Phlebotomist salary

Average phlebotomist salary

$16.21

$33,713 yearly

Entry-level phlebotomist salary
$26,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a phlebotomist make?

The average phlebotomist salary in the United States is $33,713. Phlebotomist salaries typically range between $26,000 and $42,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for phlebotomists is $16.21 per hour.

Phlebotomist salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Phlebotomists earn the highest average salary in California.

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California$42,456
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University of California-Berkeley$44,111
Chesapeake Regional Healthcare$38,873

Phlebotomist Salaries By Experience Level

Experience Level
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Entry-level phlebotomist$31,800$15.29
Mid-level phlebotomist$35,700$17.17
Senior-level phlebotomist$45,800$22.01

Phlebotomist salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Indeed, Glassdoor, Ziprecruiter, SalaryExpert, Comparably and CareerExplorer, the average salary for a phlebotomist typically falls between $31,425 and $45,630.
zippia
$33,713yearly
glassdoor[1]
$45,630yearly
indeed[2]
$31,425yearly
comparably[3]
$33,353yearly
Salary.com[4]
$39,605yearly
ZipRecruiter[5]
$39,799yearly
SalaryExpert[6]
$42,029yearly
CareerExplorer[7]
$37,380yearly

Average phlebotomist salary by state

Highest paying states for phlebotomists

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1New Hampshire$40,040$19.25
2Massachusetts$41,084$19.75
3Connecticut$39,809$19.14
4Washington$39,644$19.06
5Minnesota$37,518$18.04
6New Jersey$41,106$19.76
7Rhode Island$37,935$18.24
8West Virginia$35,543$17.09
9Pennsylvania$36,620$17.61
10Vermont$40,915$19.67
11Wisconsin$34,959$16.81
12New York$40,289$19.37
13Michigan$33,804$16.25
14Maine$34,057$16.37
15Oregon$37,460$18.01
16California$41,517$19.96
17Indiana$31,757$15.27
18Ohio$32,903$15.82
19Maryland$37,019$17.80
20Arizona$31,770$15.27
21Colorado$33,292$16.01
22Illinois$33,361$16.04
23North Dakota$33,734$16.22
24Wyoming$34,026$16.36
25Hawaii$36,948$17.76
26Idaho$31,342$15.07
27Delaware$33,357$16.04
28Tennessee$30,012$14.43
29North Carolina$30,359$14.60
30South Carolina$31,063$14.93
31Nevada$32,264$15.51
32Iowa$30,029$14.44
33District of Columbia$35,764$17.19
34Alaska$32,265$15.51
35Nebraska$30,444$14.64
36New Mexico$30,512$14.67
37Alabama$30,012$14.43
38Florida$28,775$13.83
39Missouri$28,992$13.94
40Georgia$29,456$14.16
41Montana$29,753$14.30
42Louisiana$28,376$13.64
43Kentucky$27,143$13.05
44South Dakota$29,364$14.12
45Kansas$27,349$13.15
46Utah$29,249$14.06
47Virginia$30,390$14.61
48Texas$28,088$13.50
49Arkansas$26,085$12.54
50Oklahoma$25,314$12.17
51Mississippi$27,239$13.10

Highest paying cities for phlebotomists

The highest-paying cities for phlebotomists are San Francisco, CA, Clifton, NJ, and Lexington, MA.

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1San Francisco, CA$42,456$20.41
2Clifton, NJ$41,272$19.84
3Lexington, MA$41,116$19.77
4Rochester, NY$40,613$19.53
5Seattle, WA$39,740$19.11
6Providence, RI$37,990$18.26
7Saint Paul, MN$37,513$18.04
8Portland, OR$37,399$17.98
9Baltimore, MD$37,197$17.88
10Philadelphia, PA$36,627$17.61
11Madison, WI$34,706$16.69
12Portland, ME$34,147$16.42
13Toledo, OH$33,808$16.25
14Chicago, IL$33,593$16.15
15Denver, CO$33,288$16.00
16Reno, NV$33,080$15.90
17Fort Wayne, IN$32,877$15.81
18Phoenix, AZ$31,832$15.30
19Raleigh, NC$30,655$14.74
20Omaha, NE$30,571$14.70

Phlebotomists are the most in-demand in these five cities:

  1. San Francisco, CA
  2. Clifton, NJ
  3. Lexington, MA
  4. Rochester, NY
  5. Seattle, WA

Phlebotomist salary details

A phlebotomist's salary ranges from $26,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $42,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average Phlebotomist Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a phlebotomist's salary?

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90th Percentile$42,000$3,500$20
75th Percentile$37,000$3,083$18
Average$33,713$2,809$16
25th Percentile$29,000$2,417$14
10th Percentile$26,000$2,167$13

Highest paying phlebotomist jobs

The highest paying types of phlebotomists are phlebotomy supervisor, prn, and medical transcriptionist.

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PRN$39,642$3,304$19.0672,309
Nurse Technician$33,005$2,750$15.87195,553
Medical Scribe$30,045$2,504$14.4480,035
Nurses' Aide$30,496$2,541$14.66157,723
Collections Technician$32,521$2,710$15.6329,390
Medical Transcriptionist$38,725$3,227$18.6278,292

Which companies pay phlebotomists the most?

Phlebotomist salaries at University of California, Berkeley and UC Merced are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average phlebotomist salary at companies like Conviva and Careerstaff Unlimited - A Genesis Healthcare Company are highly competitive.

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$35,000$34,600$34,200$33,800$33,400$33,000
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Phlebotomist salary trends

The average phlebotomist salary has risen by $6,560 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average phlebotomist earned $27,153 annually, but today, they earn $33,713 a year. That works out to a 11% change in pay for phlebotomists over the last decade.

Compare phlebotomist salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average phlebotomist salary over time

Compare phlebotomist salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

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Phlebotomist salary by year

Year
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2025$33,700$16.21+2.2%
2024$33,000$15.85+2.9%
2023$32,000$15.39+2.3%
2022$31,300$15.03+2.9%
2021$30,400$14.60+3.3%

Recently added phlebotomist salaries

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Sea Mar Community Health CentersPhlebotomistVancouver, WA12/18/2024$41,782
Quest Diagnostics IncorporatedPhlebotomist IIChesapeake, VA12/17/2024$35,896
Quest Diagnostics IncorporatedPhlebotomist IIChicago, IL12/17/2024$36,523
Quest Diagnostics IncorporatedPhlebotomist IIFlowood, MS12/17/2024$37,566
Siri Infosolutions Inc.PhlebotomistCrescent City, CA12/17/2024$56,349
LabcorpPhlebotomistBaltimore, MD12/16/2024$36,523
VersitiPhlebotomist/Driver (Mobile Blood Drives)Aurora, IL12/16/2024$35,479
VersitiPhlebotomist-Lafayette Donor Center (Paid Phlebotomy Training)Lafayette, IN12/16/2024$35,500
GeisingerPhlebotomist-Geisinger Primary Care Kulpmont-Flex/Prn/Per Diem-DaysKulpmont, PA12/16/2024$38,046
Holland HospitalInpatient Phlebotomist, NightsHolland, MI12/16/2024$30,783

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