Medical Laboratory Technician salary

Q: What state pays Medical Laboratory Technicians the most?

Alaska pays Medical Laboratory Technicians the most in the United States, with an average salary of $78,380 per year, or $37.68 per hour.

Q: How do I know if I'm being paid fairly as a Medical Laboratory Technician?

You know if you are being paid fairly as a Medical Laboratory Technician if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in California you should be paid close to $70,385 per year.

Q: Do medical lab technicians make good money?

Yes, medical lab technicians make good money. Medical lab technicians earn an annual salary of approximately $47,000. Several factors can raise this average by as much as 50%. An experienced medical lab technician has the potential to earn well over the national average. Technicians with more than nine or more years of experience working for even the smallest companies, fewer than 50 employees, will earn nearly $10,000 over the national average.

Q: How much do medical lab technicians make per hour?

Medical lab technicians make an average of $23 per hour. The hourly wage varies from the low end of $12 per hour to $35 per hour. Several circumstances influence the hourly wage of a medical lab technician, including experience, employer, and region of the country. Over 60% of medical lab technicians earn between $18 and $26 per hour, with only a tiny minority falling above or below that range.

Q: How much does a medical laboratory technician make a year?

A medical lab technician makes approximately $47,000 a year. There are several factors that can raise this average by as much as 50%. An experienced medical lab technician has the potential to earn well over the national average. Technicians with more than nine or more years of experience working for even the smallest companies, fewer than 50 employees, will earn nearly $10,000 over the national average.

Average medical laboratory technician salary

$51,780

$24.89 hourly rate

Entry-level medical laboratory technician salary

$37,000 yearly salary

Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a medical laboratory technician make?

The average medical laboratory technician salary in the United States is $51,780. Medical laboratory technician salaries typically range between $37,000 and $71,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for medical laboratory technicians is $24.89 per hour.

Medical laboratory technician salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Medical laboratory technicians earn the highest average salary in Alaska.

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Columbus, OH$69,604

Fargo, ND$48,180

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Favorite Healthcare Staffing$79,910

Dignity Health$63,511

Medical Laboratory Technician salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Glassdoor and CareerExplorer, the average salary for a medical laboratory technician typically falls between $30,858 and $66,318.

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$51,780yearly

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$66,318yearly

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$30,858yearly

Average medical laboratory technician salary by state

Highest paying states for medical laboratory technicians

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Nevada	$66,491	$31.97
2	California	$70,385	$33.84
3	Alaska	$78,380	$37.68
4	West Virginia	$55,852	$26.85
5	New Hampshire	$59,805	$28.75
6	Massachusetts	$64,481	$31.00
7	Maine	$56,086	$26.96
8	Arizona	$58,768	$28.25
9	New York	$59,718	$28.71
10	Arkansas	$56,089	$26.97
11	Vermont	$57,162	$27.48
12	Washington	$66,148	$31.80
13	Oregon	$65,272	$31.38
14	Connecticut	$61,561	$29.60
15	Kentucky	$51,368	$24.70
16	Idaho	$53,449	$25.70
17	Louisiana	$56,692	$27.26
18	New Jersey	$58,291	$28.02
19	Delaware	$55,188	$26.53
20	Tennessee	$54,233	$26.07
21	Rhode Island	$56,988	$27.40
22	Kansas	$49,997	$24.04
23	Georgia	$51,784	$24.90
24	Michigan	$50,858	$24.45
25	Montana	$54,996	$26.44
26	Nebraska	$49,719	$23.90
27	New Mexico	$48,755	$23.44
28	Hawaii	$62,634	$30.11
29	Illinois	$48,151	$23.15
30	North Dakota	$48,546	$23.34
31	Utah	$50,289	$24.18
32	Pennsylvania	$48,396	$23.27
33	Wyoming	$49,851	$23.97
34	Minnesota	$46,475	$22.34
35	Florida	$47,050	$22.62
36	Missouri	$45,573	$21.91
37	Texas	$48,441	$23.29
38	Maryland	$52,331	$25.16
39	District of Columbia	$54,029	$25.98
40	South Dakota	$46,303	$22.26
41	Ohio	$46,850	$22.52
42	Mississippi	$45,964	$22.10
43	Colorado	$49,931	$24.01
44	Indiana	$45,997	$22.11
45	Iowa	$45,355	$21.81
46	Oklahoma	$47,784	$22.97
47	Virginia	$44,945	$21.61
48	Alabama	$41,731	$20.06
49	Wisconsin	$44,734	$21.51
50	North Carolina	$42,738	$20.55
51	South Carolina	$40,130	$19.29

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Highest paying cities for medical laboratory technicians

The highest-paying cities for medical laboratory technicians are Los Angeles, CA, Seattle, WA, and Las Vegas, NV.

