BLS metro-level wage data places Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians pay in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ at a median of $65,100 per year ($31.30/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $62,930, Lake Havasu City-Kingman pays +3% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 120 clinical laboratory technologists and technicianss are employed across the Lake Havasu City-Kingman MSA in SOC 29-2010.

The Lake Havasu City-Kingman pay distribution spans from $40,960 at the 10th percentile to $92,300 at the 90th — a 2.3× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $45,670 and the 75th at $83,910, so half of Lake Havasu City-Kingman-based clinical laboratory technologists and technicianss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide AZ data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.