29 Series · SOC 29-2010
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $62,930
- Median / year
- $100,990
- Top 10% earn
- +1.7%
- Growth '23–'33
- 332,940
- US workers
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians earn a median of $62,930 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $62,930, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $38,910 (10th percentile) to $100,990 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 332,940 US workers. New York pays the most ($97,280), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians earn a median of $62,930, putting them above the typical US occupation and higher than 53% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Healthcare Practitioners and Technical, it ranks #58 of 71 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 1.7% by 2033.
- $62,930
- Median annual wage
- Top 47%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #58 of 71
- in Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
- 2.6×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: New York at $97,280. Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree.
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (SOC 29-2010) pays a national median of $62,930 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $38,910 at the 10th percentile to $100,990 at the 90th, with a mean of $67,350 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 332,940 Americans work in this occupation across 54 reporting states and 493 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +1.7% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as slower than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 22,600 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Bachelor's degree. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.7 per 100,000 and injury rate of 1.5 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. New York pays the highest state median at $97,280, which is +55% above the national figure. The top metro is Kingston, NY at $103,180 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
BLS OEWS May 2025 332,940 jobs Median $62,930/yr
Median Salary
$62,930
per year
Median Hourly
$30.26/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$67,350
average
Employment
332,940
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$62,930 Top 47% higher than 53% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 29-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 24 29-series occupations with growth data, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians sits on the slower-growing side at +1.7% growth and $62,930 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+1.7%
Slower than average
Annual Openings
22,600
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Bachelor's degree
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → A
Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
0.7/100K
Injury Rate
1.5/100
Danger Index
6.4/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$38,910
25th Percentile
$47,650
Median
$62,930
75th Percentile
$81,450
90th Percentile
$100,990
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | $97,280 | +55% above national |
| 2 | Oregon | $83,010 | +32% above national |
| 3 | New Hampshire | $81,020 | +29% above national |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $79,120 | +26% above national |
| 5 | Vermont | $78,680 | +25% above national |
| 6 | District of Columbia | $76,560 | +22% above national |
| 7 | California | $76,010 | +21% above national |
| 8 | Rhode Island | $75,780 | +20% above national |
| 9 | Minnesota | $74,440 | +18% above national |
| 10 | Washington | $72,760 | +16% above national |
| 11 | Illinois | $71,950 | +14% above national |
| 12 | Colorado | $70,050 | +11% above national |
| 13 | Maine | $68,690 | +9% above national |
| 14 | Delaware | $68,630 | +9% above national |
| 15 | New Jersey | $68,450 | +9% above national |
| 16 | Hawaii | $66,020 | +5% above national |
| 17 | Wyoming | $65,510 | +4% above national |
| 18 | Connecticut | $65,310 | +4% above national |
| 19 | Montana | $65,190 | +4% above national |
| 20 | Ohio | $63,800 | +1% above national |
| 21 | Maryland | $63,690 | +1% above national |
| 22 | North Dakota | $62,680 | same as national |
| 23 | Arizona | $62,530 | 1% below national |
| 24 | Georgia | $62,180 | 1% below national |
| 25 | Tennessee | $62,070 | 1% below national |
| 26 | Kansas | $62,050 | 1% below national |
| 27 | West Virginia | $61,810 | 2% below national |
| 28 | Michigan | $61,260 | 3% below national |
| 29 | Virginia | $61,050 | 3% below national |
| 30 | Alaska | $60,950 | 3% below national |
| 31 | South Dakota | $60,890 | 3% below national |
| 32 | Kentucky | $60,880 | 3% below national |
| 33 | Wisconsin | $60,670 | 4% below national |
| 34 | North Carolina | $60,650 | 4% below national |
| 35 | Nebraska | $60,540 | 4% below national |
| 36 | Florida | $60,510 | 4% below national |
| 37 | Missouri | $60,300 | 4% below national |
| 38 | Texas | $59,290 | 6% below national |
| 39 | Nevada | $57,320 | 9% below national |
| 40 | Indiana | $57,080 | 9% below national |
| 41 | South Carolina | $55,280 | 12% below national |
| 42 | Louisiana | $54,460 | 13% below national |
| 43 | Iowa | $54,260 | 14% below national |
| 44 | Oklahoma | $53,300 | 15% below national |
| 45 | Pennsylvania | $51,680 | 18% below national |
| 46 | Mississippi | $50,640 | 20% below national |
| 47 | Arkansas | $49,670 | 21% below national |
| 48 | Alabama | $49,440 | 21% below national |
