29 Series · SOC 29-2099
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $50,290
- Median / year
- $85,270
- Top 10% earn
- +5.2%
- Growth '23–'33
- 182,610
- US workers
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other earn a median of $50,290 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $50,290, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $38,180 (10th percentile) to $85,270 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 182,610 US workers. Wyoming pays the most ($80,520), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other earn a median of $50,290, putting them below the typical US occupation and higher than 34% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Healthcare Practitioners and Technical, it ranks #64 of 71 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 5.2% by 2033.
- $50,290
- Median annual wage
- Top 66%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #64 of 71
- in Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
- 2.2×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Wyoming at $80,520. Typical entry-level education: Postsecondary nondegree award.
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other (SOC 29-2099) pays a national median of $50,290 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $38,180 at the 10th percentile to $85,270 at the 90th, with a mean of $58,710 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 182,610 Americans work in this occupation across 53 reporting states and 451 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +5.2% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as about average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 13,600 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Postsecondary nondegree award. 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. Wyoming pays the highest state median at $80,520, which is +60% above the national figure. The top metro is Kennewick-Richland, WA at $105,650 - 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 182,610 jobs Median $50,290/yr
Median Salary
$50,290
per year
Median Hourly
$24.18/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$58,710
average
Employment
182,610
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$50,290 Bottom 34% higher than 34% 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 Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 24 29-series occupations with growth data, Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other sits on the faster-growing side at +5.2% growth and $50,290 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+5.2%
About average
Annual Openings
13,600
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Postsecondary nondegree award
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
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Active Listening 4.1
Social Perceptiveness 4.0
Service Orientation 4.0
Reading Comprehension 3.9
Speaking 3.9
Coordination 3.9
Critical Thinking 3.6
Persuasion 3.6
Time Management 3.4
Writing 3.3
Knowledge Areas
Customer and Personal Service 4.4
Medicine and Dentistry 3.9
Sociology and Anthropology 3.8
Administrative 3.7
Psychology 3.6
Administration and Management 3.4
Computers and Electronics 3.4
English Language 3.3
Education and Training 3.2
Therapy and Counseling 3.0
Key Tasks
- ▸ Indicate artifacts or interferences derived from sources outside of the brain, such as poor electrode contact or patient movement, on electroneurodiagnostic recordings.
- ▸ Conduct tonometry or tonography tests to measure intraocular pressure.
- ▸ Monitor patients during tests or surgeries, using electroencephalographs (EEG), evoked potential (EP) instruments, or video recording equipment.
- ▸ Conduct tests or studies such as electroencephalography (EEG), polysomnography (PSG), nerve conduction studies (NCS), electromyography (EMG), and intraoperative monitoring (IOM).
- ▸ Take and document patients' medical histories.
- ▸ Collect patients' medical information needed to customize tests.
- ▸ Explain testing procedures to patients, answering questions or reassuring patients, as needed.
- ▸ Set up, program, or record montages or electrical combinations when testing peripheral nerve, spinal cord, subcortical, or cortical responses.
- ▸ Take anatomical or functional ocular measurements, such as axial length measurements, of the eye or surrounding tissue.