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Los Angeles, CA	$69,604	$33.46
2	Seattle, WA	$66,774	$32.10
3	Las Vegas, NV	$66,286	$31.87
4	Portland, OR	$65,285	$31.39
5	Boston, MA	$64,551	$31.03
6	Rochester, NH	$59,900	$28.80
7	Syracuse, NY	$59,862	$28.78
8	Phoenix, AZ	$58,858	$28.30
9	New Brunswick, NJ	$58,171	$27.97
10	New Orleans, LA	$56,502	$27.16
11	Portland, ME	$56,276	$27.06
12	Charleston, WV	$55,188	$26.53
13	Memphis, TN	$54,735	$26.31
14	Baltimore, MD	$52,605	$25.29
15	Columbus, GA	$52,012	$25.01
16	El Paso, TX	$51,764	$24.89
17	Detroit, MI	$50,925	$24.48
18	Philadelphia, PA	$49,014	$23.56
19	Jacksonville, FL	$48,376	$23.26
20	Fargo, ND	$48,180	$23.16

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Medical Laboratory Technician salary details

A medical laboratory technician's salary ranges from $37,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $71,000 at the 90th percentile.

Average Medical Laboratory Technician Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a medical laboratory technician's salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$71,000	$5,917	$34
75th Percentile	$61,000	$5,083	$29
Average	$51,780	$4,315	$25
25th Percentile	$43,000	$3,583	$21
10th Percentile	$37,000	$3,083	$18

Highest paying medical laboratory technician jobs

The highest paying types of medical laboratory technicians are clinical laboratory scientist, laboratory supervisor, and medical technologist, generalist.

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
Medical Technologist, Generalist	$58,246	$4,854	$28.00	121,721
Laboratory Supervisor	$67,361	$5,613	$32.39	49,957
Laboratory Aide	$28,083	$2,340	$13.50	89,595
Medical Technologist	$53,249	$4,437	$25.60	116,495
Clinical Technician	$35,760	$2,980	$17.19	161,812
Dialysis Technician	$40,195	$3,350	$19.32	100,653

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Which companies pay medical laboratory technicians the most?

Medical laboratory technician salaries at Favorite Healthcare Staffing and Oculus are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average medical laboratory technician salary at companies like Careerstaff Unlimited - A Genesis Healthcare Company and Apple are highly competitive.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Favorite Healthcare Staffing	$79,910	$38.42
2	Oculus	$77,047	$37.04
3	Careerstaff Unlimited - A Genesis Healthcare Company	$72,530	$34.87
4	Apple	$69,575	$33.45
5	Soliant	$69,294	$33.31
6	Stability Healthcare	$69,241	$33.29
7	Club Staffing	$68,373	$32.87
8	Zoetis	$67,549	$32.48
9	Maxim Healthcare Group	$67,344	$32.38
10	MAS Medical Staffing	$67,152	$32.28
11	Accountable Healthcare Holdings Corp.	$66,639	$32.04
12	Aya Healthcare	$66,373	$31.91
13	QuintilesIMS	$66,008	$31.73
14	Tri-City Medical Center	$65,735	$31.60
15	Blackstone Group	$64,811	$31.16
16	Washington Hospital Healthcare System	$64,700	$31.11
17	The Arora Group	$64,126	$30.83
18	Baptist Health Care	$64,114	$30.82
19	Whidbey General Hospital	$63,882	$30.71
20	Dignity Health	$63,511	$30.53

Wage gap by gender, race and education

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Medical Laboratory Technician salary trends

The average medical laboratory technician salary has risen by $5,749 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average medical laboratory technician earned $46,031 annually, but today, they earn $51,780 a year. That works out to a 7% change in pay for medical laboratory technicians over the last decade.

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Average medical laboratory technician salary over time

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Medical Laboratory Technician salary by year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
2025	$51,800	$24.89	+2.7%
2024	$50,400	$24.22	-0.7%
2023	$50,700	$24.39	+2.5%
2022	$49,500	$23.79	+1.9%
2021	$48,500	$23.33	-0.1%

Recently added medical laboratory technician salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Oregon State University	Medical Laboratory Technologist	Corvallis, OR	12/18/2024	$51,298
University of Arkansas System	Medical Laboratory Technician Director	De Queen, AR	12/18/2024	$50,000
Monument Health	MLT or MLS \| 10Th Street Clinic	Spearfish, SD	12/17/2024	$44,328
Supplemental Health Care	Supplemental Health Care \| Travel Medical Lab Technician	Richmond, VA	12/17/2024	$81,393
Guthrie Enterprise	Medical Lab Technician-Hematology	Binghamton, NY	12/16/2024	$47,020
Episcopal Health Services Inc.	Medical Technologist-Clinical Laboratories-Per Diem #26	New York, NY	12/16/2024	$117,122
University of Illinois at Chicago	Medical Laboratory Technician I-Labs/Pathology Services	Chicago, IL	12/16/2024	$55,389
Atrilogy Solutions Group	Medical Lab Technician I-Health Care	Lakeville, MN	12/16/2024	$41,740
Uhnresearch	Medical Laboratory Technologist, Flow Cytometry	Union, NJ	12/16/2024	$104,350
Corewell Health	Medical Lab Technologist Resource	Grand Rapids, MI	12/16/2024	$15,000

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