| 49 | Utah | $49,090 | 22% below national |
| 50 | Virgin Islands | $48,650 | 23% below national |
| 51 | Idaho | $47,450 | 25% below national |
| 52 | New Mexico | $47,360 | 25% below national |
| 53 | Guam | $45,130 | 28% below national |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $37,790 | 40% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kingston, NY | $103,180 | +64% above national |
| 2 | Binghamton, NY | $102,040 | +62% above national |
| 3 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $98,290 | +56% above national |
| 4 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $96,930 | +54% above national |
| 5 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $96,290 | +53% above national |
| 6 | Bend, OR | $90,270 | +43% above national |
| 7 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $86,580 | +38% above national |
| 8 | Vallejo, CA | $86,250 | +37% above national |
| 9 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $84,870 | +35% above national |
| 10 | Albany, OR | $84,850 | +35% above national |
| 11 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $84,670 | +35% above national |
| 12 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $84,200 | +34% above national |
| 13 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $84,130 | +34% above national |
| 14 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $84,000 | +33% above national |
| 15 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $83,910 | +33% above national |
| 16 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $83,630 | +33% above national |
| 17 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $83,150 | +32% above national |
| 18 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $83,100 | +32% above national |
| 19 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $83,010 | +32% above national |
| 20 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $82,450 | +31% above national |
| 21 | Barnstable Town, MA | $81,890 | +30% above national |
| 22 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $81,850 | +30% above national |
| 23 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $81,590 | +30% above national |
| 24 | Medford, OR | $81,370 | +29% above national |
| 25 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $81,330 | +29% above national |
| 26 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $81,320 | +29% above national |
| 27 | Rochester, NY | $81,290 | +29% above national |
| 28 | Corvallis, OR | $81,230 | +29% above national |
| 29 | Redding, CA | $81,220 | +29% above national |
| 30 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $81,220 | +29% above national |
| 31 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $81,070 | +29% above national |
| 32 | Battle Creek, MI | $80,450 | +28% above national |
| 33 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $80,410 | +28% above national |
| 34 | Utica-Rome, NY | $80,270 | +28% above national |
| 35 | Napa, CA | $80,070 | +27% above national |
| 36 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $80,000 | +27% above national |
| 37 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $79,530 | +26% above national |
| 38 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $79,480 | +26% above national |
| 39 | Ann Arbor, MI | $79,400 | +26% above national |
| 40 | Syracuse, NY | $79,250 | +26% above national |
| 41 | Glens Falls, NY | $79,210 | +26% above national |
| 42 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $79,130 | +26% above national |
| 43 | Salem, OR | $78,640 | +25% above national |
| 44 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $78,170 | +24% above national |
| 45 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $78,160 | +24% above national |
| 46 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $78,050 | +24% above national |
| 47 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $77,660 | +23% above national |
| 48 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $77,640 | +23% above national |
| 49 | Colorado Springs, CO | $77,300 | +23% above national |
| 50 | Worcester, MA | $77,240 | +23% above national |
| 51 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $76,960 | +22% above national |
| 52 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $76,920 | +22% above national |
| 53 | Grand Junction, CO | $76,850 | +22% above national |
| 54 | Lawrence, KS | $76,520 | +22% above national |
| 55 | Rockford, IL | $76,380 | +21% above national |
| 56 | Modesto, CA | $76,110 | +21% above national |
| 57 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $76,060 | +21% above national |
| 58 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $75,540 | +20% above national |
| 59 | Bloomington, IL | $75,530 | +20% above national |
| 60 | Boulder, CO | $74,990 | +19% above national |
| 61 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $74,870 | +19% above national |
| 62 | Helena, MT | $74,840 | +19% above national |
| 63 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $74,840 | +19% above national |
| 64 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $74,660 | +19% above national |
| 65 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $74,560 | +18% above national |
| 66 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $74,240 | +18% above national |
| 67 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $73,960 | +18% above national |
| 68 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $72,970 | +16% above national |