- ▸ Summarize technical data to assist physicians to diagnose brain, sleep, or nervous system disorders.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$38,180
25th Percentile
$44,170
Median
$50,290
75th Percentile
$64,340
90th Percentile
$85,270
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyoming | $80,520 | +60% above national |
| 2 | Delaware | $78,650 | +56% above national |
| 3 | Virgin Islands | $72,450 | +44% above national |
| 4 | Washington | $62,090 | +23% above national |
| 5 | Maine | $61,490 | +22% above national |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $60,500 | +20% above national |
| 7 | California | $60,390 | +20% above national |
| 8 | Oregon | $60,390 | +20% above national |
| 9 | New York | $60,320 | +20% above national |
| 10 | Hawaii | $59,900 | +19% above national |
| 11 | Minnesota | $59,540 | +18% above national |
| 12 | Vermont | $59,470 | +18% above national |
| 13 | Colorado | $59,430 | +18% above national |
| 14 | New Jersey | $58,300 | +16% above national |
| 15 | Rhode Island | $57,800 | +15% above national |
| 16 | New Hampshire | $57,580 | +14% above national |
| 17 | Arizona | $56,370 | +12% above national |
| 18 | District of Columbia | $55,920 | +11% above national |
| 19 | Kansas | $54,180 | +8% above national |
| 20 | Alaska | $54,070 | +8% above national |
| 21 | South Dakota | $52,970 | +5% above national |
| 22 | Montana | $51,620 | +3% above national |
| 23 | West Virginia | $51,580 | +3% above national |
| 24 | Wisconsin | $51,350 | +2% above national |
| 25 | Connecticut | $51,030 | +1% above national |
| 26 | Illinois | $49,930 | 1% below national |
| 27 | Nevada | $49,620 | 1% below national |
| 28 | North Dakota | $49,480 | 2% below national |
| 29 | Kentucky | $49,410 | 2% below national |
| 30 | Georgia | $49,310 | 2% below national |
| 31 | Tennessee | $49,180 | 2% below national |
| 32 | Michigan | $48,520 | 4% below national |
| 33 | Indiana | $47,960 | 5% below national |
| 34 | Iowa | $47,910 | 5% below national |
| 35 | Texas | $47,870 | 5% below national |
| 36 | Maryland | $47,750 | 5% below national |
| 37 | Ohio | $47,570 | 5% below national |
| 38 | Utah | $47,490 | 6% below national |
| 39 | Virginia | $47,340 | 6% below national |
| 40 | Idaho | $47,220 | 6% below national |
| 41 | Pennsylvania | $46,720 | 7% below national |
| 42 | North Carolina | $46,480 | 8% below national |
| 43 | Nebraska | $46,140 | 8% below national |
| 44 | Missouri | $46,040 | 8% below national |
| 45 | Florida | $45,760 | 9% below national |
| 46 | Oklahoma | $45,330 | 10% below national |
| 47 | South Carolina | $44,840 | 11% below national |
| 48 | New Mexico | $44,260 | 12% below national |
| 49 | Alabama | $43,600 | 13% below national |
| 50 | Arkansas | $42,820 | 15% below national |
| 51 | Louisiana | $39,730 | 21% below national |
| 52 | Mississippi | $39,010 | 22% below national |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $35,330 | 30% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $105,650 | +110% above national |
| 2 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $84,090 | +67% above national |
| 3 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $81,570 | +62% above national |
| 4 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $81,170 | +61% above national |
| 5 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $71,360 | +42% above national |
| 6 | Vallejo, CA | $68,960 | +37% above national |
| 7 | Albany, OR | $68,700 | +37% above national |
| 8 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $66,890 | +33% above national |
| 9 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $64,970 | +29% above national |
| 10 | Madison, WI | $64,580 | +28% above national |
| 11 | Napa, CA | $64,400 | +28% above national |
| 12 | Charlottesville, VA | $64,170 | +28% above national |
| 13 | Boulder, CO | $63,920 | +27% above national |
| 14 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $63,720 | +27% above national |
| 15 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $63,500 | +26% above national |
| 16 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $63,360 | +26% above national |
| 17 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $62,720 | +25% above national |
| 18 | Iowa City, IA | $62,690 | +25% above national |
| 19 | Bangor, ME | $62,670 | +25% above national |
| 20 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $62,570 | +24% above national |
| 21 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $62,250 | +24% above national |
| 22 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $61,880 | +23% above national |
| 23 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $61,490 | +22% above national |
| 24 | Greeley, CO | $61,470 | +22% above national |
| 25 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $61,450 | +22% above national |
| 26 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $61,440 | +22% above national |
| 27 | Topeka, KS | $61,340 | +22% above national |
| 28 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $61,290 | +22% above national |
| 29 | Flagstaff, AZ | $61,200 | +22% above national |
| 30 | Bismarck, ND | $61,100 | +21% above national |
| 31 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $60,940 | +21% above national |
| 32 | Rochester, MN | $60,930 | +21% above national |
| 33 | Bellingham, WA | $60,910 | +21% above national |
| 34 | Springfield, IL | $60,900 | +21% above national |
