31 Series · SOC 31-9097
Phlebotomists Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $45,230
- Median / year
- $58,780
- Top 10% earn
- +5.6%
- Growth '23–'33
- 143,540
- US workers
Phlebotomists earn a median of $45,230 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $45,230, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $35,780 (10th percentile) to $58,780 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 143,540 US workers. California pays the most ($56,040), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Phlebotomists earn a median of $45,230, putting them among the lower-paid US occupations and higher than 20% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Healthcare Support, it ranks #8 of 17 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 5.6% by 2033.
- $45,230
- Median annual wage
- Top 80%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #8 of 17
- in Healthcare Support
- 1.6×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: California at $56,040. Typical entry-level education: Postsecondary nondegree award.
Phlebotomists (SOC 31-9097) pays a national median of $45,230 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $35,780 at the 10th percentile to $58,780 at the 90th, with a mean of $45,520 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 143,540 Americans work in this occupation across 52 reporting states and 447 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +5.6% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as about average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 18,400 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 B for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.6 per 100,000 and injury rate of 5.5 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. California pays the highest state median at $56,040, which is +24% above the national figure. The top metro is Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA at $62,350 - 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 143,540 jobs Median $45,230/yr
Median Salary
$45,230
per year
Median Hourly
$21.75/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$45,520
average
Employment
143,540
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Phlebotomists pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$45,230 Bottom 20% higher than 20% 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 31-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Phlebotomists; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 17 31-series occupations with growth data, Phlebotomists sits on the faster-growing side at +5.6% growth and $45,230 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+5.6%
About average
Annual Openings
18,400
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Postsecondary nondegree award
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → B
Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
0.6/100K
Injury Rate
5.5/100
Danger Index
22.3/100
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 Phlebotomists roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Service Orientation 3.6
Social Perceptiveness 3.5
Active Listening 3.4
Speaking 3.4
Critical Thinking 3.3
Reading Comprehension 3.1
Writing 3.1
Monitoring 3.1
Coordination 3.1
Active Learning 3.0
Knowledge Areas
Customer and Personal Service 4.6
English Language 3.8
Administrative 3.4
Education and Training 3.4
Psychology 3.2
Computers and Electronics 3.1
Medicine and Dentistry 3.1
Administration and Management 3.0
Public Safety and Security 3.0
Biology 2.9
Key Tasks
- ▸ Dispose of contaminated sharps, in accordance with applicable laws, standards, and policies.
- ▸ Organize or clean blood-drawing trays, ensuring that all instruments are sterile and all needles, syringes, or related items are of first-time use.
- ▸ Draw blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe, or butterfly venipuncture methods.
- ▸ Match laboratory requisition forms to specimen tubes.
- ▸ Dispose of blood or other biohazard fluids or tissue, in accordance with applicable laws, standards, or policies.
- ▸ Conduct standards tests, such as blood alcohol, blood culture, oral glucose tolerance, glucose screening, blood smears, or peak and trough drug levels tests.
- ▸ Collect specimens at specific time intervals for tests, such as those assessing therapeutic drug levels.
- ▸ Process blood or other fluid samples for further analysis by other medical professionals.
- ▸ Provide sample analysis results to physicians to assist diagnosis.
- ▸ Administer subcutaneous or intramuscular injects, in accordance with licensing restrictions.