| 69 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $72,760 | +16% above national |
| 70 | Lexington Park, MD | $72,640 | +15% above national |
| 71 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $72,300 | +15% above national |
| 72 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $71,750 | +14% above national |
| 73 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $71,710 | +14% above national |
| 74 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $71,660 | +14% above national |
| 75 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $71,050 | +13% above national |
| 76 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $70,300 | +12% above national |
| 77 | Walla Walla, WA | $70,260 | +12% above national |
| 78 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $70,050 | +11% above national |
| 79 | Springfield, MA | $69,610 | +11% above national |
| 80 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $69,560 | +11% above national |
| 81 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $69,520 | +10% above national |
| 82 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $69,120 | +10% above national |
| 83 | Saginaw, MI | $69,090 | +10% above national |
| 84 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $68,980 | +10% above national |
| 85 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $68,690 | +9% above national |
| 86 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $68,660 | +9% above national |
| 87 | Billings, MT | $68,440 | +9% above national |
| 88 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $68,260 | +8% above national |
| 89 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $68,080 | +8% above national |
| 90 | Traverse City, MI | $68,060 | +8% above national |
| 91 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $68,060 | +8% above national |
| 92 | Wichita, KS | $67,980 | +8% above national |
| 93 | Sandusky, OH | $67,830 | +8% above national |
| 94 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $67,530 | +7% above national |
| 95 | Greeley, CO | $67,450 | +7% above national |
| 96 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $67,430 | +7% above national |
| 97 | Columbia, MO | $67,400 | +7% above national |
| 98 | Akron, OH | $67,100 | +7% above national |
| 99 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $67,040 | +7% above national |
| 100 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $66,770 | +6% above national |
| 101 | Charlottesville, VA | $66,700 | +6% above national |
| 102 | Peoria, IL | $66,560 | +6% above national |
| 103 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $66,520 | +6% above national |
| 104 | Cleveland, OH | $66,360 | +5% above national |
| 105 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $66,330 | +5% above national |
| 106 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $66,300 | +5% above national |
| 107 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $66,210 | +5% above national |
| 108 | Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $66,200 | +5% above national |
| 109 | Eau Claire, WI | $66,180 | +5% above national |
| 110 | Green Bay, WI | $66,160 | +5% above national |
| 111 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $66,120 | +5% above national |
| 112 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $66,060 | +5% above national |
| 113 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $66,020 | +5% above national |
| 114 | Rome, GA | $65,840 | +5% above national |
| 115 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $65,530 | +4% above national |
| 116 | Greenville, NC | $65,440 | +4% above national |
| 117 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $65,370 | +4% above national |
| 118 | Cheyenne, WY | $65,320 | +4% above national |
| 119 | Bangor, ME | $65,210 | +4% above national |
| 120 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $65,210 | +4% above national |
| 121 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $65,100 | +3% above national |
| 122 | Chambersburg, PA | $65,080 | +3% above national |
| 123 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $65,070 | +3% above national |
| 124 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $65,060 | +3% above national |
| 125 | Springfield, IL | $65,030 | +3% above national |
| 126 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $64,890 | +3% above national |
| 127 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $64,790 | +3% above national |
| 128 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $64,580 | +3% above national |
| 129 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $64,540 | +3% above national |
| 130 | Spartanburg, SC | $64,490 | +2% above national |
| 131 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $64,490 | +2% above national |
| 132 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $64,380 | +2% above national |
| 133 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $64,330 | +2% above national |
| 134 | Duluth, MN-WI | $64,320 | +2% above national |
| 135 | Manhattan, KS | $64,260 | +2% above national |
| 136 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $64,250 | +2% above national |
| 137 | Topeka, KS | $64,230 | +2% above national |
| 138 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $64,200 | +2% above national |
| 139 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $64,170 | +2% above national |
| 140 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $64,160 | +2% above national |
