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

A Cath Lab Technician's salary grows with experience: starting around $79,523 for beginners, reaching about $83,759 at mid-level, and approach $87,371 for experts.

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

Cath Lab Technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Cath Lab Technician roles are District of Columbia $91,157, California $90,812, Massachusetts $89,601. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

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

Salaries for Cath Lab Technician level roles vary by specialization: Cardiac Cath Lab Manager: $115,900; Cath Lab Manager: $114,295; Cath Lab Nurse: $96,601; Cardiac Cath Lab Nurse: $96,600; Cath Lab Rn: $95,845.

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

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

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

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Cath Lab Technician in the United States is $82,332 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $40.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $97,248
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $70,437 to $90,140
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $59,608

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Cath Lab Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,140	$7,512	$1,733	$43
Average	$82,332	$6,861	$1,583	$40
25th Percentile	$70,437	$5,870	$1,355	$34

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Key Factors That Influence Cath Lab Technician Salaries

A Cath Lab 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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Cath Lab Technician Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Cath Lab Technician'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): $79,523
Early Career (1-2 years): $79,853
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $83,759
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $87,130
Expert (over 8 years): $87,371

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Cath Lab Technician	$79,523
Intermediate Level Cath Lab Technician	$79,853
Senior Level Cath Lab Technician	$83,759
Specialist Level Cath Lab Technician	$87,130
Expert Level Cath Lab Technician	$87,371

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

District of Columbia: $91,157.
California: $90,812.
Massachusetts: $89,601.

District of Columbia $91,157 California $90,812 Massachusetts $89,601 Washington $89,272 New Jersey $89,239 Alaska $89,124 Connecticut $87,988 New York $87,527

Hawaii $86,053 Rhode Island $85,361 Maryland $84,892 Minnesota $84,250 Colorado $84,003 Illinois $83,920 Oregon $83,608 Delaware $83,377

New Hampshire $83,232 Virginia $82,908 Pennsylvania $81,961 Nevada $81,483 North Dakota $81,327 Michigan $81,080 Wisconsin $80,989 Vermont $80,808

Texas $80,306 Maine $80,273 Arizona $80,224 Ohio $80,166 Georgia $79,409 Indiana $79,030 Wyoming $78,956 Utah $78,841

Iowa $78,791 Kansas $78,396 Louisiana $78,281 North Carolina $78,240 Missouri $78,223 Florida $77,902 Montana $77,729 Nebraska $77,565

Kentucky $77,474 South Carolina $77,145 Tennessee $76,939 Idaho $76,856 New Mexico $76,255 Oklahoma $76,124 Alabama $75,638 South Dakota $74,823

Arkansas $74,378 West Virginia $74,140 Mississippi $73,423

Top Paying Cities for Cath Lab 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: $103,845
San Francisco: $102,824
Oakland: $100,543