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
$35,780
25th Percentile
$38,190
Median
$45,230
75th Percentile
$48,930
90th Percentile
$58,780
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $56,040 | +24% above national |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $51,980 | +15% above national |
| 3 | New York | $50,530 | +12% above national |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $50,170 | +11% above national |
| 5 | Oregon | $49,160 | +9% above national |
| 6 | Washington | $48,880 | +8% above national |
| 7 | New Hampshire | $48,660 | +8% above national |
| 8 | New Jersey | $48,650 | +8% above national |
| 9 | Delaware | $48,110 | +6% above national |
| 10 | Hawaii | $47,750 | +6% above national |
| 11 | North Dakota | $47,430 | +5% above national |
| 12 | Colorado | $47,180 | +4% above national |
| 13 | Wisconsin | $46,470 | +3% above national |
| 14 | Rhode Island | $46,380 | +3% above national |
| 15 | Virginia | $46,340 | +2% above national |
| 16 | Arizona | $46,260 | +2% above national |
| 17 | Illinois | $46,010 | +2% above national |
| 18 | Minnesota | $46,000 | +2% above national |
| 19 | Vermont | $46,000 | +2% above national |
| 20 | Alaska | $45,900 | +1% above national |
| 21 | Georgia | $45,840 | +1% above national |
| 22 | Connecticut | $45,820 | +1% above national |
| 23 | Nevada | $45,760 | +1% above national |
| 24 | Maine | $45,640 | +1% above national |
| 25 | Montana | $45,470 | +1% above national |
| 26 | Pennsylvania | $43,910 | 3% below national |
| 27 | Maryland | $43,480 | 4% below national |
| 28 | Idaho | $43,400 | 4% below national |
| 29 | North Carolina | $43,330 | 4% below national |
| 30 | Missouri | $43,120 | 5% below national |
| 31 | New Mexico | $42,910 | 5% below national |
| 32 | Kentucky | $42,480 | 6% below national |
| 33 | Utah | $40,630 | 10% below national |
| 34 | Texas | $40,450 | 11% below national |
| 35 | Florida | $40,230 | 11% below national |
| 36 | Michigan | $39,860 | 12% below national |
| 37 | Ohio | $39,770 | 12% below national |
| 38 | South Dakota | $39,560 | 13% below national |
| 39 | Nebraska | $39,540 | 13% below national |
| 40 | Indiana | $39,250 | 13% below national |
| 41 | West Virginia | $39,250 | 13% below national |
| 42 | Kansas | $39,100 | 14% below national |
| 43 | Oklahoma | $39,030 | 14% below national |
| 44 | South Carolina | $39,010 | 14% below national |
| 45 | Tennessee | $38,550 | 15% below national |
| 46 | Iowa | $38,240 | 15% below national |
| 47 | Wyoming | $38,180 | 16% below national |
| 48 | Arkansas | $37,450 | 17% below national |
| 49 | Alabama | $37,220 | 18% below national |
| 50 | Mississippi | $36,290 | 20% below national |
| 51 | Louisiana | $36,120 | 20% below national |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $29,880 | 34% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $62,350 | +38% above national |
| 2 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $61,580 | +36% above national |
| 3 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $60,600 | +34% above national |
| 4 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $60,290 | +33% above national |
| 5 | Vallejo, CA | $59,920 | +32% above national |
| 6 | Napa, CA | $59,840 | +32% above national |
| 7 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $59,800 | +32% above national |
| 8 | Redding, CA | $59,320 | +31% above national |
| 9 | Chico, CA | $59,100 | +31% above national |
| 10 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $58,900 | +30% above national |
| 11 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $58,700 | +30% above national |
| 12 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $58,170 | +29% above national |
| 13 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $55,740 | +23% above national |
| 14 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $53,770 | +19% above national |
| 15 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $53,560 | +18% above national |
| 16 | Barnstable Town, MA | $53,500 | +18% above national |
| 17 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $53,440 | +18% above national |
| 18 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $52,940 | +17% above national |
| 19 | Salinas, CA | $52,940 | +17% above national |
| 20 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $52,560 | +16% above national |
| 21 | Modesto, CA | $51,960 | +15% above national |
| 22 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $51,680 | +14% above national |
| 23 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $51,490 | +14% above national |
| 24 | Merced, CA | $51,180 | +13% above national |
| 25 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $50,770 | +12% above national |
| 26 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $50,420 | +11% above national |
| 27 | Springfield, MA | $50,240 | +11% above national |
| 28 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $49,980 | +11% above national |
| 29 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $49,900 | +10% above national |
| 30 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $49,670 | +10% above national |
| 31 | Fresno, CA | $49,570 | +10% above national |
| 32 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $49,450 | +9% above national |
| 33 | Visalia, CA | $49,390 | +9% above national |
| 34 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $49,370 | +9% above national |
