What are the main factors that influence a PFT's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A PFT's salary?

A PFT's salary grows with experience: a Laboratory Support Technician I (0-1 years)earns $45,358, a PFT (1-3 years)earns $52,435, a Laboratory Support Technician III (3-5 years)earns $72,077, a Laboratory Support Technician IV (5-7 years)earns $85,072, a Laboratory Supervisor (7+ years)earns $84,508,

What are the highest paying states for a PFT?

PFT salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for PFT roles are District of Columbia $58,427, California $58,206, Massachusetts $57,430. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How do different companies affect a PFT's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for PFT 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.

PFT Salary in the United States

How much does a PFT make in the United States?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a PFT in the United States is $52,770 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $25.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $61,475
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $49,032 to $57,327
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $45,629

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PFT Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$57,327	$4,777	$1,102	$28
Average	$52,770	$4,398	$1,015	$25
25th Percentile	$49,032	$4,086	$943	$24

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Key Factors That Influence PFT Salaries

A PFT'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 PFT Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a PFT'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): $45,358
Early Career (1-2 years): $52,435
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $72,077
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $85,072
Expert (over 8 years): $84,508

Levels	Salary
Laborator... Level PFT	$45,358
PFT Level PFT	$52,435
Laborator... Level PFT	$72,077
Laborator... Level PFT	$85,072
Laborator... Level PFT	$84,508

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How Do PFT 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 PFTs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $58,427.
California: $58,206.
Massachusetts: $57,430.

District of Columbia $58,427 California $58,206 Massachusetts $57,430 Washington $57,219 New Jersey $57,198 Alaska $57,124 Connecticut $56,396 New York $56,100

Hawaii $55,156 Rhode Island $54,712 Maryland $54,412 Minnesota $54,000 Colorado $53,842 Illinois $53,789 Oregon $53,588 Delaware $53,441

New Hampshire $53,348 Virginia $53,140 Pennsylvania $52,533 Nevada $52,227 North Dakota $52,127 Michigan $51,968 Wisconsin $51,910 Vermont $51,794

Texas $51,472 Maine $51,451 Arizona $51,419 Ohio $51,383 Georgia $50,897 Indiana $50,654 Wyoming $50,607 Utah $50,533

Iowa $50,501 Kansas $50,248 Louisiana $50,174 North Carolina $50,148 Missouri $50,137 Florida $49,931 Montana $49,821 Nebraska $49,715

Kentucky $49,657 South Carolina $49,446 Tennessee $49,314 Idaho $49,261 New Mexico $48,876 Oklahoma $48,792 Alabama $48,480 South Dakota $47,958

Arkansas $47,673 West Virginia $47,520 Mississippi $47,061

Top Paying Cities for PFTs

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: $66,559
San Francisco: $65,831
Oakland: $64,443