San Jose, CA $103,845

San Francisco, CA $102,824

Oakland, CA $100,543

New York, NY $95,414

Queens Village, NY $94,796

Paramus, NJ $94,138

Passaic, NJ $94,056

Bergenfield, NJ $93,973

Stamford, CT $93,850

Huntington, NY $93,767

Newark, NJ $93,232

Bridgeport, CT $93,068

New Brunswick, NJ $92,796

Vallejo, CA $92,623

Middlesex, NJ $92,574

Somerset, NJ $92,499

Petaluma, CA $92,310

Santa Cruz, CA $91,989

Boston, MA $91,824

Monterey, CA $91,413

Fairbanks, AK $91,355

Los Angeles, CA $91,199

Washington, DC $91,157

Seattle, WA $91,009

Santa Rosa, CA $90,993

Juneau, AK $90,754

Orange, CA $90,482

Anchorage, AK $90,334

Anaheim, CA $90,276

Santa Ana, CA $90,153

Nassau, NY $90,104

Long Beach, CA $90,071

Danbury, CT $90,046

Santa Maria, CA $89,766

Everett, WA $89,750

Bremerton, WA $89,346

Trenton, NJ $89,190

Sacramento, CA $89,157

San Diego, CA $89,116

Brockton, MA $89,083

Tacoma, WA $89,050

Santa Barbara, CA $88,934

Lowell, MA $88,605

New Suffolk, NY $88,572

Nashua, NH $88,473

Lompoc, CA $88,342

Ventura, CA $88,259

Stockton, CA $88,235

New Haven, CT $88,070

Atlantic City, NJ $87,856

Hartford, CT $87,675

Modesto, CA $87,634

Poughkeepsie, NY $87,453

New Britain, CT $87,411

Olympia, WA $87,296

Kennewick, WA $87,296

New London, CT $87,280

Norwich, CT $87,255

Lawrence, MA $87,214

Bakersfield, CA $86,983

Riverside, CA $86,868

New Bedford, MA $86,868

Richland, WA $86,786

Portsmouth, NH $86,720

Vineland, NJ $86,703

San Bernardino, CA $86,637

Boulder, CO $86,407

Worcester, MA $86,341

Portland, OR $86,267

Saint Paul, MN $86,168

Minneapolis, MN $86,168

Philadelphia, PA $86,053

Honolulu, HI $85,617

Springfield, MA $85,328

Providence, RI $85,320

Chicago, IL $85,081

Bellingham, WA $84,983

Baltimore, MD $84,892

Chico, CA $84,686

Wilmington, DE $84,546

Pittsfield, MA $84,464

Manchester, NH $84,307

Spokane, WA $83,945

Denver, CO $83,937

Albany, NY $83,550

Troy, NY $83,517

Schenectady, NY $83,344

Burlington, VT $83,163

Portland, ME $82,875

Salem, OR $82,809

Yakima, WA $82,793

Ann Arbor, MI $82,768

Rochester, MN $82,537

Fresno, CA $82,496

Reno, NV $82,496

Milwaukee, WI $82,422

Detroit, MI $82,340

Allentown, PA $82,315

Carson City, NV $82,307

Houston, TX $82,183

Colorado Springs, CO $82,175

Syracuse, NY $82,134

Eugene, OR $81,977

Bismarck, ND $81,879

Gary, IN $81,879

Galveston, TX $81,879

Springfield, OR $81,813

Medford, OR $81,615

Fort Collins, CO $81,582

Austin, TX $81,516

Mesa, AZ $81,344

Phoenix, AZ $81,327

Dallas, TX $81,302

Reading, PA $81,253

Saint Cloud, MN $81,220

Concord, NH $81,146

Madison, WI $81,113

Utica, NY $80,891

Raleigh, NC $80,825

Las Vegas, NV $80,817

Rochester, NY $80,759

Des Moines, IA $80,751

Atlanta, GA $80,619

Battle Creek, MI $80,594

Salt Lake City, UT $80,570

Lancaster, PA $80,446

Champaign, IL $80,430

Harrisburg, PA $80,331

Durham, NC $80,257

Kansas City, MO $80,249

Kansas City, KS $80,232

Fort Worth, TX $80,224

Boca Raton, FL $80,191

Cleveland, OH $80,183

Columbus, OH $80,166

Pittsburgh, PA $80,158

Richmond, VA $80,125

Indianapolis, IN $80,109

Cincinnati, OH $80,002

Petersburg, VA $79,878

Billings, MT $79,697

Lansing, MI $79,697

Huntsville, AL $79,697

Lebanon, PA $79,689

Dayton, OH $79,680

Pueblo, CO $79,680

Appleton, WI $79,656

Buffalo, NY $79,623

Racine, WI $79,582

Charlotte, NC $79,573

Saint Louis, MO $79,549

Springfield, IL $79,516

Elkhart, IN $79,499

York, PA $79,499

Gastonia, NC $79,491

Benton Harbor, MI $79,491

Beaumont, TX $79,442

Lorain, OH $79,425

Toledo, OH $79,392

Binghamton, NY $79,351

Rock Hill, SC $79,343

Rockford, IL $79,302

Fargo, ND $79,261

Elyria, OH $79,261

Flagstaff, AZ $79,203

Fort Lauderdale, FL $79,154

Miami, FL $79,104

Duluth, MN $78,972

Bangor, ME $78,865

Cedar Rapids, IA $78,775

Louisville, KY $78,734

Grand Rapids, MI $78,717

Hialeah, FL $78,709

Casper, WY $78,594

Scranton, PA $78,495

New Orleans, LA $78,470

Virginia Beach, VA $78,462

Akron, OH $78,421

Peoria, IL $78,314

Sarasota, FL $78,297

Green Bay, WI $78,240

Baton Rouge, LA $78,198

Charleston, SC $78,182

Nashville, TN $78,157

Jamestown, NY $78,141

Davenport, IA $78,141

Tucson, AZ $78,100

Cheyenne, WY $78,075

Saint Petersburg, FL $78,050

Tampa, FL $78,034

Omaha, NE $78,017

Port Arthur, TX $77,984

Evansville, IN $77,984

Bradenton, FL $77,951