| 35 | Lexington Park, MD | $49,210 | +9% above national |
| 36 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $49,100 | +9% above national |
| 37 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $49,030 | +8% above national |
| 38 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $48,660 | +8% above national |
| 39 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $48,650 | +8% above national |
| 40 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $48,590 | +7% above national |
| 41 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $48,490 | +7% above national |
| 42 | Sheboygan, WI | $48,350 | +7% above national |
| 43 | Bellingham, WA | $48,300 | +7% above national |
| 44 | Salem, OR | $48,160 | +6% above national |
| 45 | Worcester, MA | $48,110 | +6% above national |
| 46 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $48,070 | +6% above national |
| 47 | New Haven, CT | $48,060 | +6% above national |
| 48 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $48,030 | +6% above national |
| 49 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $48,020 | +6% above national |
| 50 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $48,010 | +6% above national |
| 51 | Bismarck, ND | $47,990 | +6% above national |
| 52 | Yakima, WA | $47,970 | +6% above national |
| 53 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $47,840 | +6% above national |
| 54 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $47,750 | +6% above national |
| 55 | Madison, WI | $47,740 | +6% above national |
| 56 | Decatur, IL | $47,720 | +6% above national |
| 57 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $47,690 | +5% above national |
| 58 | Ithaca, NY | $47,680 | +5% above national |
| 59 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $47,640 | +5% above national |
| 60 | Boulder, CO | $47,590 | +5% above national |
| 61 | Corvallis, OR | $47,560 | +5% above national |
| 62 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $47,530 | +5% above national |
| 63 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $47,470 | +5% above national |
| 64 | Fargo, ND-MN | $47,430 | +5% above national |
| 65 | Rochester, MN | $47,400 | +5% above national |
| 66 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $47,370 | +5% above national |
| 67 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $47,330 | +5% above national |
| 68 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $47,320 | +5% above national |
| 69 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $47,280 | +5% above national |
| 70 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $47,200 | +4% above national |
| 71 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $47,190 | +4% above national |
| 72 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $47,180 | +4% above national |
| 73 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $47,180 | +4% above national |
| 74 | Kingston, NY | $47,060 | +4% above national |
| 75 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $47,040 | +4% above national |
| 76 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $47,040 | +4% above national |
| 77 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $47,000 | +4% above national |
| 78 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $46,980 | +4% above national |
| 79 | El Centro, CA | $46,910 | +4% above national |
| 80 | Colorado Springs, CO | $46,790 | +3% above national |
| 81 | Green Bay, WI | $46,490 | +3% above national |
| 82 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $46,480 | +3% above national |
| 83 | Medford, OR | $46,480 | +3% above national |
| 84 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $46,460 | +3% above national |
| 85 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $46,430 | +3% above national |
| 86 | Flint, MI | $46,420 | +3% above national |
| 87 | Roanoke, VA | $46,380 | +3% above national |
| 88 | Richmond, VA | $46,370 | +3% above national |
| 89 | Topeka, KS | $46,370 | +3% above national |
| 90 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $46,350 | +2% above national |
| 91 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $46,280 | +2% above national |
| 92 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $46,260 | +2% above national |
| 93 | Tucson, AZ | $46,200 | +2% above national |
| 94 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $46,150 | +2% above national |
| 95 | Appleton, WI | $46,120 | +2% above national |
| 96 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $46,110 | +2% above national |
| 97 | Vineland, NJ | $46,110 | +2% above national |
| 98 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $46,080 | +2% above national |
| 99 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $46,040 | +2% above national |
| 100 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $46,020 | +2% above national |
| 101 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $46,000 | +2% above national |
| 102 | Pueblo, CO | $45,930 | +2% above national |
| 103 | Reno, NV | $45,930 | +2% above national |
| 104 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $45,880 | +1% above national |
| 105 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $45,750 | +1% above national |
| 106 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $45,620 | +1% above national |
| 107 | Boise City, ID | $45,610 | +1% above national |
| 108 | Lawrence, KS | $45,590 | +1% above national |