| 35 | Colorado Springs, CO | $60,850 | +21% above national |
| 36 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $60,710 | +21% above national |
| 37 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $60,580 | +20% above national |
| 38 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $60,510 | +20% above national |
| 39 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $60,430 | +20% above national |
| 40 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $60,280 | +20% above national |
| 41 | Barnstable Town, MA | $59,880 | +19% above national |
| 42 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $59,810 | +19% above national |
| 43 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $59,770 | +19% above national |
| 44 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $59,580 | +18% above national |
| 45 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $59,560 | +18% above national |
| 46 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $59,540 | +18% above national |
| 47 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $59,210 | +18% above national |
| 48 | Medford, OR | $59,080 | +17% above national |
| 49 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $59,060 | +17% above national |
| 50 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $59,060 | +17% above national |
| 51 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $59,010 | +17% above national |
| 52 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $58,830 | +17% above national |
| 53 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $58,820 | +17% above national |
| 54 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $58,780 | +17% above national |
| 55 | Modesto, CA | $58,650 | +17% above national |
| 56 | Salinas, CA | $58,530 | +16% above national |
| 57 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $58,350 | +16% above national |
| 58 | Worcester, MA | $58,190 | +16% above national |
| 59 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $58,100 | +16% above national |
| 60 | Yuba City, CA | $58,080 | +15% above national |
| 61 | Johnson City, TN | $57,970 | +15% above national |
| 62 | New Haven, CT | $57,920 | +15% above national |
| 63 | Bend, OR | $57,890 | +15% above national |
| 64 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $57,840 | +15% above national |
| 65 | Anchorage, AK | $57,820 | +15% above national |
| 66 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $57,800 | +15% above national |
| 67 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $57,580 | +14% above national |
| 68 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $57,160 | +14% above national |
| 69 | Appleton, WI | $57,150 | +14% above national |
| 70 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $57,030 | +13% above national |
| 71 | Salem, OR | $56,950 | +13% above national |
| 72 | Corvallis, OR | $56,840 | +13% above national |
| 73 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $56,780 | +13% above national |
| 74 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $56,680 | +13% above national |
| 75 | Chico, CA | $56,620 | +13% above national |
| 76 | Springfield, MA | $56,550 | +12% above national |
| 77 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $56,500 | +12% above national |
| 78 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $56,420 | +12% above national |
| 79 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $56,350 | +12% above national |
| 80 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $56,120 | +12% above national |
| 81 | Billings, MT | $56,070 | +11% above national |
| 82 | Pueblo, CO | $56,010 | +11% above national |
| 83 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $55,530 | +10% above national |
| 84 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $54,680 | +9% above national |
| 85 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $54,610 | +9% above national |
| 86 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $54,290 | +8% above national |
| 87 | Redding, CA | $53,910 | +7% above national |
| 88 | Vineland, NJ | $53,910 | +7% above national |
| 89 | Dubuque, IA | $53,890 | +7% above national |
| 90 | Saginaw, MI | $53,820 | +7% above national |
| 91 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $53,790 | +7% above national |
| 92 | Yakima, WA | $53,780 | +7% above national |
| 93 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $53,450 | +6% above national |
| 94 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $53,000 | +5% above national |
| 95 | Ann Arbor, MI | $52,990 | +5% above national |
| 96 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $52,970 | +5% above national |
| 97 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $52,850 | +5% above national |
| 98 | Carson City, NV | $52,780 | +5% above national |
| 99 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $52,780 | +5% above national |
| 100 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $52,760 | +5% above national |
| 101 | Visalia, CA | $52,750 | +5% above national |
| 102 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $52,710 | +5% above national |
| 103 | Duluth, MN-WI | $52,670 | +5% above national |
| 104 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $52,640 | +5% above national |
| 105 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $52,640 | +5% above national |
| 106 | Merced, CA | $52,570 | +5% above national |