Santa Fe, NM $77,803

Orlando, FL $77,721

Clearwater, FL $77,630

Canton, OH $77,457

La Crosse, WI $77,457

Grand Forks, ND $77,433

Albuquerque, NM $77,408

Tulsa, OK $77,408

Newport News, VA $77,400

High Point, NC $77,375

Ogden, UT $77,342

Corpus Christi, TX $77,276

Laramie, WY $77,227

Norfolk, VA $77,227

Rock Island, IL $77,178

Saginaw, MI $77,161

Jacksonville, FL $77,153

Salisbury, NC $77,136

Memphis, TN $77,120

Moline, IL $77,079

Fort Myers, FL $77,054

Waterloo, IA $76,947

Spartanburg, SC $76,865

Lincoln, NE $76,824

Fort Wayne, IN $76,807

Birmingham, AL $76,716

Cedar Falls, IA $76,700

Provo, UT $76,692

Springfield, OH $76,684

San Antonio, TX $76,667

Greensboro, NC $76,634

South Bend, IN $76,626

Winston Salem, NC $76,618

Boise, ID $76,593

Savannah, GA $76,535

Muskegon, MI $76,387

Lima, OH $76,288

Lake Charles, LA $76,255

Anderson, IN $76,239

Lexington, KY $76,214

Augusta, GA $76,190

Greenville, SC $76,190

Wichita, KS $76,115

Tuscaloosa, AL $76,115

Columbia, SC $76,041

Bloomington, IN $75,836

Roanoke, VA $75,786

Asheville, NC $75,679

Knoxville, TN $75,539

Shreveport, LA $75,531

Wilmington, NC $75,424

Frankfort, KY $75,267

Oklahoma City, OK $75,210

Chillicothe, OH $75,177

Longview, TX $75,169

Topeka, KS $75,144

Mobile, AL $75,020

Terre Haute, IN $74,988

Erie, PA $74,979

Altoona, PA $74,938

Melbourne, FL $74,913

Amarillo, TX $74,880

Killeen, TX $74,856

Fayetteville, AR $74,790

Sioux Falls, SD $74,732

Chattanooga, TN $74,683

Idaho Falls, ID $74,675

Gainesville, FL $74,502

Portsmouth, OH $74,461

Little Rock, AR $74,444

Lynchburg, VA $74,444

Lafayette, LA $74,411

Youngstown, OH $74,411

Temple, TX $74,378

Daytona Beach, FL $74,362

Clarksville, TN $74,354

Pensacola, FL $74,345

Hopkinsville, KY $74,098

Charleston, WV $74,090

Florence, SC $74,049

Sioux City, IA $74,000

Macon, GA $73,761

Tallahassee, FL $73,753

Fayetteville, NC $73,736

Waco, TX $73,720

Wichita Falls, TX $73,720

Pine Bluff, AR $73,687

Vincennes, IN $73,530

Lubbock, TX $73,497

Great Falls, MT $73,448

Alamogordo, NM $73,440

Abilene, TX $73,374

Rapid City, SD $73,267

Monroe, LA $73,267

Albany, GA $73,217

Huntington, WV $73,209

Jackson, MS $73,201

Greenville, MS $73,193

Parkersburg, WV $73,110

Montgomery, AL $73,094

Johnstown, PA $73,077

Springfield, MO $73,012

Biloxi, MS $72,970

Sumter, SC $72,798

Columbus, GA $72,789

Twin Falls, ID $72,740

Pascagoula, MS $72,633

Kingsport, TN $72,419

Gulfport, MS $72,394

Alexandria, LA $72,122

Fort Smith, AR $71,917

El Paso, TX $71,694

Helena, MT $71,587

Las Cruces, NM $71,324

Harlingen, TX $71,093

Pocatello, ID $71,019

Florence, AL $70,994

Brownsville, TX $70,978

Dothan, AL $70,846

Mcallen, TX $70,805

Columbus, MS $70,196

Altus, OK $69,817

Lawton, OK $69,661

Pierre, SD $69,364

What Skills Can Increase a Cath Lab Technician'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 Technician'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	$127,614	55%
ISO	$121,851	48%
Diagnostic Tests	$109,501	33%
Analysis	$100,444	22%
Initiative	$92,211	12%
Family Centered Care	$91,388	11%

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How Education impacts a Cath Lab Technician's Salary?

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

Cath Lab Technician Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Cath Lab Technician

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

Understanding how a Cath Lab 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

$70,437

Average $82,332/year

$90,140

$5,870

Average $6,861/month

$7,512

$1,355

Average $1,583/week

$1,733

$34

Average $40/hour

$43

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,140	$7,512	$1,733	$43
Average	$82,332	$6,861	$1,583	$40
25th Percentile	$70,437	$5,870	$1,355	$34

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Salary Trends for Cath Lab Technician

Salaries for a Cath Lab Technician can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $66,292 in 2023 to around $65,150 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Cath Lab Technician salary trends, .

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2023

$66,292

2024

$65,943

2025

$65,150

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2023	$66,292
2024	$65,943
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