How much does a Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians make?

The median annual wage for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians is $62,930 ($30 per hour). Pay ranges from about $38,910 at the 10th percentile to $100,990 at the 90th percentile.

What is the average salary for a Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians?

The average (mean) annual salary is $67,350, which is higher than the median because a small number of high earners pull the average up.

Is Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians a growing occupation?

BLS employment data for May 2025 counts about 333K people in this occupation. Projected growth is published separately in the BLS Employment Projections program.

Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians Salary

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · 333K employed in the U.S.

Median annual

$62,930

Median hourly

$30

Average annual

$67,350

Typical range

$38,910–$100,990

Pay distribution

10th to 90th percentile, with the median marked.

10th$38,910

25th$47,650

Median$62,930

75th$81,450

90th$100,990

What this role pays

The median annual salary for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians is $62,930 as of May 2025, based on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey. That works out to about $30 an hour at a full-time schedule.

Most earn between $38,910 and $100,990 a year. There are roughly 333K people employed as clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in the United States. Use the state and metro pages below to see how pay changes by location, and the calculator to convert any hourly or annual figure.

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Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $30.25
Daily: $242
Weekly: $1,210
Bi-weekly: $2,420
Monthly: $5,244
Annual: $62,930

$62,930 a year is around the 50th percentile for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicianss. The median is $62,930.

Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians — U.S., May 2025
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$18.70	$38,910
25th percentile	$22.90	$47,650
Median	$30.30	$62,930
75th percentile	$39.20	$81,450
90th percentile	$48.50	$100,990
Average (mean)	$32.40	$67,350
Employment	332,940 people

Highest-paying states

Median annual wage by state.

1New York$97,280
2Oregon$83,010
3New Hampshire$81,020
4Massachusetts$79,120
5Vermont$78,680
6District of Columbia$76,560
7California$76,010
8Rhode Island$75,780
9Minnesota$74,440
10Washington$72,760
11Illinois$71,950
12Colorado$70,050

Top-paying metro areas

Median annual wage by metro area.

1Kingston, NY$103,180
2Binghamton, NY$102,040
3Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$98,290
4New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$96,930
5Bend, OR$90,270
6Vallejo, CA$86,250
7San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$84,870
8Albany, OR$84,850
9Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$84,200
10San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$84,130
11Eugene-Springfield, OR$84,000
12Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$83,150

Frequently asked questions

How much does a Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians make?: The median annual wage for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians is $62,930 ($30 per hour). Pay ranges from about $38,910 at the 10th percentile to $100,990 at the 90th percentile.
What is the average salary for a Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians?: The average (mean) annual salary is $67,350, which is higher than the median because a small number of high earners pull the average up.
Which state pays Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicianss the most?: New York has the highest median annual wage for this occupation at $97,280.
Is Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians a growing occupation?: BLS employment data for May 2025 counts about 333K people in this occupation. Projected growth is published separately in the BLS Employment Projections program.