| 107 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $52,380 | +4% above national |
| 108 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $52,360 | +4% above national |
| 109 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $52,230 | +4% above national |
| 110 | Charleston, WV | $52,210 | +4% above national |
| 111 | Fresno, CA | $52,200 | +4% above national |
| 112 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $52,120 | +4% above national |
| 113 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $51,850 | +3% above national |
| 114 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $51,770 | +3% above national |
| 115 | Twin Falls, ID | $51,730 | +3% above national |
| 116 | Beckley, WV | $51,700 | +3% above national |
| 117 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $51,630 | +3% above national |
| 118 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $51,480 | +2% above national |
| 119 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $51,410 | +2% above national |
| 120 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $51,350 | +2% above national |
| 121 | Reno, NV | $51,260 | +2% above national |
| 122 | Sheboygan, WI | $51,170 | +2% above national |
| 123 | Asheville, NC | $51,040 | +1% above national |
| 124 | Syracuse, NY | $51,020 | +1% above national |
| 125 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $50,960 | +1% above national |
| 126 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $50,940 | +1% above national |
| 127 | Pittsfield, MA | $50,900 | +1% above national |
| 128 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $50,760 | +1% above national |
| 129 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $50,680 | +1% above national |
| 130 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $50,670 | +1% above national |
| 131 | Mankato, MN | $50,520 | same as national |
| 132 | Wichita, KS | $50,510 | same as national |
| 133 | Midland, TX | $50,490 | same as national |
| 134 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $50,390 | same as national |
| 135 | Glens Falls, NY | $50,340 | same as national |
| 136 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $50,240 | same as national |
| 137 | Rochester, NY | $50,190 | same as national |
| 138 | Battle Creek, MI | $50,180 | same as national |
| 139 | Gainesville, FL | $50,150 | same as national |
| 140 | Tulsa, OK | $50,100 | same as national |
| 141 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $50,010 | 1% below national |
| 142 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $49,960 | 1% below national |
| 143 | El Centro, CA | $49,880 | 1% below national |
| 144 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $49,870 | 1% below national |
| 145 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $49,870 | 1% below national |
| 146 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $49,830 | 1% below national |
| 147 | Manhattan, KS | $49,750 | 1% below national |
| 148 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $49,620 | 1% below national |
| 149 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $49,580 | 1% below national |
| 150 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $49,510 | 2% below national |
| 151 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $49,500 | 2% below national |
| 152 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $49,500 | 2% below national |
| 153 | Richmond, VA | $49,500 | 2% below national |
| 154 | Kingston, NY | $49,480 | 2% below national |
| 155 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $49,410 | 2% below national |
| 156 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $49,370 | 2% below national |
| 157 | Green Bay, WI | $49,350 | 2% below national |
| 158 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $49,340 | 2% below national |
| 159 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $49,300 | 2% below national |
| 160 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $49,260 | 2% below national |
| 161 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $49,240 | 2% below national |
| 162 | Fargo, ND-MN | $49,240 | 2% below national |
| 163 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $49,240 | 2% below national |
| 164 | Grand Junction, CO | $49,100 | 2% below national |
| 165 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $49,050 | 2% below national |
| 166 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $48,980 | 3% below national |
| 167 | Rockford, IL | $48,970 | 3% below national |
| 168 | Tucson, AZ | $48,920 | 3% below national |
| 169 | Abilene, TX | $48,880 | 3% below national |
| 170 | Kenosha, WI | $48,780 | 3% below national |
| 171 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $48,760 | 3% below national |
| 172 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $48,720 | 3% below national |
| 173 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $48,670 | 3% below national |
| 174 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $48,640 | 3% below national |
| 175 | Odessa, TX | $48,610 | 3% below national |
| 176 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $48,540 | 3% below national |
| 177 | Boise City, ID | $48,520 | 4% below national |
| 178 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $48,520 | 4% below national |
| 179 | Omaha, NE-IA | $48,520 | 4% below national |
| 180 | Cleveland, OH | $48,470 | 4% below national |
