Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians Salary by City

Top 15 cities for this job by average salary

San Jose, CA	$97,190
Kiryas Joel, NY	$94,370
Kingston, NY	$94,100
New York, NY	$93,240
Redding, CA	$88,920
Albany, OR	$88,800
Bend, OR	$88,460
San Francisco, CA	$88,130
Binghamton, NY	$87,710
Barnstable, MA	$86,370
Eugene, OR	$85,590
Vallejo, CA	$84,970
Portland, OR	$83,700
Watertown, NY	$83,400
Sacramento, CA	$83,210

Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians salary by state

State	Metros	Highest average	Lowest average
California	22	$97,190	$60,320
New York	11	$94,370	$76,120
Oregon	7	$88,800	$79,470
Massachusetts	5	$86,370	$71,230
Washington	9	$80,560	$66,600
Connecticut	4	$79,420	$69,950
Colorado	7	$78,880	$66,700
Illinois	7	$78,660	$62,830
Rhode Island	1	$74,890	$74,890
New Jersey	2	$73,320	$70,020
Washington, D.C.	1	$73,290	$73,290
Kansas	4	$72,800	$62,240
New Hampshire	1	$71,550	$71,550
Montana	5	$71,530	$61,390
Hawaii	2	$71,190	$70,480
Maryland	3	$70,800	$62,100
Georgia	14	$70,740	$55,200
Wisconsin	13	$70,390	$57,940
Michigan	11	$70,270	$50,250
Alaska	1	$70,250	$70,250
Minnesota	3	$70,000	$63,630
Maine	2	$69,370	$66,390
Missouri	8	$68,320	$54,700
Ohio	11	$68,130	$56,260
Nevada	3	$68,070	$61,110
Arizona	6	$68,020	$58,380
Tennessee	10	$67,000	$53,340
Virginia	8	$66,460	$55,330
Florida	22	$66,370	$52,440
Texas	26	$66,090	$51,040
Wyoming	2	$65,570	$53,520
New Mexico	4	$65,370	$49,870
Pennsylvania	16	$64,930	$50,940
North Carolina	12	$64,830	$53,700
Kentucky	5	$64,650	$56,620
Oklahoma	4	$64,520	$57,020
West Virginia	6	$63,190	$53,100
Delaware	1	$62,800	$62,800
Louisiana	10	$62,590	$49,890
Indiana	8	$62,240	$51,690
South Carolina	8	$62,170	$56,500
Nebraska	3	$61,990	$59,840
North Dakota	4	$61,890	$53,920
Iowa	8	$61,220	$51,170
Utah	5	$60,350	$55,550
Idaho	5	$59,980	$53,840
South Dakota	2	$59,110	$56,900
Mississippi	3	$58,800	$51,530
Alabama	12	$58,450	$43,730
Arkansas	5	$58,360	$50,580
Puerto Rico	6	$41,960	$37,650

Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians salary in every city we cover

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Metro area	Average	Median	Hourly	Jobs
San Jose, CA	$97,190	$84,870	$46.73	1,870
Kiryas Joel, NY	$94,370	$98,290	$45.37	340
Kingston, NY	$94,100	$103,180	$45.24	60
New York, NY	$93,240	$96,930	$44.83	16,220
Redding, CA	$88,920	$81,220	$42.75	80
Albany, OR	$88,800	$84,850	$42.69	40
Bend, OR	$88,460	$90,270	$42.53	110
San Francisco, CA	$88,130	$84,130	$42.37	5,210
Binghamton, NY	$87,710	$102,040	$42.17	130
Barnstable, MA	$86,370	$81,890	$41.52	170
Eugene, OR	$85,590	$84,000	$41.15	230
Vallejo, CA	$84,970	$86,250	$40.85	220
Portland, OR	$83,700	$83,010	$40.24	1,540