| 109 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $45,570 | +1% above national |
| 110 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $45,540 | +1% above national |
| 111 | Binghamton, NY | $45,500 | +1% above national |
| 112 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $45,480 | +1% above national |
| 113 | Bozeman, MT | $45,470 | +1% above national |
| 114 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $45,450 | same as national |
| 115 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $45,410 | same as national |
| 116 | Reading, PA | $45,360 | same as national |
| 117 | Bangor, ME | $45,340 | same as national |
| 118 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $45,330 | same as national |
| 119 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $45,310 | same as national |
| 120 | Traverse City, MI | $45,310 | same as national |
| 121 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $45,270 | same as national |
| 122 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $45,230 | same as national |
| 123 | Ann Arbor, MI | $45,220 | same as national |
| 124 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $45,210 | same as national |
| 125 | Anchorage, AK | $45,200 | same as national |
| 126 | Billings, MT | $45,190 | same as national |
| 127 | Wausau, WI | $45,190 | same as national |
| 128 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $45,130 | same as national |
| 129 | Syracuse, NY | $45,110 | same as national |
| 130 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $45,050 | same as national |
| 131 | Eau Claire, WI | $45,010 | same as national |
| 132 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $45,000 | 1% below national |
| 133 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $44,980 | 1% below national |
| 134 | Winston-Salem, NC | $44,980 | 1% below national |
| 135 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $44,930 | 1% below national |
| 136 | Oklahoma City, OK | $44,890 | 1% below national |
| 137 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $44,860 | 1% below national |
| 138 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $44,850 | 1% below national |
| 139 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $44,830 | 1% below national |
| 140 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $44,800 | 1% below national |
| 141 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $44,780 | 1% below national |
| 142 | Rochester, NY | $44,770 | 1% below national |
| 143 | Albuquerque, NM | $44,720 | 1% below national |
| 144 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $44,720 | 1% below national |
| 145 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $44,700 | 1% below national |
| 146 | Utica-Rome, NY | $44,660 | 1% below national |
| 147 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $44,660 | 1% below national |
| 148 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $44,510 | 2% below national |
| 149 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $44,460 | 2% below national |
| 150 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $44,450 | 2% below national |
| 151 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $44,380 | 2% below national |
| 152 | St. Cloud, MN | $44,290 | 2% below national |
| 153 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $44,270 | 2% below national |
| 154 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $44,240 | 2% below national |
| 155 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $44,220 | 2% below national |
| 156 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $44,220 | 2% below national |
| 157 | Mankato, MN | $44,210 | 2% below national |
| 158 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $44,170 | 2% below national |
| 159 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $44,170 | 2% below national |
| 160 | Rockford, IL | $44,080 | 3% below national |
| 161 | Peoria, IL | $44,020 | 3% below national |
| 162 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $43,840 | 3% below national |
| 163 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $43,770 | 3% below national |
| 164 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $43,750 | 3% below national |
| 165 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $43,640 | 4% below national |
| 166 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $43,630 | 4% below national |
| 167 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $43,620 | 4% below national |
| 168 | Warner Robins, GA | $43,490 | 4% below national |
| 169 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $43,460 | 4% below national |
| 170 | Burlington, NC | $43,290 | 4% below national |
| 171 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $43,180 | 5% below national |
| 172 | Lancaster, PA | $43,170 | 5% below national |
| 173 | Pittsfield, MA | $43,170 | 5% below national |
| 174 | York-Hanover, PA | $43,170 | 5% below national |
| 175 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $43,140 | 5% below national |
| 176 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $42,760 | 5% below national |
| 177 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $42,460 | 6% below national |
| 178 | Waco, TX | $42,440 | 6% below national |
| 179 | Albany, GA | $42,340 | 6% below national |
| 180 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $42,210 | 7% below national |