| 181 | Rapid City, SD | $48,440 | 4% below national |
| 182 | Eau Claire, WI | $48,390 | 4% below national |
| 183 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $48,340 | 4% below national |
| 184 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $48,300 | 4% below national |
| 185 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $48,280 | 4% below national |
| 186 | Savannah, GA | $48,260 | 4% below national |
| 187 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $48,230 | 4% below national |
| 188 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $48,220 | 4% below national |
| 189 | Wausau, WI | $48,200 | 4% below national |
| 190 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $48,170 | 4% below national |
| 191 | Ames, IA | $48,060 | 4% below national |
| 192 | Missoula, MT | $48,060 | 4% below national |
| 193 | Elmira, NY | $48,040 | 4% below national |
| 194 | Springfield, OH | $48,040 | 4% below national |
| 195 | Jacksonville, FL | $47,900 | 5% below national |
| 196 | Bloomington, IL | $47,880 | 5% below national |
| 197 | Amarillo, TX | $47,750 | 5% below national |
| 198 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $47,740 | 5% below national |
| 199 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $47,740 | 5% below national |
| 200 | Wichita Falls, TX | $47,740 | 5% below national |
| 201 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $47,710 | 5% below national |
| 202 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $47,700 | 5% below national |
| 203 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $47,690 | 5% below national |
| 204 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $47,660 | 5% below national |
| 205 | Columbia, MO | $47,640 | 5% below national |
| 206 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $47,570 | 5% below national |
| 207 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $47,530 | 5% below national |
| 208 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $47,520 | 6% below national |
| 209 | Fort Wayne, IN | $47,510 | 6% below national |
| 210 | Waco, TX | $47,510 | 6% below national |
| 211 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $47,490 | 6% below national |
| 212 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $47,470 | 6% below national |
| 213 | Kankakee, IL | $47,450 | 6% below national |
| 214 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $47,440 | 6% below national |
| 215 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $47,430 | 6% below national |
| 216 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $47,410 | 6% below national |
| 217 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $47,410 | 6% below national |
| 218 | Lima, OH | $47,390 | 6% below national |
| 219 | Mansfield, OH | $47,390 | 6% below national |
| 220 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $47,360 | 6% below national |
| 221 | Traverse City, MI | $47,360 | 6% below national |
| 222 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $47,180 | 6% below national |
| 223 | Evansville, IN | $47,160 | 6% below national |
| 224 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $47,140 | 6% below national |
| 225 | Albuquerque, NM | $47,130 | 6% below national |
| 226 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $47,130 | 6% below national |
| 227 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $47,090 | 6% below national |
| 228 | St. George, UT | $47,050 | 6% below national |
| 229 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $46,970 | 7% below national |
| 230 | Binghamton, NY | $46,940 | 7% below national |
| 231 | Jonesboro, AR | $46,930 | 7% below national |
| 232 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $46,920 | 7% below national |
| 233 | Spartanburg, SC | $46,900 | 7% below national |
| 234 | Bloomington, IN | $46,880 | 7% below national |
| 235 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $46,880 | 7% below national |
| 236 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $46,880 | 7% below national |
| 237 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $46,800 | 7% below national |
| 238 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $46,760 | 7% below national |
| 239 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $46,700 | 7% below national |
| 240 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $46,670 | 7% below national |
| 241 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $46,630 | 7% below national |
| 242 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $46,610 | 7% below national |
| 243 | Tyler, TX | $46,570 | 7% below national |
| 244 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $46,570 | 7% below national |
| 245 | Winston-Salem, NC | $46,570 | 7% below national |
| 246 | Logan, UT-ID | $46,550 | 7% below national |
| 247 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $46,510 | 8% below national |
| 248 | Albany, GA | $46,490 | 8% below national |
| 249 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $46,480 | 8% below national |
| 250 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $46,480 | 8% below national |
| 251 | Flint, MI | $46,460 | 8% below national |
| 252 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $46,420 | 8% below national |
| 253 | Lebanon, PA | $46,400 | 8% below national |
| 254 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $46,400 | 8% below national |