San Jose, CA $66,559

San Francisco, CA $65,831

Oakland, CA $64,443

New York, NY $60,759

Paramus, NJ $60,021

Queens Village, NY $60,018

Passaic, NJ $59,968

Bergenfield, NJ $59,963

Stamford, CT $59,847

Huntington, NY $59,825

Newark, NJ $59,435

Bridgeport, CT $59,324

Vallejo, CA $59,219

New Brunswick, NJ $59,198

Petaluma, CA $59,166

Middlesex, NJ $59,066

Somerset, NJ $59,029

Santa Cruz, CA $58,960

Boston, MA $58,638

Monterey, CA $58,453

Seattle, WA $58,332

Santa Rosa, CA $58,322

Los Angeles, CA $58,306

Juneau, AK $58,169

Washington, DC $58,111

Orange, CA $57,923

Santa Ana, CA $57,784

Long Beach, CA $57,731

Anaheim, CA $57,720

Anchorage, AK $57,694

Santa Maria, CA $57,536

Everett, WA $57,525

Danbury, CT $57,339

Bremerton, WA $57,266

Tacoma, WA $57,076

New Suffolk, NY $57,075

Sacramento, CA $57,061

Santa Barbara, CA $57,003

Trenton, NJ $56,945

San Diego, CA $56,945

Brockton, MA $56,886

Fairbanks, AK $56,757

Lompoc, CA $56,623

Lowell, MA $56,580

Ventura, CA $56,570

Nashua, NH $56,559

Stockton, CA $56,554

Modesto, CA $56,169

Poughkeepsie, NY $56,053

Olympia, WA $55,952

Kennewick, WA $55,952

New Haven, CT $55,931

Lawrence, MA $55,741

Hartford, CT $55,689

Riverside, CA $55,678

New Bedford, MA $55,625

Richland, WA $55,625

Bakersfield, CA $55,551

San Bernardino, CA $55,530

New Britain, CT $55,525

Atlantic City, NJ $55,525

New London, CT $55,504

Norwich, CT $55,488

Portsmouth, NH $55,478

Boulder, CO $55,366

Portland, OR $55,293

Worcester, MA $55,288

Minneapolis, MN $55,124

Philadelphia, PA $55,050

Honolulu, HI $54,876

Saint Paul, MN $54,851

Vineland, NJ $54,839

Providence, RI $54,686

Chicago, IL $54,533

Bellingham, WA $54,470

Springfield, MA $54,427

Baltimore, MD $54,412

Chico, CA $54,280

Pittsfield, MA $54,137

Manchester, NH $54,037

Spokane, WA $53,805

Denver, CO $53,799

Albany, NY $53,551

Troy, NY $53,530

Nassau, NY $53,474

Schenectady, NY $53,419

Wilmington, DE $53,377

Burlington, VT $53,303

Salem, OR $53,282

Portland, ME $53,119

Yakima, WA $53,066

Rochester, MN $52,902

Reno, NV $52,876

Fresno, CA $52,876

Milwaukee, WI $52,828

Detroit, MI $52,776

Ann Arbor, MI $52,767

Allentown, PA $52,760

Colorado Springs, CO $52,670

Syracuse, NY $52,644

Carson City, NV $52,644

Houston, TX $52,570

Eugene, OR $52,543

Gary, IN $52,480

Springfield, OR $52,438

Bismarck, ND $52,427

Galveston, TX $52,390

Medford, OR $52,311

Fort Collins, CO $52,290

Concord, NH $52,264

Austin, TX $52,248

Mesa, AZ $52,137

Reading, PA $52,132

Phoenix, AZ $52,127

Dallas, TX $52,111

Saint Cloud, MN $52,060

Madison, WI $51,989

Utica, NY $51,847

Rochester, NY $51,762

Des Moines, IA $51,757

Raleigh, NC $51,752

Atlanta, GA $51,673

Battle Creek, MI $51,657

Salt Lake City, UT $51,641

Lancaster, PA $51,562

Harrisburg, PA $51,488

Kansas City, MO $51,435

Champaign, IL $51,425

Kansas City, KS $51,425

Fort Worth, TX $51,419

Columbus, OH $51,411

Boca Raton, FL $51,398

Pittsburgh, PA $51,377

Richmond, VA $51,356

Indianapolis, IN $51,346

Cleveland, OH $51,340

Las Vegas, NV $51,277

Cincinnati, OH $51,277

Petersburg, VA $51,198

Huntsville, AL $51,119

Lansing, MI $51,083

Lebanon, PA $51,076

Pueblo, CO $51,071

Appleton, WI $51,055

Buffalo, NY $51,034

Dayton, OH $51,018

Racine, WI $51,008

Charlotte, NC $51,003

Saint Louis, MO $50,987

York, PA $50,955

Elkhart, IN $50,955

Gastonia, NC $50,945

Billings, MT $50,932

Beaumont, TX $50,918

Lorain, OH $50,908

Benton Harbor, MI $50,897

Toledo, OH $50,886

Binghamton, NY $50,860

Rock Hill, SC $50,855

Rockford, IL $50,828

Springfield, IL $50,807

Elyria, OH $50,802

Fargo, ND $50,802

Flagstaff, AZ $50,765

Fort Lauderdale, FL $50,733

Duluth, MN $50,702

Miami, FL $50,702

Cheyenne, WY $50,665

Grand Forks, ND $50,665

Bangor, ME $50,549

Cedar Rapids, IA $50,491

Durham, NC $50,469

Louisville, KY $50,464

Grand Rapids, MI $50,454

Hialeah, FL $50,449

Casper, WY $50,375

Scranton, PA $50,311

New Orleans, LA $50,295

Virginia Beach, VA $50,290

Akron, OH $50,264

Peoria, IL $50,195

Sarasota, FL $50,185

Nashville, TN $50,148

Omaha, NE $50,148

Green Bay, WI $50,148

Baton Rouge, LA $50,121

Charleston, SC $50,111

Jamestown, NY $50,084

Davenport, IA $50,084

Tucson, AZ $50,058

Saint Petersburg, FL $50,026

Tampa, FL $50,016

Evansville, IN $49,984

Port Arthur, TX $49,984

Bradenton, FL $49,963

Santa Fe, NM $49,868

Orlando, FL $49,773

Clearwater, FL $49,757

Canton, OH $49,646

La Crosse, WI $49,646

Albuquerque, NM $49,615

Newport News, VA $49,609

High Point, NC $49,594

Ogden, UT $49,573

Corpus Christi, TX $49,530

Norfolk, VA $49,499

Laramie, WY $49,499

Rock Island, IL $49,467

Saginaw, MI $49,456

Jacksonville, FL $49,451

Salisbury, NC $49,441

Boise, ID $49,430

Moline, IL $49,404

Fort Myers, FL $49,388

Memphis, TN $49,377

Tulsa, OK $49,351