| 141 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $64,000 | +2% above national |
| 142 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $63,970 | +2% above national |
| 143 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $63,960 | +2% above national |
| 144 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $63,950 | +2% above national |
| 145 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $63,850 | +1% above national |
| 146 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $63,770 | +1% above national |
| 147 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $63,720 | +1% above national |
| 148 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $63,690 | +1% above national |
| 149 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $63,650 | +1% above national |
| 150 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $63,600 | +1% above national |
| 151 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $63,560 | +1% above national |
| 152 | Missoula, MT | $63,550 | +1% above national |
| 153 | Pueblo, CO | $63,530 | +1% above national |
| 154 | Hinesville, GA | $63,520 | +1% above national |
| 155 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $63,470 | +1% above national |
| 156 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $63,440 | +1% above national |
| 157 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $63,400 | +1% above national |
| 158 | Jacksonville, FL | $63,330 | +1% above national |
| 159 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $63,290 | +1% above national |
| 160 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $63,250 | +1% above national |
| 161 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $63,240 | same as national |
| 162 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $63,230 | same as national |
| 163 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $63,220 | same as national |
| 164 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $63,210 | same as national |
| 165 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $63,210 | same as national |
| 166 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $63,210 | same as national |
| 167 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $63,190 | same as national |
| 168 | Bismarck, ND | $63,100 | same as national |
| 169 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $63,080 | same as national |
| 170 | Dalton, GA | $63,040 | same as national |
| 171 | Evansville, IN | $63,040 | same as national |
| 172 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $63,030 | same as national |
| 173 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $62,990 | same as national |
| 174 | Charleston, WV | $62,980 | same as national |
| 175 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $62,970 | same as national |
| 176 | Winston-Salem, NC | $62,960 | same as national |
| 177 | Wausau, WI | $62,780 | same as national |
| 178 | Salinas, CA | $62,770 | same as national |
| 179 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $62,750 | same as national |
| 180 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $62,710 | same as national |
| 181 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $62,610 | 1% below national |
| 182 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $62,590 | 1% below national |
| 183 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $62,560 | 1% below national |
| 184 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $62,550 | 1% below national |
| 185 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $62,550 | 1% below national |
| 186 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $62,530 | 1% below national |
| 187 | Morgantown, WV | $62,510 | 1% below national |
| 188 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $62,470 | 1% below national |
| 189 | Jackson, TN | $62,420 | 1% below national |
| 190 | Decatur, IL | $62,400 | 1% below national |
| 191 | Appleton, WI | $62,360 | 1% below national |
| 192 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $62,360 | 1% below national |
| 193 | Fargo, ND-MN | $62,340 | 1% below national |
| 194 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $62,260 | 1% below national |
| 195 | Columbus, OH | $62,240 | 1% below national |
| 196 | Rocky Mount, NC | $62,230 | 1% below national |
| 197 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $62,210 | 1% below national |
| 198 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $62,190 | 1% below national |
| 199 | Fresno, CA | $62,160 | 1% below national |
| 200 | Lebanon, PA | $62,160 | 1% below national |
| 201 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $62,100 | 1% below national |
| 202 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $62,070 | 1% below national |
| 203 | Anchorage, AK | $62,050 | 1% below national |
| 204 | Flint, MI | $62,040 | 1% below national |
| 205 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $62,040 | 1% below national |
| 206 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $61,970 | 2% below national |
| 207 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $61,960 | 2% below national |
| 208 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $61,960 | 2% below national |
| 209 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $61,910 | 2% below national |
| 210 | Yakima, WA | $61,850 | 2% below national |
| 211 | Richmond, VA | $61,830 | 2% below national |
| 212 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $61,830 | 2% below national |