| 255 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $46,350 | 8% below national |
| 256 | Peoria, IL | $46,340 | 8% below national |
| 257 | Sandusky, OH | $46,330 | 8% below national |
| 258 | Utica-Rome, NY | $46,230 | 8% below national |
| 259 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $46,210 | 8% below national |
| 260 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $46,200 | 8% below national |
| 261 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $46,180 | 8% below national |
| 262 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $46,180 | 8% below national |
| 263 | Birmingham, AL | $46,170 | 8% below national |
| 264 | Yuma, AZ | $46,130 | 8% below national |
| 265 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $46,120 | 8% below national |
| 266 | Bowling Green, KY | $46,110 | 8% below national |
| 267 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $46,110 | 8% below national |
| 268 | Ogden, UT | $46,100 | 8% below national |
| 269 | Knoxville, TN | $46,040 | 8% below national |
| 270 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $46,010 | 9% below national |
| 271 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $46,010 | 9% below national |
| 272 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $45,940 | 9% below national |
| 273 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $45,870 | 9% below national |
| 274 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $45,820 | 9% below national |
| 275 | Columbus, OH | $45,790 | 9% below national |
| 276 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $45,750 | 9% below national |
| 277 | Greenville, NC | $45,740 | 9% below national |
| 278 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $45,720 | 9% below national |
| 279 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $45,710 | 9% below national |
| 280 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $45,700 | 9% below national |
| 281 | Fayetteville, NC | $45,700 | 9% below national |
| 282 | Lawton, OK | $45,700 | 9% below national |
| 283 | Reading, PA | $45,670 | 9% below national |
| 284 | San Angelo, TX | $45,670 | 9% below national |
| 285 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $45,640 | 9% below national |
| 286 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $45,610 | 9% below national |
| 287 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $45,600 | 9% below national |
| 288 | Hammond, LA | $45,520 | 9% below national |
| 289 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $45,520 | 9% below national |
| 290 | Gainesville, GA | $45,490 | 10% below national |
| 291 | Muncie, IN | $45,440 | 10% below national |
| 292 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $45,390 | 10% below national |
| 293 | Lancaster, PA | $45,390 | 10% below national |
| 294 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $45,360 | 10% below national |
| 295 | Hot Springs, AR | $45,340 | 10% below national |
| 296 | Oklahoma City, OK | $45,330 | 10% below national |
| 297 | El Paso, TX | $45,320 | 10% below national |
| 298 | Roanoke, VA | $45,310 | 10% below national |
| 299 | Lynchburg, VA | $45,300 | 10% below national |
| 300 | Warner Robins, GA | $45,260 | 10% below national |
| 301 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $45,240 | 10% below national |
| 302 | Pittsburgh, PA | $45,210 | 10% below national |
| 303 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $45,210 | 10% below national |
| 304 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $45,190 | 10% below national |
| 305 | Burlington, NC | $45,160 | 10% below national |
| 306 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $45,140 | 10% below national |
| 307 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $45,130 | 10% below national |
| 308 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $45,110 | 10% below national |
| 309 | Goldsboro, NC | $45,100 | 10% below national |
| 310 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $45,090 | 10% below national |
| 311 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $45,070 | 10% below national |
| 312 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $45,060 | 10% below national |
| 313 | Wilmington, NC | $45,060 | 10% below national |
| 314 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $45,020 | 10% below national |
| 315 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $44,970 | 11% below national |
| 316 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $44,970 | 11% below national |
| 317 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $44,960 | 11% below national |
| 318 | Williamsport, PA | $44,960 | 11% below national |
| 319 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $44,920 | 11% below national |
| 320 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $44,870 | 11% below national |
| 321 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $44,840 | 11% below national |
| 322 | Lexington Park, MD | $44,830 | 11% below national |
| 323 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $44,820 | 11% below national |
| 324 | Corpus Christi, TX | $44,740 | 11% below national |
| 325 | Lubbock, TX | $44,700 | 11% below national |
| 326 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $44,650 | 11% below national |
| 327 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $44,650 | 11% below national |
| 328 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $44,640 | 11% below national |
