What are the main factors that influence a Sample Management 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 Management Technician's salary?

A Sample Management Technician's salary grows with experience: starting around $48,091 for beginners, reaching about $49,997 at mid-level, and approach $50,446 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Sample Management Technician?

Sample Management Technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Sample Management Technician roles are District of Columbia $53,246, California $53,044, Massachusetts $52,338. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Sample Management Technician roles make?

Salaries for Sample Management Technician level roles vary by specialization: Sample Management Specialist: $100,696; Sample Receiving Technician: $70,254; Sample Technician: $69,105; Sample Coordinator: $64,874; Sample Processing Technician: $52,410.

How do different companies affect a Sample Management Technician's salary?

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

How much does a Sample Management Technician make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Sample Management Technician in the United States is $48,091 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $58,764
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $42,624 to $53,678
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $37,647

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Sample Management Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$53,678	$4,473	$1,032	$26
Average	$48,091	$4,008	$925	$23
25th Percentile	$42,624	$3,552	$820	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Sample Management Technician Salaries

A Sample Management 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 Experience Level Affects Sample Management Technician Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Sample Management 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): $48,091
Early Career (1-2 years): $49,099
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $49,997
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $50,266
Expert (over 8 years): $50,446

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Sample Management Technician	$48,091
Intermediate Level Sample Management Technician	$49,099
Senior Level Sample Management Technician	$49,997
Specialist Level Sample Management Technician	$50,266
Expert Level Sample Management Technician	$50,446

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

District of Columbia: $53,246.
California: $53,044.
Massachusetts: $52,338.

District of Columbia $53,246

California $53,044

Massachusetts $52,338

Washington $52,145

New Jersey $52,126

Alaska $52,059

Connecticut $51,395

New York $51,126

Hawaii $50,265

Rhode Island $49,861

Maryland $49,587

Minnesota $49,212

Colorado $49,067

Illinois $49,019

Oregon $48,837

Delaware $48,702

New Hampshire $48,617

Virginia $48,428

Pennsylvania $47,875

Nevada $47,596

North Dakota $47,504

Michigan $47,360

Wisconsin $47,307

Vermont $47,201

Texas $46,908

Maine $46,889

Arizona $46,860

Ohio $46,826

Georgia $46,384

Indiana $46,163

Wyoming $46,119

Utah $46,052

Iowa $46,023

Kansas $45,792

Louisiana $45,725

North Carolina $45,701

Missouri $45,691

Florida $45,504

Montana $45,403

Nebraska $45,307

Kentucky $45,254

South Carolina $45,061

Tennessee $44,941

Idaho $44,893

New Mexico $44,542

Oklahoma $44,465

Alabama $44,181

South Dakota $43,705

Arkansas $43,445

West Virginia $43,306

Mississippi $42,888

Top Paying Cities for Sample Management 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: $60,657
San Francisco: $60,061
Oakland: $58,729

