Histology Lab Manager Salary in San Jose, California

How much does a Histology Lab Manager make in San Jose, CA?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Histology Lab Manager in San Jose, CA is $159,155. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $120,531 to a high of $202,557, with most professionals earning between $138,938 and $181,873.

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Provide a variety of embedded resins and processing techniques for both transmission and scanning electron microscopy, including immunogold labeling of individual epitopes in both in vitro cell and ex vivo tissue sections using the Leica EM IGL labeling system and virus particle quantification using the Beckman-Coulter Airfuge.

February 17, 2023

Demonstrate ability to ability to work independently, design experiments, and analyze data.

March 14, 2023

Assist with necropsy supervision and may conduct necropsies, including gross pathology interpretation, sample collection and fixation.

March 23, 2023

Support veterinary medical care, veterinary medical assistance, histology services, pathology services, and animal health quality assurance.

April 22, 2023

Facilitate cell type-specific molecular quantitative analysis of nucleic acids and proteins using the Leica LMD 6500 laser capture microdissection system.

May 12, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Histology Lab Manager in San Jose, CA

Average Base Salary

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138938

181873

159155

Average Total Cash Compensation

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144479

198662

168738

What is the average salary for Histology Lab Manager in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Histology Lab Manager in San Jose, CA. The base salary for Histology Lab Manager ranges from $138,938 to $181,873 with the average base salary of $159,155. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $144,479 to $198,662 with the average total cash compensation of $168,738.

View Average Salary for Histology Lab Manager as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$159,155	$138,938 - $181,873
Bonus	$9,583	$5,541 - $16,789
Total Pay	$168,738	$144,479 - $198,662

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Histology Lab Manager Salary Near San Jose, CA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Santa Clara, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $138,938 - $181,873	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA 0%
CITY, STATE Santa Cruz, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $123,076 - $161,109	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Fremont, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $138,674 - $181,527	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Hayward, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $134,300 - $175,802	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Oakland, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $134,521 - $176,091	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Daly City, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $137,572 - $180,085	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA

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About San Jose, California

San Jose is located at 37°20′07″N 121°53′31″W / 37.335278°N 121.891944°W / 37.335278; -121.891944. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 180.0 sq mi (466 km2), of which 3.4 sq mi (8.8 km2) (1.91%) is water, making it the fourth-largest California city by land area (after Los Angeles, San Diego and California City). San Jose lies between the San Andreas Fault, the source of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, and the Calaveras Fault. San Jose is shaken by moderate earthquakes on average one or two times a year. These quakes originate just east of the city on...

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