| 181 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $42,180 | 7% below national |
| 182 | Midland, TX | $41,890 | 7% below national |
| 183 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $41,820 | 8% below national |
| 184 | Grand Junction, CO | $41,800 | 8% below national |
| 185 | Joplin, MO-KS | $41,600 | 8% below national |
| 186 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $41,550 | 8% below national |
| 187 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $41,430 | 8% below national |
| 188 | Springfield, IL | $41,420 | 8% below national |
| 189 | Columbus, OH | $41,330 | 9% below national |
| 190 | Winchester, VA-WV | $41,240 | 9% below national |
| 191 | Logan, UT-ID | $41,200 | 9% below national |
| 192 | Savannah, GA | $41,190 | 9% below national |
| 193 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $40,980 | 9% below national |
| 194 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $40,940 | 9% below national |
| 195 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $40,760 | 10% below national |
| 196 | St. George, UT | $40,760 | 10% below national |
| 197 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $40,710 | 10% below national |
| 198 | Akron, OH | $40,690 | 10% below national |
| 199 | Bloomington, IL | $40,540 | 10% below national |
| 200 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $40,490 | 10% below national |
| 201 | Wichita Falls, TX | $40,440 | 11% below national |
| 202 | Charlottesville, VA | $40,430 | 11% below national |
| 203 | Pittsburgh, PA | $40,430 | 11% below national |
| 204 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $40,420 | 11% below national |
| 205 | Greeley, CO | $40,380 | 11% below national |
| 206 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $40,300 | 11% below national |
| 207 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $40,250 | 11% below national |
| 208 | Duluth, MN-WI | $40,230 | 11% below national |
| 209 | Kankakee, IL | $40,230 | 11% below national |
| 210 | Columbia, SC | $40,210 | 11% below national |
| 211 | Columbus, GA-AL | $40,200 | 11% below national |
| 212 | Charleston, WV | $40,120 | 11% below national |
| 213 | Ogden, UT | $40,110 | 11% below national |
| 214 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $40,090 | 11% below national |
| 215 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $39,980 | 12% below national |
| 216 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $39,960 | 12% below national |
| 217 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $39,880 | 12% below national |
| 218 | Rome, GA | $39,880 | 12% below national |
| 219 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $39,870 | 12% below national |
| 220 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $39,850 | 12% below national |
| 221 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $39,820 | 12% below national |
| 222 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $39,790 | 12% below national |
| 223 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $39,790 | 12% below national |
| 224 | Sandusky, OH | $39,780 | 12% below national |
| 225 | Asheville, NC | $39,770 | 12% below national |
| 226 | Cleveland, OH | $39,750 | 12% below national |
| 227 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $39,740 | 12% below national |
| 228 | Rapid City, SD | $39,720 | 12% below national |
| 229 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $39,670 | 12% below national |
| 230 | Rocky Mount, NC | $39,660 | 12% below national |
| 231 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $39,660 | 12% below national |
| 232 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $39,650 | 12% below national |
| 233 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $39,600 | 12% below national |
| 234 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $39,560 | 13% below national |
| 235 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $39,560 | 13% below national |
| 236 | Omaha, NE-IA | $39,540 | 13% below national |
| 237 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $39,480 | 13% below national |
| 238 | Williamsport, PA | $39,480 | 13% below national |
| 239 | Greenville, NC | $39,420 | 13% below national |
| 240 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $39,390 | 13% below national |
| 241 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $39,290 | 13% below national |
| 242 | Erie, PA | $39,280 | 13% below national |
| 243 | Kenosha, WI | $39,260 | 13% below national |
| 244 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $39,250 | 13% below national |
| 245 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $39,250 | 13% below national |
| 246 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $39,220 | 13% below national |
| 247 | Saginaw, MI | $39,200 | 13% below national |
| 248 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $39,190 | 13% below national |
| 249 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $39,150 | 13% below national |
| 250 | Wilmington, NC | $39,150 | 13% below national |
| 251 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $39,120 | 14% below national |
| 252 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $39,120 | 14% below national |
| 253 | Lincoln, NE | $39,090 | 14% below national |
| 254 | Toledo, OH | $39,080 | 14% below national |
| 255 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $39,080 | 14% below national |