| 213 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $61,830 | 2% below national |
| 214 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $61,820 | 2% below national |
| 215 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $61,780 | 2% below national |
| 216 | Tucson, AZ | $61,720 | 2% below national |
| 217 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $61,720 | 2% below national |
| 218 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $61,710 | 2% below national |
| 219 | Sheboygan, WI | $61,710 | 2% below national |
| 220 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $61,620 | 2% below national |
| 221 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $61,580 | 2% below national |
| 222 | Savannah, GA | $61,540 | 2% below national |
| 223 | Lubbock, TX | $61,490 | 2% below national |
| 224 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $61,490 | 2% below national |
| 225 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $61,460 | 2% below national |
| 226 | Bowling Green, KY | $61,450 | 2% below national |
| 227 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $61,420 | 2% below national |
| 228 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $61,380 | 2% below national |
| 229 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $61,370 | 2% below national |
| 230 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $61,370 | 2% below national |
| 231 | Alexandria, LA | $61,360 | 2% below national |
| 232 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $61,350 | 3% below national |
| 233 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $61,300 | 3% below national |
| 234 | Bozeman, MT | $61,200 | 3% below national |
| 235 | Kankakee, IL | $61,200 | 3% below national |
| 236 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $61,160 | 3% below national |
| 237 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $61,160 | 3% below national |
| 238 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $61,100 | 3% below national |
| 239 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $61,100 | 3% below national |
| 240 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $61,020 | 3% below national |
| 241 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $61,020 | 3% below national |
| 242 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $61,010 | 3% below national |
| 243 | Lawton, OK | $60,970 | 3% below national |
| 244 | Winchester, VA-WV | $60,960 | 3% below national |
| 245 | Jonesboro, AR | $60,880 | 3% below national |
| 246 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $60,860 | 3% below national |
| 247 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $60,850 | 3% below national |
| 248 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $60,840 | 3% below national |
| 249 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $60,710 | 4% below national |
| 250 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $60,650 | 4% below national |
| 251 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $60,640 | 4% below national |
| 252 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $60,590 | 4% below national |
| 253 | Punta Gorda, FL | $60,570 | 4% below national |
| 254 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $60,530 | 4% below national |
| 255 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $60,480 | 4% below national |
| 256 | Bellingham, WA | $60,470 | 4% below national |
| 257 | Enid, OK | $60,440 | 4% below national |
| 258 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $60,440 | 4% below national |
| 259 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $60,430 | 4% below national |
| 260 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $60,390 | 4% below national |
| 261 | Sumter, SC | $60,380 | 4% below national |
| 262 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $60,310 | 4% below national |
| 263 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $60,280 | 4% below national |
| 264 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $60,250 | 4% below national |
| 265 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $60,150 | 4% below national |
| 266 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $60,140 | 4% below national |
| 267 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $60,100 | 4% below national |
| 268 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $60,020 | 5% below national |
| 269 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $60,010 | 5% below national |
| 270 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $59,940 | 5% below national |
| 271 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $59,930 | 5% below national |
| 272 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $59,930 | 5% below national |
| 273 | Monroe, LA | $59,900 | 5% below national |
| 274 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $59,890 | 5% below national |
| 275 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $59,790 | 5% below national |
| 276 | Yuma, AZ | $59,780 | 5% below national |
| 277 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $59,750 | 5% below national |
| 278 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $59,750 | 5% below national |
| 279 | Paducah, KY-IL | $59,730 | 5% below national |
| 280 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $59,710 | 5% below national |
| 281 | Lancaster, PA | $59,690 | 5% below national |
| 282 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $59,630 | 5% below national |