San Jose, CA $60,657

San Francisco, CA $60,061

Oakland, CA $58,729

New York, NY $55,733

Queens Village, NY $55,372

Paramus, NJ $54,987

Passaic, NJ $54,939

Bergenfield, NJ $54,891

Stamford, CT $54,819

Huntington, NY $54,771

Newark, NJ $54,458

Bridgeport, CT $54,362

New Brunswick, NJ $54,203

Vallejo, CA $54,102

Middlesex, NJ $54,074

Somerset, NJ $54,030

Petaluma, CA $53,920

Santa Cruz, CA $53,732

Boston, MA $53,636

Monterey, CA $53,396

Fairbanks, AK $53,362

Los Angeles, CA $53,271

Washington, DC $53,246

Seattle, WA $53,160

Santa Rosa, CA $53,150

Juneau, AK $53,011

Orange, CA $52,852

Anchorage, AK $52,766

Anaheim, CA $52,732

Santa Ana, CA $52,660

Nassau, NY $52,631

Long Beach, CA $52,612

Danbury, CT $52,597

Santa Maria, CA $52,434

Everett, WA $52,424

Bremerton, WA $52,188

Trenton, NJ $52,097

Sacramento, CA $52,078

San Diego, CA $52,054

Brockton, MA $52,035

Tacoma, WA $52,015

Santa Barbara, CA $51,948

Lowell, MA $51,756

New Suffolk, NY $51,736

Nashua, NH $51,679

Lompoc, CA $51,602

Ventura, CA $51,554

Stockton, CA $51,539

New Haven, CT $51,443

Atlantic City, NJ $51,318

Hartford, CT $51,212

Modesto, CA $51,188

Poughkeepsie, NY $51,082

New Britain, CT $51,058

Olympia, WA $50,991

Kennewick, WA $50,991

New London, CT $50,981

Norwich, CT $50,967

Lawrence, MA $50,943

Bakersfield, CA $50,808

Riverside, CA $50,741

New Bedford, MA $50,741

Richland, WA $50,693

Portsmouth, NH $50,654

Vineland, NJ $50,645

San Bernardino, CA $50,606

Boulder, CO $50,472

Worcester, MA $50,433

Portland, OR $50,390

Saint Paul, MN $50,332

Minneapolis, MN $50,332

Philadelphia, PA $50,265

Honolulu, HI $50,010

Springfield, MA $49,842

Providence, RI $49,837

Chicago, IL $49,697

Bellingham, WA $49,640

Baltimore, MD $49,587

Chico, CA $49,467

Wilmington, DE $49,385

Pittsfield, MA $49,337

Manchester, NH $49,245

Spokane, WA $49,034

Denver, CO $49,029

Albany, NY $48,803

Troy, NY $48,784

Schenectady, NY $48,683

Burlington, VT $48,577

Portland, ME $48,409

Salem, OR $48,370

Yakima, WA $48,360

Ann Arbor, MI $48,346

Rochester, MN $48,211

Fresno, CA $48,187

Reno, NV $48,187

Milwaukee, WI $48,144

Detroit, MI $48,096

Allentown, PA $48,081

Carson City, NV $48,077

Houston, TX $48,005

Colorado Springs, CO $48,000

Syracuse, NY $47,976

Eugene, OR $47,884

Bismarck, ND $47,827

Gary, IN $47,827

Galveston, TX $47,827

Springfield, OR $47,788

Medford, OR $47,673

Fort Collins, CO $47,653

Austin, TX $47,615

Mesa, AZ $47,514

Phoenix, AZ $47,504

Dallas, TX $47,490

Reading, PA $47,461

Saint Cloud, MN $47,442

Concord, NH $47,399

Madison, WI $47,379

Utica, NY $47,250

Raleigh, NC $47,211

Las Vegas, NV $47,206

Rochester, NY $47,173

Des Moines, IA $47,168

Atlanta, GA $47,091

Battle Creek, MI $47,076

Salt Lake City, UT $47,062

Lancaster, PA $46,990

Champaign, IL $46,980

Harrisburg, PA $46,922

Durham, NC $46,879

Kansas City, MO $46,874

Kansas City, KS $46,865

Fort Worth, TX $46,860

Boca Raton, FL $46,841

Cleveland, OH $46,836

Columbus, OH $46,826

Pittsburgh, PA $46,821

Richmond, VA $46,802

Indianapolis, IN $46,793

Cincinnati, OH $46,730

Petersburg, VA $46,658

Billings, MT $46,552

Lansing, MI $46,552

Huntsville, AL $46,552

Lebanon, PA $46,547

Dayton, OH $46,543

Pueblo, CO $46,543

Appleton, WI $46,528

Buffalo, NY $46,509

Racine, WI $46,485

Charlotte, NC $46,480

Saint Louis, MO $46,466

Springfield, IL $46,446

Elkhart, IN $46,437

York, PA $46,437

Gastonia, NC $46,432

Benton Harbor, MI $46,432

Beaumont, TX $46,403

Lorain, OH $46,393

Toledo, OH $46,374

Binghamton, NY $46,350

Rock Hill, SC $46,345

Rockford, IL $46,321

Fargo, ND $46,297

Elyria, OH $46,297

Flagstaff, AZ $46,264

Fort Lauderdale, FL $46,235

Miami, FL $46,206

Duluth, MN $46,129

Bangor, ME $46,066

Cedar Rapids, IA $46,014

Louisville, KY $45,990

Grand Rapids, MI $45,980

Hialeah, FL $45,975

Casper, WY $45,908

Scranton, PA $45,850

New Orleans, LA $45,836

Virginia Beach, VA $45,831

Akron, OH $45,807

Peoria, IL $45,744

Sarasota, FL $45,735

Green Bay, WI $45,701

Baton Rouge, LA $45,677

Charleston, SC $45,667

Nashville, TN $45,653

Jamestown, NY $45,643

Davenport, IA $45,643