Watertown, NY	$83,400	$81,330	$40.09	60
Sacramento, CA	$83,210	$83,150	$40.01	2,020
Santa Cruz, CA	$82,330	$83,100	$39.58	80
Santa Rosa, CA	$81,180	$84,200	$39.03	340
Corvallis, OR	$81,100	$81,230	$38.99	100
Seattle, WA	$80,560	$78,170	$38.73	4,610
Medford, OR	$79,540	$81,370	$38.24	160
Salem, OR	$79,470	$78,640	$38.21	270
Bridgeport, CT	$79,420	$76,060	$38.18	540
Utica, NY	$79,350	$80,270	$38.15	120
Colorado Springs, CO	$78,880	$77,300	$37.93	510
Syracuse, NY	$78,790	$79,250	$37.88	480
Bloomington, IL	$78,660	$75,530	$37.82	150
Glens Falls, NY	$78,490	$79,210	$37.74	60
Boston, MA	$77,890	$79,480	$37.45	8,710
Oxnard, CA	$77,700	$76,920	$37.36	270
Waterbury, CT	$77,630	$81,220	$37.32	370
Napa, CA	$77,370	$80,070	$37.20	50
Amherst, MA	$77,200	$81,590	$37.12	100
Rochester, NY	$77,010	$81,290	$37.03	1,140
Mount Vernon, WA	$76,940	$63,220	$36.99	110
Albany, NY	$76,640	$80,000	$36.85	830
Grand Junction, CO	$76,310	$76,850	$36.69	130
Buffalo, NY	$76,120	$78,050	$36.60	710
Los Angeles, CA	$75,540	$67,430	$36.32	10,150
Providence, RI	$74,890	$76,960	$36.01	1,410
Norwich, CT	$74,770	$74,870	$35.95	100
Boulder, CO	$74,470	$74,990	$35.80	380
Worcester, MA	$73,980	$77,240	$35.57	950
San Diego, CA	$73,640	$63,770	$35.40	2,740
Trenton, NJ	$73,320	$72,970	$35.25	380
Washington, DC	$73,290	$70,300	$35.24	5,680
Denver, CO	$73,190	$70,050	$35.19	2,890
Walla Walla, WA	$73,170	$70,260	$35.18	50
Chicago, IL	$73,120	$73,960	$35.15	7,620
Modesto, CA	$72,900	$76,110	$35.05	360
Lawrence, KS	$72,800	$76,520	$35.00	70
Bremerton, WA	$72,600	$59,890	$34.90	80
Rockford, IL	$72,330	$76,380	$34.77	230
Fort Collins, CO	$72,310	$63,690	$34.76	n/a
Salinas, CA	$71,910	$62,770	$34.57	110
San Luis Obispo, CA	$71,840	$62,040	$34.54	70
Manchester, NH	$71,550	$75,540	$34.40	300
Helena, MT	$71,530	$74,840	$34.39	80
Stockton, CA	$71,510	$74,840	$34.38	370
Springfield, MA	$71,230	$69,610	$34.24	540
Honolulu, HI	$71,190	$66,020	$34.23	920
Bellingham, WA	$71,000	$60,470	$34.14	160
Lexington Park, MD	$70,800	$72,640	$34.04	80
Atlanta, GA	$70,740	$65,530	$34.01	6,750
Kahului, HI	$70,480	$64,380	$33.89	70
Racine, WI	$70,390	$69,120	$33.84	90
Battle Creek, MI	$70,270	$80,450	$33.79	70
Ann Arbor, MI	$70,250	$79,400	$33.78	1,030
Anchorage, AK	$70,250	$62,050	$33.77	400
Atlantic City, NJ	$70,020	$66,060	$33.66	230
Minneapolis, MN	$70,000	$65,210	$33.66	3,000
Hartford, CT	$69,950	$60,840	$33.63	880
Wichita, KS	$69,700	$67,980	$33.51	810
Billings, MT	$69,690	$68,440	$33.51	190
Portland, ME	$69,370	$68,690	$33.35	500
Riverside, CA	$69,320	$61,910	$33.33	1,530
Peoria, IL	$68,820	$66,560	$33.09	300
Yakima, WA	$68,780	$61,850	$33.07	140
Topeka, KS	$68,370	$64,230	$32.87	290
Columbia, MO	$68,320	$67,400	$32.85	230