| 283 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $59,570 | 5% below national |
| 284 | Chico, CA | $59,520 | 5% below national |
| 285 | St. Cloud, MN | $59,510 | 5% below national |
| 286 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $59,470 | 5% below national |
| 287 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $59,440 | 6% below national |
| 288 | Omaha, NE-IA | $59,420 | 6% below national |
| 289 | Albany, GA | $59,370 | 6% below national |
| 290 | Great Falls, MT | $59,320 | 6% below national |
| 291 | Victoria, TX | $59,310 | 6% below national |
| 292 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $59,280 | 6% below national |
| 293 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $59,270 | 6% below national |
| 294 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $59,230 | 6% below national |
| 295 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $59,110 | 6% below national |
| 296 | Madison, WI | $59,090 | 6% below national |
| 297 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $59,060 | 6% below national |
| 298 | Morristown, TN | $59,050 | 6% below national |
| 299 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $59,000 | 6% below national |
| 300 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $58,990 | 6% below national |
| 301 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $58,910 | 6% below national |
| 302 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $58,910 | 6% below national |
| 303 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $58,860 | 6% below national |
| 304 | Toledo, OH | $58,840 | 6% below national |
| 305 | Carson City, NV | $58,810 | 7% below national |
| 306 | Knoxville, TN | $58,650 | 7% below national |
| 307 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $58,490 | 7% below national |
| 308 | Corpus Christi, TX | $58,440 | 7% below national |
| 309 | Kenosha, WI | $58,430 | 7% below national |
| 310 | Dover, DE | $58,310 | 7% below national |
| 311 | Cleveland, TN | $58,240 | 7% below national |
| 312 | El Centro, CA | $58,240 | 7% below national |
| 313 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $58,230 | 7% below national |
| 314 | San Angelo, TX | $58,190 | 8% below national |
| 315 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $58,180 | 8% below national |
| 316 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $58,180 | 8% below national |
| 317 | Wilmington, NC | $58,110 | 8% below national |
| 318 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $58,070 | 8% below national |
| 319 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $58,050 | 8% below national |
| 320 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $58,020 | 8% below national |
| 321 | Midland, TX | $57,980 | 8% below national |
| 322 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $57,960 | 8% below national |
| 323 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $57,930 | 8% below national |
| 324 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $57,930 | 8% below national |
| 325 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $57,910 | 8% below national |
| 326 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $57,810 | 8% below national |
| 327 | Wichita Falls, TX | $57,670 | 8% below national |
| 328 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $57,650 | 8% below national |
| 329 | Fayetteville, NC | $57,560 | 9% below national |
| 330 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $57,550 | 9% below national |
| 331 | Amarillo, TX | $57,410 | 9% below national |
| 332 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $57,270 | 9% below national |
| 333 | Asheville, NC | $57,220 | 9% below national |
| 334 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $57,140 | 9% below national |
| 335 | Grand Island, NE | $57,120 | 9% below national |
| 336 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $57,070 | 9% below national |
| 337 | Jefferson City, MO | $57,050 | 9% below national |
| 338 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $56,890 | 10% below national |
| 339 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $56,720 | 10% below national |
| 340 | Lima, OH | $56,720 | 10% below national |
| 341 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $56,660 | 10% below national |
| 342 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $56,410 | 10% below national |
| 343 | Ames, IA | $56,380 | 10% below national |
| 344 | Jackson, MS | $56,310 | 11% below national |
| 345 | Gainesville, FL | $56,240 | 11% below national |
| 346 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $56,160 | 11% below national |
| 347 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $56,070 | 11% below national |
| 348 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $56,010 | 11% below national |
| 349 | Lincoln, NE | $55,930 | 11% below national |
| 350 | Dubuque, IA | $55,680 | 12% below national |
| 351 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $55,540 | 12% below national |
| 352 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $55,520 | 12% below national |
| 353 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $55,500 | 12% below national |
| 354 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $55,460 | 12% below national |
| 355 | Columbia, SC | $55,280 | 12% below national |
| 356 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $55,260 | 12% below national |
| 357 | Farmington, NM | $55,200 | 12% below national |