Waterloo, IA $49,319

Spartanburg, SC $49,266

Lincoln, NE $49,240

Fort Wayne, IN $49,230

Provo, UT $49,224

Cedar Falls, IA $49,161

San Antonio, TX $49,140

Greensboro, NC $49,119

South Bend, IN $49,113

Savannah, GA $49,055

Muskegon, MI $49,034

Birmingham, AL $49,029

Winston Salem, NC $49,003

Lake Charles, LA $48,876

Anderson, IN $48,865

Lexington, KY $48,850

Augusta, GA $48,834

Greenville, SC $48,834

Lima, OH $48,792

Wichita, KS $48,786

Tuscaloosa, AL $48,786

Columbia, SC $48,739

Springfield, OH $48,728

Asheville, NC $48,644

Bloomington, IN $48,607

Knoxville, TN $48,417

Shreveport, LA $48,412

Wilmington, NC $48,343

Roanoke, VA $48,343

Topeka, KS $48,248

Frankfort, KY $48,242

Oklahoma City, OK $48,206

Chillicothe, OH $48,185

Longview, TX $48,179

Melbourne, FL $48,174

Sioux Falls, SD $48,090

Mobile, AL $48,084

Terre Haute, IN $48,063

Altoona, PA $48,032

Amarillo, TX $47,995

Killeen, TX $47,979

Fayetteville, AR $47,937

Chattanooga, TN $47,921

Sioux City, IA $47,873

Idaho Falls, ID $47,863

Lynchburg, VA $47,821

Gainesville, FL $47,752

Portsmouth, OH $47,726

Little Rock, AR $47,715

Lafayette, LA $47,694

Youngstown, OH $47,694

Daytona Beach, FL $47,662

Clarksville, TN $47,657

Pensacola, FL $47,652

Temple, TX $47,648

Hopkinsville, KY $47,493

Erie, PA $47,483

Florence, SC $47,462

Charleston, WV $47,377

Great Falls, MT $47,351

Macon, GA $47,277

Tallahassee, FL $47,272

Fayetteville, NC $47,261

Waco, TX $47,251

Helena, MT $47,214

Pine Bluff, AR $47,194

Vincennes, IN $47,129

Lubbock, TX $47,108

Alamogordo, NM $47,076

Twin Falls, ID $47,029

Rapid City, SD $47,013

Jackson, MS $46,918

Huntington, WV $46,914

Greenville, MS $46,913

Parkersburg, WV $46,859

Montgomery, AL $46,850

Wichita Falls, TX $46,797

Springfield, MO $46,797

Biloxi, MS $46,770

Monroe, LA $46,718

Johnstown, PA $46,681

Sumter, SC $46,660

Columbus, GA $46,654

Pascagoula, MS $46,554

Abilene, TX $46,554

Kingsport, TN $46,417

Albany, GA $46,417

Gulfport, MS $46,401

Alexandria, LA $46,227

Fort Smith, AR $46,095

El Paso, TX $45,952

Las Cruces, NM $45,715

Harlingen, TX $45,581

Pocatello, ID $45,573

Florence, AL $45,504

Brownsville, TX $45,493

Mcallen, TX $45,383

Dothan, AL $45,309

Columbus, MS $44,995

Altus, OK $44,749

Lawton, OK $44,649

Pierre, SD $44,459

What Skills Can Increase a PFT's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 9.43% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Phlebotomy (Mentioned in 3.41% Job Postings): Phlebotomy is the process of making a puncture in a vein, usually in the arm, with a cannula for the purpose of drawing blood.
Medical Laboratory (Mentioned in 1.98% Job Postings): Testing and analyzing medical and clinical specimens to help in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	9.43%
Phlebotomy	3.41%
Medical Laboratory	1.98%

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 PFT's salary.

Clinical Diagnostic: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Product Testing: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Clinical Diagnostic	$58,047	10%
Collaboration	$56,464	7%
Product Testing	$55,937	6%
Molecular Biology	$54,881	4%
Oral Communication	$54,881	4%
Leadership	$54,881	4%

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PFT Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For PFT roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 38% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Internet and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, PFT positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view PFT as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a PFT

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Internet	$63,324	$30.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$60,686	$29.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$59,103	$28.0	12%
Financial Services	$59,103	$28.0	12%
Pharmaceuticals	$58,047	$28.0	10%

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

Understanding how a PFT'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 July 01, 2026

$49,032

Average $52,770/year

$57,327

$4,086

Average $4,398/month

$4,777

$943

Average $1,015/week

$1,102

$24

Average $25/hour

$28

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$57,327	$4,777	$1,102	$28
Average	$52,770	$4,398	$1,015	$25
25th Percentile	$49,032	$4,086	$943	$24

Salary Trends for PFT

Salaries for a PFT can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $43,469 in 2023 to around $42,855 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of PFT salary trends, .

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$43,469

2024

$43,321

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$42,855

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2024	$43,321
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