Cleveland, OH	$68,130	$66,360	$32.75	2,690
Las Vegas, NV	$68,070	$60,640	$32.73	1,390
Springfield, IL	$68,030	$65,030	$32.71	270
Tucson, AZ	$68,020	$61,720	$32.70	440
Macon, GA	$67,990	$60,250	$32.69	300
Kennewick, WA	$67,870	$60,150	$32.63	250
Rome, GA	$67,770	$65,840	$32.58	n/a
Eau Claire, WI	$67,720	$66,180	$32.56	220
Bakersfield, CA	$67,700	$63,210	$32.55	360
Cincinnati, OH	$67,370	$65,370	$32.39	2,920
Olympia, WA	$67,330	$59,930	$32.37	180
Pueblo, CO	$67,240	$63,530	$32.33	140
Fresno, CA	$67,080	$62,160	$32.25	600
Memphis, TN	$67,000	$64,000	$32.21	1,830
Greeley, CO	$66,700	$67,450	$32.07	220
Green Bay, WI	$66,700	$66,160	$32.07	380
Spokane, WA	$66,600	$58,490	$32.02	820
Sandusky, OH	$66,580	$67,830	$32.01	60
Duluth, MN	$66,520	$64,320	$31.98	280
Richmond, VA	$66,460	$61,830	$31.95	n/a
Bangor, ME	$66,390	$65,210	$31.92	320
Miami, FL	$66,370	$61,970	$31.91	7,570
Phoenix, AZ	$66,320	$62,530	$31.89	5,160
Charlottesville, VA	$66,260	$66,700	$31.85	170
Akron, OH	$66,100	$67,100	$31.78	940
Nashville, TN	$66,100	$65,060	$31.78	3,050
Killeen, TX	$66,090	$61,370	$31.77	440
Sarasota, FL	$65,950	$67,530	$31.71	770
Port St. Lucie, FL	$65,770	$63,210	$31.62	560
Milwaukee, WI	$65,590	$63,190	$31.54	1,960
Cheyenne, WY	$65,570	$65,320	$31.53	100
Farmington, NM	$65,370	$55,200	$31.43	80
Augusta, GA	$65,270	$67,040	$31.38	570
Lake Havasu City, AZ	$65,220	$65,100	$31.35	120
Jacksonville, FL	$65,170	$63,330	$31.33	1,890
Janesville, WI	$65,160	$61,710	$31.33	130
Yuma, AZ	$65,090	$59,780	$31.29	60
Athens, GA	$65,000	$60,280	$31.25	370
Philadelphia, PA	$64,930	$59,790	$31.22	6,150
Charlotte, NC	$64,830	$62,360	$31.17	2,020
Louisville, KY	$64,650	$61,460	$31.08	1,600
Wausau, WI	$64,640	$62,780	$31.08	150
Bozeman, MT	$64,590	$61,200	$31.05	160
Appleton, WI	$64,570	$62,360	$31.05	160
Chambersburg, PA	$64,530	$65,080	$31.03	120
Lawton, OK	$64,520	$60,970	$31.02	150
Lebanon, PA	$64,490	$62,160	$31.01	70
Chico, CA	$64,480	$59,520	$31.00	170
Flint, MI	$64,420	$62,040	$30.97	240
Midland, TX	$64,400	$57,980	$30.96	110
Tampa, FL	$64,280	$62,550	$30.90	4,830
Columbus, OH	$64,260	$62,240	$30.89	2,520
Carson City, NV	$64,210	$58,810	$30.87	50
Santa Maria, CA	$64,070	$53,640	$30.80	240
Fort Myers, FL	$64,020	$63,560	$30.78	1,090
Traverse City, MI	$63,970	$68,060	$30.76	120
Winston-Salem, NC	$63,960	$62,960	$30.75	950
Kankakee, IL	$63,950	$61,200	$30.75	820
Houston, TX	$63,890	$61,350	$30.72	7,410
Sebastian, FL	$63,850	$64,580	$30.70	120
Greenville, NC	$63,740	$65,440	$30.65	400
Gainesville, GA	$63,710	$52,110	$30.63	410
Lansing, MI	$63,640	$63,960	$30.60	440
St. Cloud, MN	$63,630	$59,510	$30.59	110
Hickory, NC	$63,610	$62,710	$30.58	250
Blacksburg, VA	$63,550	$60,530	$30.55	80
