Clinical Laboratory Technologist and Technician Salary in the U.S.
Median annual pay in the U.S.
$62,930
$30.26/hour
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025.
Pay
| Annual | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,910 | $18.71 |
| 25th percentile | $47,650 | $22.91 |
| Median | $62,930 | $30.26 |
| 75th percentile | $81,450 | $39.16 |
| 90th percentile | $100,990 | $48.55 |
Employment
- Employment in the U.S.
- 332,940
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Comparison
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
| Rank | Median annual pay | Adjusted for cost of living (annual) |
|---|---|---|
| New York | ||
| 1st | $97,280 | $90,140 1st |
| Oregon | ||
| 2nd | $83,010 | $80,311 3rd |
| New Hampshire | ||
| 3rd | $81,020 | $77,780 4th |
| Massachusetts | ||
| 4th | $79,120 | $74,813 6th |
| Vermont | ||
| 5th | $78,680 | $80,320 2nd |
| District of Columbia | ||
| 6th | $76,560 | $69,663 12th |
| California | ||
| 7th | $76,010 | $68,651 19th |
| Rhode Island | ||
| 8th | $75,780 | $74,091 7th |
| Minnesota | ||
| 9th | $74,440 | $75,481 5th |
| Washington | ||
| 10th | $72,760 | $67,992 20th |
| Illinois | ||
| 11th | $71,950 | $71,980 8th |
| Colorado | ||
| 12th | $70,050 | $67,975 21st |
| Maine | ||
| 13th | $68,690 | $70,778 9th |
| Delaware | ||
| 14th | $68,630 | $68,762 17th |
| New Jersey | ||
| 15th | $68,450 | $62,911 31st |
| Hawaii | ||
| 16th | $66,020 | $60,045 40th |
| Wyoming | ||
| 17th | $65,510 | $70,676 10th |
| Connecticut | ||
| 18th | $65,310 | $63,034 30th |
| Montana | ||
| 19th | $65,190 | $68,878 15th |
| Ohio | ||
| 20th | $63,800 | $68,769 16th |
| Maryland | ||
| 21st | $63,690 | $60,681 37th |
| North Dakota | ||
| 22nd | $62,680 | $70,459 11th |
| Arizona | ||
| 23rd | $62,530 | $62,110 32nd |
| Georgia | ||
| 24th | $62,180 | $64,574 26th |
| Tennessee | ||
| 25th | $62,070 | $67,563 22nd |
| Kansas | ||
| 26th | $62,050 | $68,892 14th |
| West Virginia | ||
| 27th | $61,810 | $69,064 13th |
| Michigan | ||
| 28th | $61,260 | $63,669 29th |
| Virginia | ||
| 29th | $61,050 | $60,383 39th |
| Alaska | ||
| 30th | $60,950 | $59,545 41st |
| South Dakota | ||
| 31st | $60,890 | $68,735 18th |
| Kentucky | ||
| 32nd | $60,880 | $67,525 23rd |
| Wisconsin | ||
| 33rd | $60,670 | $64,477 27th |
| North Carolina | ||
| 34th | $60,650 | $64,298 28th |
| Nebraska | ||
| 35th | $60,540 | $67,190 24th |
| Florida | ||
| 36th | $60,510 | $58,512 43rd |
| Missouri | ||
| 37th | $60,300 | $66,397 25th |
| Texas | ||
| 38th | $59,290 | $61,088 36th |
| Nevada | ||
| 39th | $57,320 | $57,332 45th |
| Indiana | ||
| 40th | $57,080 | $61,160 35th |
| South Carolina | ||
| 41st | $55,280 | $58,966 42nd |
| Louisiana | ||
| 42nd | $54,460 | $61,741 34th |
| Iowa | ||
| 43rd | $54,260 | $61,826 33rd |
| Oklahoma | ||
| 44th | $53,300 | $60,676 38th |
| Pennsylvania | ||
| 45th | $51,680 | $52,966 48th |
| Mississippi | ||
| 46th | $50,640 | $58,238 44th |
| Arkansas | ||
| 47th | $49,670 | $57,133 46th |
| Alabama | ||
| 48th | $49,440 | $55,661 47th |
| Utah | ||
| 49th | $49,090 | $49,654 51st |
| Idaho | ||
| 50th | $47,450 | $49,689 50th |
| New Mexico | ||
| 51st | $47,360 | $51,360 49th |
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Outlook
- Projected employment change, 2025–35 (U.S.)
- +2.7%
- Typical education needed for entry (U.S.)
- Bachelor's degree
BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35
Specialties included in this occupation
- Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
- Cytogenetic Technologists
- Cytotechnologists
- Histotechnologists
- Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
- Histology Technicians
BLS publishes one wage figure for all Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians; it does not publish separate data for these specialties.
O*NET 31.0
Sources and update
- Wages and employment: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.
- Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Related occupations and specialties: O*NET® 31.0 Database, CC BY 4.0. Attributions
- Employment projections and typical education: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35.
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