| 358 | Odessa, TX | $55,030 | 13% below national |
| 359 | Gettysburg, PA | $54,450 | 13% below national |
| 360 | Lynchburg, VA | $54,350 | 14% below national |
| 361 | Tulsa, OK | $54,320 | 14% below national |
| 362 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $54,320 | 14% below national |
| 363 | Monroe, MI | $54,290 | 14% below national |
| 364 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $54,270 | 14% below national |
| 365 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $54,200 | 14% below national |
| 366 | Tallahassee, FL | $54,080 | 14% below national |
| 367 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $53,640 | 15% below national |
| 368 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $53,210 | 15% below national |
| 369 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $53,130 | 16% below national |
| 370 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $53,090 | 16% below national |
| 371 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $53,070 | 16% below national |
| 372 | Waco, TX | $52,940 | 16% below national |
| 373 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $52,860 | 16% below national |
| 374 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $52,720 | 16% below national |
| 375 | Baton Rouge, LA | $52,700 | 16% below national |
| 376 | York-Hanover, PA | $52,590 | 16% below national |
| 377 | Columbus, GA-AL | $52,560 | 16% below national |
| 378 | Longview, TX | $52,290 | 17% below national |
| 379 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $52,260 | 17% below national |
| 380 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $52,170 | 17% below national |
| 381 | Iowa City, IA | $52,140 | 17% below national |
| 382 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $52,120 | 17% below national |
| 383 | Gainesville, GA | $52,110 | 17% below national |
| 384 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $52,110 | 17% below national |
| 385 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $52,020 | 17% below national |
| 386 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $51,900 | 18% below national |
| 387 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $51,810 | 18% below national |
| 388 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $51,680 | 18% below national |
| 389 | Valdosta, GA | $51,630 | 18% below national |
| 390 | El Paso, TX | $51,600 | 18% below national |
| 391 | Visalia, CA | $51,500 | 18% below national |
| 392 | Springfield, MO | $51,470 | 18% below national |
| 393 | Birmingham, AL | $51,430 | 18% below national |
| 394 | St. George, UT | $51,260 | 19% below national |
| 395 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $51,180 | 19% below national |
| 396 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $51,120 | 19% below national |
| 397 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $51,020 | 19% below national |
| 398 | Burlington, NC | $51,000 | 19% below national |
| 399 | Johnson City, TN | $51,000 | 19% below national |
| 400 | Florence, SC | $50,970 | 19% below national |
| 401 | Joplin, MO-KS | $50,690 | 19% below national |
| 402 | Hattiesburg, MS | $50,640 | 20% below national |
| 403 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $50,480 | 20% below national |
| 404 | Johnstown, PA | $50,460 | 20% below national |
| 405 | Fond du Lac, WI | $50,390 | 20% below national |
| 406 | Laredo, TX | $50,370 | 20% below national |
| 407 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $50,320 | 20% below national |
| 408 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $50,240 | 20% below national |
| 409 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $50,240 | 20% below national |
| 410 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $50,110 | 20% below national |
| 411 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $50,070 | 20% below national |
| 412 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $50,070 | 20% below national |
| 413 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $49,980 | 21% below national |
| 414 | Reno, NV | $49,930 | 21% below national |
| 415 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $49,850 | 21% below national |
| 416 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $49,820 | 21% below national |
| 417 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $49,810 | 21% below national |
| 418 | Mobile, AL | $49,760 | 21% below national |
| 419 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $49,730 | 21% below national |
| 420 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $49,730 | 21% below national |
| 421 | Jacksonville, NC | $49,660 | 21% below national |
| 422 | Terre Haute, IN | $49,650 | 21% below national |
| 423 | Logan, UT-ID | $49,570 | 21% below national |
| 424 | Elizabethtown, KY | $49,520 | 21% below national |
| 425 | Dothan, AL | $49,360 | 22% below national |
| 426 | Hammond, LA | $49,350 | 22% below national |
| 427 | Santa Fe, NM | $49,150 | 22% below national |
| 428 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $49,140 | 22% below national |
| 429 | Minot, ND | $49,100 | 22% below national |
| 430 | Ogden, UT | $49,090 | 22% below national |
| 431 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $49,060 | 22% below national |
| 432 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $49,010 | 22% below national |
| 433 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $48,990 | 22% below national |
| 434 | Roanoke, VA | $48,880 | 22% below national |