Tucson, AZ $45,619

Cheyenne, WY $45,605

Saint Petersburg, FL $45,590

Tampa, FL $45,581

Omaha, NE $45,571

Port Arthur, TX $45,552

Evansville, IN $45,552

Bradenton, FL $45,533

Santa Fe, NM $45,446

Orlando, FL $45,398

Clearwater, FL $45,345

Canton, OH $45,244

La Crosse, WI $45,244

Grand Forks, ND $45,230

Albuquerque, NM $45,215

Tulsa, OK $45,215

Newport News, VA $45,210

High Point, NC $45,196

Ogden, UT $45,177

Corpus Christi, TX $45,138

Laramie, WY $45,109

Norfolk, VA $45,109

Rock Island, IL $45,081

Saginaw, MI $45,071

Jacksonville, FL $45,066

Salisbury, NC $45,057

Memphis, TN $45,047

Moline, IL $45,023

Fort Myers, FL $45,008

Waterloo, IA $44,946

Spartanburg, SC $44,898

Lincoln, NE $44,874

Fort Wayne, IN $44,864

Birmingham, AL $44,811

Cedar Falls, IA $44,802

Provo, UT $44,797

Springfield, OH $44,792

San Antonio, TX $44,782

Greensboro, NC $44,763

South Bend, IN $44,758

Winston Salem, NC $44,754

Boise, ID $44,739

Savannah, GA $44,705

Muskegon, MI $44,619

Lima, OH $44,561

Lake Charles, LA $44,542

Anderson, IN $44,532

Lexington, KY $44,518

Augusta, GA $44,504

Greenville, SC $44,504

Wichita, KS $44,460

Tuscaloosa, AL $44,460

Columbia, SC $44,417

Bloomington, IN $44,297

Roanoke, VA $44,268

Asheville, NC $44,205

Knoxville, TN $44,124

Shreveport, LA $44,119

Wilmington, NC $44,056

Frankfort, KY $43,965

Oklahoma City, OK $43,931

Chillicothe, OH $43,912

Longview, TX $43,907

Topeka, KS $43,893

Mobile, AL $43,821

Terre Haute, IN $43,801

Erie, PA $43,797

Altoona, PA $43,773

Melbourne, FL $43,758

Amarillo, TX $43,739

Killeen, TX $43,724

Fayetteville, AR $43,686

Sioux Falls, SD $43,652

Chattanooga, TN $43,623

Idaho Falls, ID $43,619

Gainesville, FL $43,518

Portsmouth, OH $43,494

Little Rock, AR $43,484

Lynchburg, VA $43,484

Lafayette, LA $43,465

Youngstown, OH $43,465

Temple, TX $43,445

Daytona Beach, FL $43,436

Clarksville, TN $43,431

Pensacola, FL $43,426

Hopkinsville, KY $43,282

Charleston, WV $43,277

Florence, SC $43,253

Sioux City, IA $43,224

Macon, GA $43,085

Tallahassee, FL $43,080

Fayetteville, NC $43,070

Waco, TX $43,061

Wichita Falls, TX $43,061

Pine Bluff, AR $43,042

Vincennes, IN $42,950

Lubbock, TX $42,931

Great Falls, MT $42,902

Alamogordo, NM $42,897

Abilene, TX $42,859

Rapid City, SD $42,796

Monroe, LA $42,796

Albany, GA $42,767

Huntington, WV $42,763

Jackson, MS $42,758

Greenville, MS $42,753

Parkersburg, WV $42,705

Montgomery, AL $42,695

Johnstown, PA $42,686

Springfield, MO $42,647

Biloxi, MS $42,623

Sumter, SC $42,522

Columbus, GA $42,517

Twin Falls, ID $42,488

Pascagoula, MS $42,426

Kingsport, TN $42,301

Gulfport, MS $42,287

Alexandria, LA $42,128

Fort Smith, AR $42,008

El Paso, TX $41,878

Helena, MT $41,815

Las Cruces, NM $41,661

Harlingen, TX $41,527

Pocatello, ID $41,483

Florence, AL $41,469

Brownsville, TX $41,459

Dothan, AL $41,382

Mcallen, TX $41,358

Columbus, MS $41,002

Altus, OK $40,781

Lawton, OK $40,690

Pierre, SD $40,517

What Skills Can Increase a Sample Management 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 Management 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	$50,496	5%
Coordination	$50,015	4%
Chemistry	$49,534	3%
Clinical Laboratory Science	$49,534	3%
Consulting	$49,534	3%
Hematology	$49,053	2%

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

Understanding how a Sample Management 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 January 01, 2026

$42,624

Average $48,091/year

$53,678

$3,552

Average $4,008/month

$4,473

$820

Average $925/week

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Average $23/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$53,678	$4,473	$1,032	$26
Average	$48,091	$4,008	$925	$23
25th Percentile	$42,624	$3,552	$820	$20

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Salary Trends for Sample Management Technician

Salaries for a Sample Management Technician can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $52,377 in 2023 to around $52,118 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Sample Management Technician salary trends, .

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