| 256 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $39,040 | 14% below national |
| 257 | Tulsa, OK | $39,030 | 14% below national |
| 258 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $39,020 | 14% below national |
| 259 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $38,910 | 14% below national |
| 260 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $38,890 | 14% below national |
| 261 | Gainesville, FL | $38,880 | 14% below national |
| 262 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $38,860 | 14% below national |
| 263 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $38,810 | 14% below national |
| 264 | Morgantown, WV | $38,790 | 14% below national |
| 265 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $38,740 | 14% below national |
| 266 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $38,730 | 14% below national |
| 267 | Spartanburg, SC | $38,730 | 14% below national |
| 268 | Evansville, IN | $38,720 | 14% below national |
| 269 | Sebring, FL | $38,660 | 15% below national |
| 270 | Gainesville, GA | $38,630 | 15% below national |
| 271 | Casper, WY | $38,620 | 15% below national |
| 272 | Longview, TX | $38,620 | 15% below national |
| 273 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $38,600 | 15% below national |
| 274 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $38,600 | 15% below national |
| 275 | San Angelo, TX | $38,590 | 15% below national |
| 276 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $38,570 | 15% below national |
| 277 | Goldsboro, NC | $38,550 | 15% below national |
| 278 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $38,530 | 15% below national |
| 279 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $38,530 | 15% below national |
| 280 | Paducah, KY-IL | $38,500 | 15% below national |
| 281 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $38,490 | 15% below national |
| 282 | Amarillo, TX | $38,480 | 15% below national |
| 283 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $38,480 | 15% below national |
| 284 | Lynchburg, VA | $38,460 | 15% below national |
| 285 | Morristown, TN | $38,430 | 15% below national |
| 286 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $38,410 | 15% below national |
| 287 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $38,400 | 15% below national |
| 288 | Jacksonville, FL | $38,380 | 15% below national |
| 289 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $38,380 | 15% below national |
| 290 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $38,360 | 15% below national |
| 291 | Wichita, KS | $38,350 | 15% below national |
| 292 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $38,330 | 15% below national |
| 293 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $38,320 | 15% below national |
| 294 | Jackson, MS | $38,280 | 15% below national |
| 295 | Las Cruces, NM | $38,270 | 15% below national |
| 296 | Ames, IA | $38,240 | 15% below national |
| 297 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $38,230 | 15% below national |
| 298 | Birmingham, AL | $38,190 | 16% below national |
| 299 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $38,160 | 16% below national |
| 300 | Florence, SC | $38,150 | 16% below national |
| 301 | Tyler, TX | $38,150 | 16% below national |
| 302 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $38,130 | 16% below national |
| 303 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $38,100 | 16% below national |
| 304 | Knoxville, TN | $38,090 | 16% below national |
| 305 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $38,090 | 16% below national |
| 306 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $38,070 | 16% below national |
| 307 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $38,070 | 16% below national |
| 308 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $38,020 | 16% below national |
| 309 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $38,010 | 16% below national |
| 310 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $38,000 | 16% below national |
| 311 | Bowling Green, KY | $37,960 | 16% below national |
| 312 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $37,960 | 16% below national |
| 313 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $37,930 | 16% below national |
| 314 | Manhattan, KS | $37,900 | 16% below national |
| 315 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $37,900 | 16% below national |
| 316 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $37,890 | 16% below national |
| 317 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $37,870 | 16% below national |
| 318 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $37,860 | 16% below national |
| 319 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $37,850 | 16% below national |
| 320 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $37,850 | 16% below national |
| 321 | Jacksonville, NC | $37,840 | 16% below national |
| 322 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $37,840 | 16% below national |
| 323 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $37,820 | 16% below national |
| 324 | Grand Island, NE | $37,810 | 16% below national |
| 325 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $37,790 | 16% below national |
| 326 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $37,770 | 16% below national |
| 327 | Hattiesburg, MS | $37,750 | 17% below national |