| 435 | Montgomery, AL | $48,780 | 22% below national |
| 436 | Tyler, TX | $48,750 | 23% below national |
| 437 | Fort Wayne, IN | $48,660 | 23% below national |
| 438 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $48,630 | 23% below national |
| 439 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $48,450 | 23% below national |
| 440 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $48,410 | 23% below national |
| 441 | Mansfield, OH | $48,340 | 23% below national |
| 442 | Oklahoma City, OK | $48,330 | 23% below national |
| 443 | Lafayette, LA | $48,240 | 23% below national |
| 444 | Gadsden, AL | $48,130 | 24% below national |
| 445 | Warner Robins, GA | $48,100 | 24% below national |
| 446 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $47,950 | 24% below national |
| 447 | Casper, WY | $47,830 | 24% below national |
| 448 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $47,800 | 24% below national |
| 449 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $47,770 | 24% below national |
| 450 | Beckley, WV | $47,760 | 24% below national |
| 451 | Abilene, TX | $47,670 | 24% below national |
| 452 | Pittsburgh, PA | $47,610 | 24% below national |
| 453 | Decatur, AL | $47,530 | 24% below national |
| 454 | Huntsville, AL | $47,490 | 25% below national |
| 455 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $47,480 | 25% below national |
| 456 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $47,450 | 25% below national |
| 457 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $47,360 | 25% below national |
| 458 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $47,250 | 25% below national |
| 459 | Albuquerque, NM | $47,240 | 25% below national |
| 460 | Rapid City, SD | $47,240 | 25% below national |
| 461 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $47,120 | 25% below national |
| 462 | Reading, PA | $46,990 | 25% below national |
| 463 | Boise City, ID | $46,680 | 26% below national |
| 464 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $46,450 | 26% below national |
| 465 | Eagle Pass, TX | $46,430 | 26% below national |
| 466 | Muncie, IN | $46,400 | 26% below national |
| 467 | Erie, PA | $46,350 | 26% below national |
| 468 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $46,150 | 27% below national |
| 469 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $45,950 | 27% below national |
| 470 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $45,780 | 27% below national |
| 471 | Hot Springs, AR | $45,730 | 27% below national |
| 472 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $45,690 | 27% below national |
| 473 | Bloomington, IN | $45,600 | 28% below national |
| 474 | Ocala, FL | $45,470 | 28% below national |
| 475 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $45,440 | 28% below national |
| 476 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $45,210 | 28% below national |
| 477 | Idaho Falls, ID | $44,680 | 29% below national |
| 478 | Las Cruces, NM | $44,550 | 29% below national |
| 479 | Altoona, PA | $44,340 | 30% below national |
| 480 | State College, PA | $43,980 | 30% below national |
| 481 | Williamsport, PA | $43,700 | 31% below national |
| 482 | Guayama, PR | $43,350 | 31% below national |
| 483 | Pocatello, ID | $41,870 | 33% below national |
| 484 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $41,380 | 34% below national |
| 485 | Lake Charles, LA | $41,160 | 35% below national |
| 486 | Sebring, FL | $40,130 | 36% below national |
| 487 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $38,680 | 39% below national |
| 488 | Jackson, MI | $37,940 | 40% below national |
| 489 | Arecibo, PR | $37,530 | 40% below national |
| 490 | Ponce, PR | $36,280 | 42% below national |
| 491 | Mayaguez, PR | $35,930 | 43% below national |
| 492 | Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area | $35,500 | 44% below national |
| 493 | Aguadilla, PR | $34,160 | 46% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians make? ▼
The median annual salary for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians is $62,930 ($30.26/hour). The salary range spans from $38,910 at the 10th percentile to $100,990 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians the most? ▼
New York pays the highest median salary for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians at $97,280/year, which is +55% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians is Bachelor's degree.
How dangerous is being a Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians? ▼
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians has a safety grade of A (Very Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 0.7 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 1.5 per 100 workers.
Is Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians a good career? ▼
Employment for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians is projected to grow 1.7% from 2024 to 2034, which is slower than average. About 22,600 openings are projected each year.
How does Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians pay vary by state? ▼
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is New York at $97,280/year, while Virgin Islands pays the least at $48,650/year. BLS data covers 54 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians is Kingston, NY at $103,180/year. BLS reports wage data for 493 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
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