| 329 | Terre Haute, IN | $44,630 | 11% below national |
| 330 | State College, PA | $44,530 | 11% below national |
| 331 | Akron, OH | $44,510 | 11% below national |
| 332 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $44,380 | 12% below national |
| 333 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $44,350 | 12% below national |
| 334 | York-Hanover, PA | $44,140 | 12% below national |
| 335 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $44,100 | 12% below national |
| 336 | Columbia, SC | $44,090 | 12% below national |
| 337 | Punta Gorda, FL | $44,040 | 12% below national |
| 338 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $44,040 | 12% below national |
| 339 | Toledo, OH | $43,890 | 13% below national |
| 340 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $43,880 | 13% below national |
| 341 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $43,870 | 13% below national |
| 342 | Columbus, GA-AL | $43,810 | 13% below national |
| 343 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $43,800 | 13% below national |
| 344 | Dalton, GA | $43,780 | 13% below national |
| 345 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $43,760 | 13% below national |
| 346 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $43,730 | 13% below national |
| 347 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $43,690 | 13% below national |
| 348 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $43,690 | 13% below national |
| 349 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $43,670 | 13% below national |
| 350 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $43,630 | 13% below national |
| 351 | Las Cruces, NM | $43,630 | 13% below national |
| 352 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $43,600 | 13% below national |
| 353 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $43,520 | 13% below national |
| 354 | Salisbury, MD | $43,420 | 14% below national |
| 355 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $43,410 | 14% below national |
| 356 | Montgomery, AL | $43,220 | 14% below national |
| 357 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $43,210 | 14% below national |
| 358 | Ocala, FL | $43,090 | 14% below national |
| 359 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $43,020 | 14% below national |
| 360 | Valdosta, GA | $42,850 | 15% below national |
| 361 | Dothan, AL | $42,820 | 15% below national |
| 362 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $42,680 | 15% below national |
| 363 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $42,200 | 16% below national |
| 364 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $41,810 | 17% below national |
| 365 | Idaho Falls, ID | $41,560 | 17% below national |
| 366 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $41,540 | 17% below national |
| 367 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $41,400 | 18% below national |
| 368 | Tallahassee, FL | $41,320 | 18% below national |
| 369 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $41,200 | 18% below national |
| 370 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $41,200 | 18% below national |
| 371 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $40,920 | 19% below national |
| 372 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $40,920 | 19% below national |
| 373 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $40,880 | 19% below national |
| 374 | Altoona, PA | $40,870 | 19% below national |
| 375 | Florence, SC | $40,830 | 19% below national |
| 376 | Lincoln, NE | $40,800 | 19% below national |
| 377 | Laredo, TX | $40,670 | 19% below national |
| 378 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $40,570 | 19% below national |
| 379 | Jefferson City, MO | $40,460 | 20% below national |
| 380 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $40,460 | 20% below national |
| 381 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $40,460 | 20% below national |
| 382 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $40,400 | 20% below national |
| 383 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $40,370 | 20% below national |
| 384 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $40,360 | 20% below national |
| 385 | Midland, MI | $40,350 | 20% below national |
| 386 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $40,320 | 20% below national |
| 387 | Rocky Mount, NC | $40,260 | 20% below national |
| 388 | Sumter, SC | $40,230 | 20% below national |
| 389 | Hattiesburg, MS | $40,170 | 20% below national |
| 390 | Erie, PA | $39,980 | 21% below national |
| 391 | Longview, TX | $39,870 | 21% below national |
| 392 | Joplin, MO-KS | $39,770 | 21% below national |
| 393 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $39,690 | 21% below national |
| 394 | Winchester, VA-WV | $39,620 | 21% below national |
| 395 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $39,610 | 21% below national |
| 396 | Johnstown, PA | $39,590 | 21% below national |
| 397 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $39,460 | 22% below national |
| 398 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $39,410 | 22% below national |
| 399 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $39,350 | 22% below national |
| 400 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $39,350 | 22% below national |
| 401 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $39,310 | 22% below national |