| 328 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $37,750 | 17% below national |
| 329 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $37,710 | 17% below national |
| 330 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $37,710 | 17% below national |
| 331 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $37,680 | 17% below national |
| 332 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $37,650 | 17% below national |
| 333 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $37,610 | 17% below national |
| 334 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $37,600 | 17% below national |
| 335 | Fort Wayne, IN | $37,550 | 17% below national |
| 336 | Iowa City, IA | $37,540 | 17% below national |
| 337 | Gadsden, AL | $37,500 | 17% below national |
| 338 | Elizabethtown, KY | $37,480 | 17% below national |
| 339 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $37,460 | 17% below national |
| 340 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $37,450 | 17% below national |
| 341 | Dubuque, IA | $37,430 | 17% below national |
| 342 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $37,430 | 17% below national |
| 343 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $37,410 | 17% below national |
| 344 | Terre Haute, IN | $37,400 | 17% below national |
| 345 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $37,390 | 17% below national |
| 346 | Huntsville, AL | $37,370 | 17% below national |
| 347 | Jackson, TN | $37,370 | 17% below national |
| 348 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $37,350 | 17% below national |
| 349 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $37,330 | 17% below national |
| 350 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $37,320 | 17% below national |
| 351 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $37,290 | 18% below national |
| 352 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $37,280 | 18% below national |
| 353 | Dalton, GA | $37,260 | 18% below national |
| 354 | Lima, OH | $37,220 | 18% below national |
| 355 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $37,220 | 18% below national |
| 356 | Lubbock, TX | $37,210 | 18% below national |
| 357 | Ocala, FL | $37,140 | 18% below national |
| 358 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $37,140 | 18% below national |
| 359 | Beckley, WV | $37,100 | 18% below national |
| 360 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $37,090 | 18% below national |
| 361 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $36,990 | 18% below national |
| 362 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $36,980 | 18% below national |
| 363 | Hammond, LA | $36,970 | 18% below national |
| 364 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $36,970 | 18% below national |
| 365 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $36,950 | 18% below national |
| 366 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $36,900 | 18% below national |
| 367 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $36,800 | 19% below national |
| 368 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $36,790 | 19% below national |
| 369 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $36,730 | 19% below national |
| 370 | Farmington, NM | $36,720 | 19% below national |
| 371 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $36,710 | 19% below national |
| 372 | Corpus Christi, TX | $36,670 | 19% below national |
| 373 | Mobile, AL | $36,660 | 19% below national |
| 374 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $36,550 | 19% below national |
| 375 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $36,540 | 19% below national |
| 376 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $36,520 | 19% below national |
| 377 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $36,500 | 19% below national |
| 378 | Montgomery, AL | $36,480 | 19% below national |
| 379 | Johnson City, TN | $36,430 | 19% below national |
| 380 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $36,390 | 20% below national |
| 381 | Odessa, TX | $36,340 | 20% below national |
| 382 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $36,300 | 20% below national |
| 383 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $36,230 | 20% below national |
| 384 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $36,140 | 20% below national |
| 385 | Baton Rouge, LA | $36,120 | 20% below national |
| 386 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $36,110 | 20% below national |
| 387 | Abilene, TX | $36,100 | 20% below national |
| 388 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $36,070 | 20% below national |
| 389 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $36,060 | 20% below national |
| 390 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $36,060 | 20% below national |
| 391 | Muncie, IN | $36,000 | 20% below national |
| 392 | Springfield, MO | $35,950 | 21% below national |
| 393 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $35,950 | 21% below national |
| 394 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $35,910 | 21% below national |
| 395 | Victoria, TX | $35,840 | 21% below national |
| 396 | El Paso, TX | $35,820 | 21% below national |
| 397 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $35,800 | 21% below national |
| 398 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $35,780 | 21% below national |
