WA $88,943

Portsmouth, NH $88,875

Vineland, NJ $88,858

San Bernardino, CA $88,791

Boulder, CO $88,554

Worcester, MA $88,487

Portland, OR $88,411

Saint Paul, MN $88,310

Minneapolis, MN $88,310

Philadelphia, PA $88,192

Honolulu, HI $87,744

Springfield, MA $87,449

Providence, RI $87,441

Chicago, IL $87,196

Bellingham, WA $87,095

Baltimore, MD $87,002

Chico, CA $86,791

Wilmington, DE $86,647

Pittsfield, MA $86,563

Manchester, NH $86,403

Spokane, WA $86,032

Denver, CO $86,023

Albany, NY $85,626

Troy, NY $85,593

Schenectady, NY $85,416

Burlington, VT $85,230

Portland, ME $84,935

Salem, OR $84,867

Yakima, WA $84,850

Ann Arbor, MI $84,825

Rochester, MN $84,589

Fresno, CA $84,546

Reno, NV $84,546

Milwaukee, WI $84,471

Detroit, MI $84,386

Allentown, PA $84,361

Carson City, NV $84,352

Houston, TX $84,226

Colorado Springs, CO $84,217

Syracuse, NY $84,175

Eugene, OR $84,015

Bismarck, ND $83,914

Gary, IN $83,914

Galveston, TX $83,914

Springfield, OR $83,846

Medford, OR $83,644

Fort Collins, CO $83,610

Austin, TX $83,542

Mesa, AZ $83,365

Phoenix, AZ $83,348

Dallas, TX $83,323

Reading, PA $83,272

Saint Cloud, MN $83,239

Concord, NH $83,163

Madison, WI $83,129

Utica, NY $82,901

Raleigh, NC $82,834

Las Vegas, NV $82,825

Rochester, NY $82,766

Des Moines, IA $82,758

Atlanta, GA $82,623

Battle Creek, MI $82,597

Salt Lake City, UT $82,572

Lancaster, PA $82,445

Champaign, IL $82,429

Harrisburg, PA $82,327

Durham, NC $82,251

Kansas City, MO $82,243

Kansas City, KS $82,226

Fort Worth, TX $82,218

Boca Raton, FL $82,184

Cleveland, OH $82,175

Columbus, OH $82,159

Pittsburgh, PA $82,150

Richmond, VA $82,116

Indianapolis, IN $82,100

Cincinnati, OH $81,990

Petersburg, VA $81,863

Billings, MT $81,678

Lansing, MI $81,678

Huntsville, AL $81,678

Lebanon, PA $81,669

Dayton, OH $81,661

Pueblo, CO $81,661

Appleton, WI $81,635

Buffalo, NY $81,602

Racine, WI $81,559

Charlotte, NC $81,551

Saint Louis, MO $81,526

Springfield, IL $81,492

Elkhart, IN $81,475

York, PA $81,475

Gastonia, NC $81,467

Benton Harbor, MI $81,467

Beaumont, TX $81,416

Lorain, OH $81,399

Toledo, OH $81,365

Binghamton, NY $81,323

Rock Hill, SC $81,315

Rockford, IL $81,273

Fargo, ND $81,230

Elyria, OH $81,230

Flagstaff, AZ $81,171

Fort Lauderdale, FL $81,121

Miami, FL $81,070

Duluth, MN $80,935

Bangor, ME $80,825

Cedar Rapids, IA $80,733

Louisville, KY $80,690

Grand Rapids, MI $80,674

Hialeah, FL $80,665

Casper, WY $80,547

Scranton, PA $80,446

New Orleans, LA $80,420

Virginia Beach, VA $80,412

Akron, OH $80,370

Peoria, IL $80,260

Sarasota, FL $80,243

Green Bay, WI $80,184

Baton Rouge, LA $80,142

Charleston, SC $80,125

Nashville, TN $80,100

Jamestown, NY $80,083

Davenport, IA $80,083

Tucson, AZ $80,041

Cheyenne, WY $80,015

Saint Petersburg, FL $79,990

Tampa, FL $79,973

Omaha, NE $79,956

Port Arthur, TX $79,923

Evansville, IN $79,923

Bradenton, FL $79,889

Santa Fe, NM $79,737

Orlando, FL $79,653

Clearwater, FL $79,560

Canton, OH $79,383

La Crosse, WI $79,383

Grand Forks, ND $79,357

Albuquerque, NM $79,332

Tulsa, OK $79,332

Newport News, VA $79,323

High Point, NC $79,298

Ogden, UT $79,264

Corpus Christi, TX $79,197

Laramie, WY $79,146

Norfolk, VA $79,146

Rock Island, IL $79,096

Saginaw, MI $79,079

Jacksonville, FL $79,070

Salisbury, NC $79,053

Memphis, TN $79,037

Moline, IL $78,994

Fort Myers, FL $78,969

Waterloo, IA $78,859

Spartanburg, SC $78,775

Lincoln, NE $78,733

Fort Wayne, IN $78,716

Birmingham, AL $78,623

Cedar Falls, IA $78,606

Provo, UT $78,598

Springfield, OH $78,589

San Antonio, TX $78,573

Greensboro, NC $78,539