| 402 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $39,310 | 22% below national |
| 403 | Harrisonburg, VA | $39,200 | 22% below national |
| 404 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $39,180 | 22% below national |
| 405 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $39,170 | 22% below national |
| 406 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $39,100 | 22% below national |
| 407 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $39,050 | 22% below national |
| 408 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $39,020 | 22% below national |
| 409 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $39,010 | 22% below national |
| 410 | Monroe, MI | $38,980 | 22% below national |
| 411 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $38,930 | 23% below national |
| 412 | Victoria, TX | $38,890 | 23% below national |
| 413 | Farmington, NM | $38,850 | 23% below national |
| 414 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $38,850 | 23% below national |
| 415 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $38,840 | 23% below national |
| 416 | Baton Rouge, LA | $38,800 | 23% below national |
| 417 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $38,730 | 23% below national |
| 418 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $38,700 | 23% below national |
| 419 | Rome, GA | $38,650 | 23% below national |
| 420 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $38,620 | 23% below national |
| 421 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $38,500 | 23% below national |
| 422 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $38,490 | 23% below national |
| 423 | Jackson, MS | $38,480 | 23% below national |
| 424 | Lake Charles, LA | $38,430 | 24% below national |
| 425 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $38,430 | 24% below national |
| 426 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $38,330 | 24% below national |
| 427 | Jacksonville, NC | $38,180 | 24% below national |
| 428 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $38,150 | 24% below national |
| 429 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $38,120 | 24% below national |
| 430 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $38,110 | 24% below national |
| 431 | Springfield, MO | $38,080 | 24% below national |
| 432 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $37,990 | 24% below national |
| 433 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $37,970 | 24% below national |
| 434 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $37,930 | 25% below national |
| 435 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $37,900 | 25% below national |
| 436 | Monroe, LA | $37,870 | 25% below national |
| 437 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $37,850 | 25% below national |
| 438 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $37,730 | 25% below national |
| 439 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $37,690 | 25% below national |
| 440 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $37,660 | 25% below national |
| 441 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $37,550 | 25% below national |
| 442 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $37,460 | 26% below national |
| 443 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $37,080 | 26% below national |
| 444 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $36,540 | 27% below national |
| 445 | Lafayette, LA | $36,390 | 28% below national |
| 446 | Alexandria, LA | $36,340 | 28% below national |
| 447 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $35,790 | 29% below national |
| 448 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $35,330 | 30% below national |
| 449 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $35,210 | 30% below national |
| 450 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $32,490 | 35% below national |
| 451 | Ponce, PR | $30,220 | 40% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other make? ▼
The median annual salary for Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other is $50,290 ($24.18/hour). The salary range spans from $38,180 at the 10th percentile to $85,270 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other the most? ▼
Wyoming pays the highest median salary for Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other at $80,520/year, which is +60% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other is Postsecondary nondegree award.
How dangerous is being a Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other? ▼
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other 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 Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other a good career? ▼
Employment for Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other is projected to grow 5.2% from 2024 to 2034, which is about average. About 13,600 openings are projected each year.
How does Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other pay vary by state? ▼
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is Wyoming at $80,520/year, while Alabama pays the least at $43,600/year. BLS data covers 53 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other is Kennewick-Richland, WA at $105,650/year. BLS reports wage data for 451 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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