| 399 | Fayetteville, NC | $35,750 | 21% below national |
| 400 | Dothan, AL | $35,730 | 21% below national |
| 401 | Decatur, AL | $35,720 | 21% below national |
| 402 | Altoona, PA | $35,660 | 21% below national |
| 403 | Tallahassee, FL | $35,620 | 21% below national |
| 404 | Lawton, OK | $35,600 | 21% below national |
| 405 | Monroe, LA | $35,600 | 21% below national |
| 406 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $35,550 | 21% below national |
| 407 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $35,530 | 21% below national |
| 408 | Jonesboro, AR | $35,520 | 21% below national |
| 409 | Valdosta, GA | $35,510 | 21% below national |
| 410 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $35,460 | 22% below national |
| 411 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $35,460 | 22% below national |
| 412 | Alexandria, LA | $35,440 | 22% below national |
| 413 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $35,330 | 22% below national |
| 414 | Lake Charles, LA | $35,210 | 22% below national |
| 415 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $35,210 | 22% below national |
| 416 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $35,140 | 22% below national |
| 417 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $35,140 | 22% below national |
| 418 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $35,110 | 22% below national |
| 419 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $35,110 | 22% below national |
| 420 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $35,050 | 23% below national |
| 421 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $34,860 | 23% below national |
| 422 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $34,700 | 23% below national |
| 423 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $34,690 | 23% below national |
| 424 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $34,600 | 24% below national |
| 425 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $34,600 | 24% below national |
| 426 | Lafayette, LA | $34,460 | 24% below national |
| 427 | Johnstown, PA | $34,330 | 24% below national |
| 428 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $34,260 | 24% below national |
| 429 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $33,990 | 25% below national |
| 430 | Laredo, TX | $33,950 | 25% below national |
| 431 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $33,160 | 27% below national |
| 432 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $32,240 | 29% below national |
| 433 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $32,020 | 29% below national |
| 434 | Eagle Pass, TX | $31,370 | 31% below national |
| 435 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $30,820 | 32% below national |
| 436 | Ponce, PR | $30,320 | 33% below national |
| 437 | Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area | $30,260 | 33% below national |
| 438 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $30,000 | 34% below national |
| 439 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $29,990 | 34% below national |
| 440 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $29,930 | 34% below national |
| 441 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $29,880 | 34% below national |
| 442 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $29,850 | 34% below national |
| 443 | Arecibo, PR | $29,430 | 35% below national |
| 444 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $29,390 | 35% below national |
| 445 | Mayaguez, PR | $29,080 | 36% below national |
| 446 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $28,430 | 37% below national |
| 447 | Aguadilla, PR | $26,240 | 42% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Phlebotomists make? ▼
The median annual salary for Phlebotomists is $45,230 ($21.75/hour). The salary range spans from $35,780 at the 10th percentile to $58,780 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Phlebotomists the most? ▼
California pays the highest median salary for Phlebotomists at $56,040/year, which is +24% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Phlebotomists? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Phlebotomists is Postsecondary nondegree award.
How dangerous is being a Phlebotomists? ▼
Phlebotomists has a safety grade of B (Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 0.6 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 5.5 per 100 workers.
Is Phlebotomists a good career? ▼
Employment for Phlebotomists is projected to grow 5.6% from 2024 to 2034, which is about average. About 18,400 openings are projected each year.
How does Phlebotomists pay vary by state? ▼
Phlebotomists salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is California at $56,040/year, while Arkansas pays the least at $37,450/year. BLS data covers 52 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Phlebotomists? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Phlebotomists is Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA at $62,350/year. BLS reports wage data for 447 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
How to use Phlebotomists pay figures in a real decision
- For an experienced offer, anchor on the 75th percentile (about $48,930/year), not the median. The median marks the middle worker; the upper quartile is the realistic target with strong experience. Salary calculator
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