South Bend, IN $78,530

Winston Salem, NC $78,522

Boise, ID $78,497

Savannah, GA $78,438

Muskegon, MI $78,286

Lima, OH $78,184

Lake Charles, LA $78,151

Anderson, IN $78,134

Lexington, KY $78,108

Augusta, GA $78,083

Greenville, SC $78,083

Wichita, KS $78,007

Tuscaloosa, AL $78,007

Columbia, SC $77,931

Bloomington, IN $77,720

Roanoke, VA $77,670

Asheville, NC $77,560

Knoxville, TN $77,417

Shreveport, LA $77,408

Wilmington, NC $77,298

Frankfort, KY $77,138

Oklahoma City, OK $77,079

Chillicothe, OH $77,045

Longview, TX $77,037

Topeka, KS $77,012

Mobile, AL $76,885

Terre Haute, IN $76,851

Erie, PA $76,843

Altoona, PA $76,801

Melbourne, FL $76,775

Amarillo, TX $76,742

Killeen, TX $76,716

Fayetteville, AR $76,649

Sioux Falls, SD $76,590

Chattanooga, TN $76,539

Idaho Falls, ID $76,531

Gainesville, FL $76,353

Portsmouth, OH $76,311

Little Rock, AR $76,294

Lynchburg, VA $76,294

Lafayette, LA $76,261

Youngstown, OH $76,261

Temple, TX $76,227

Daytona Beach, FL $76,210

Clarksville, TN $76,202

Pensacola, FL $76,193

Hopkinsville, KY $75,940

Charleston, WV $75,931

Florence, SC $75,889

Sioux City, IA $75,839

Macon, GA $75,594

Tallahassee, FL $75,586

Fayetteville, NC $75,569

Waco, TX $75,552

Wichita Falls, TX $75,552

Pine Bluff, AR $75,518

Vincennes, IN $75,358

Lubbock, TX $75,324

Great Falls, MT $75,273

Alamogordo, NM $75,265

Abilene, TX $75,197

Rapid City, SD $75,088

Monroe, LA $75,088

Albany, GA $75,037

Huntington, WV $75,029

Jackson, MS $75,020

Greenville, MS $75,012

Parkersburg, WV $74,927

Montgomery, AL $74,911

Johnstown, PA $74,894

Springfield, MO $74,826

Biloxi, MS $74,784

Sumter, SC $74,607

Columbus, GA $74,598

Twin Falls, ID $74,548

Pascagoula, MS $74,438

Kingsport, TN $74,219

Gulfport, MS $74,193

Alexandria, LA $73,915

Fort Smith, AR $73,704

El Paso, TX $73,476

Helena, MT $73,366

Las Cruces, NM $73,096

Harlingen, TX $72,860

Pocatello, ID $72,784

Florence, AL $72,759

Brownsville, TX $72,742

Dothan, AL $72,607

Mcallen, TX $72,565

Columbus, MS $71,940

Altus, OK $71,552

Lawton, OK $71,392

Pierre, SD $71,088

What Skills Can Increase a Cath Lab Tech'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 Tech'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	$130,785	55%
ISO	$124,879	48%
Diagnostic Tests	$112,222	33%
Analysis	$102,941	22%
Initiative	$94,503	12%
Family Centered Care	$93,659	11%

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How Education impacts a Cath Lab Tech's Salary?

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

Cath Lab Tech Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Cath Lab Tech

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 Tech Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Cath Lab Tech'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 March 01, 2026

$72,175

Average $84,378/year

$92,368

$6,015

Average $7,031/month

$7,697

$1,388

Average $1,623/week

$1,776

$35

Average $41/hour

$44

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$92,368	$7,697	$1,776	$44
Average	$84,378	$7,031	$1,623	$41
25th Percentile	$72,175	$6,015	$1,388	$35

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Salary Trends for Cath Lab Tech

Salaries for a Cath Lab Tech can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $67,950 in 2023 to around $66,780 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Cath Lab Tech salary trends, .

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2023

$67,950

2024

$67,592

2025

$66,780

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2023	$67,950
2024	$67,592
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