St. Louis, MO	$63,550	$61,830	$30.55	3,960
Hinesville, GA	$63,470	$63,520	$30.51	40
Saginaw, MI	$63,400	$69,090	$30.48	180
Brunswick, GA	$63,340	$58,180	$30.45	150
Prescott Valley, AZ	$63,320	$50,070	$30.44	110
Weirton, WV	$63,190	$60,710	$30.38	100
Homosassa Springs, FL	$63,150	$71,660	$30.36	110
Morgantown, WV	$63,130	$62,510	$30.35	350
Hagerstown, MD	$63,100	$52,720	$30.34	170
Charleston, WV	$62,980	$62,980	$30.28	310
Kansas City, MO	$62,920	$59,230	$30.25	2,990
Decatur, IL	$62,830	$62,400	$30.21	50
Huntington, WV	$62,830	$60,850	$30.21	390
Dover, DE	$62,800	$58,310	$30.19	40
Dallas, TX	$62,790	$59,280	$30.19	9,420
Wichita Falls, TX	$62,770	$57,670	$30.18	110
Kalamazoo, MI	$62,680	$62,190	$30.14	260
Sheboygan, WI	$62,640	$61,710	$30.12	70
McAllen, TX	$62,620	$59,060	$30.10	830
Orlando, FL	$62,610	$57,960	$30.10	2,820
Shreveport, LA	$62,590	$59,940	$30.09	460
Madison, WI	$62,560	$59,090	$30.08	2,790
Evansville, IN	$62,240	$63,040	$29.92	440
Manhattan, KS	$62,240	$64,260	$29.92	140
Indianapolis, IN	$62,190	$58,910	$29.90	3,510
Crestview, FL	$62,180	$58,990	$29.89	230
Sumter, SC	$62,170	$60,380	$29.89	30
Baltimore, MD	$62,100	$57,930	$29.86	3,970
Odessa, TX	$62,060	$55,030	$29.84	130
Omaha, NE	$61,990	$59,420	$29.80	920
Lubbock, TX	$61,890	$61,490	$29.76	430
Albany, GA	$61,890	$59,370	$29.75	210
Bismarck, ND	$61,890	$63,100	$29.75	290
Raleigh, NC	$61,890	$59,750	$29.76	1,810
La Crosse, WI	$61,840	$58,230	$29.73	250
Beaumont, TX	$61,810	$61,380	$29.72	230
Enid, OK	$61,740	$60,440	$29.68	80
Alexandria, LA	$61,590	$61,360	$29.61	160
Wheeling, WV	$61,540	$62,610	$29.59	120
El Centro, CA	$61,480	$58,240	$29.56	50
Missoula, MT	$61,480	$63,550	$29.56	130
Savannah, GA	$61,410	$61,540	$29.52	380
Detroit, MI	$61,400	$58,910	$29.52	4,570
Great Falls, MT	$61,390	$59,320	$29.52	90
Austin, TX	$61,290	$59,570	$29.47	1,860
Fargo, ND	$61,290	$62,340	$29.47	570
Dayton, OH	$61,240	$60,140	$29.44	1,430
Harrisburg, PA	$61,220	$61,300	$29.43	700
Cedar Rapids, IA	$61,220	$62,560	$29.43	270
Grand Island, NE	$61,190	$57,120	$29.42	70
Allentown, PA	$61,160	$59,000	$29.41	1,080
Winchester, VA	$61,130	$60,960	$29.39	190
Reno, NV	$61,110	$49,930	$29.38	470
Toledo, OH	$61,110	$58,840	$29.38	510
Rocky Mount, NC	$61,060	$62,230	$29.35	70
San Antonio, TX	$61,040	$61,010	$29.35	2,740
Florence, SC	$60,850	$50,970	$29.26	300
Punta Gorda, FL	$60,710	$60,570	$29.19	210
Kenosha, WI	$60,690	$58,430	$29.18	40
Clarksville, TN	$60,620	$61,580	$29.14	140
College Station, TX	$60,610	$59,750	$29.14	260
Victoria, TX	$60,480	$59,310	$29.08	110
Virginia Beach, VA	$60,370	$58,860	$29.03	1,450
St. George, UT	$60,350	$51,260	$29.01	190
Wilmington, NC	$60,340	$58,110	$29.01	400
Spartanburg, SC	$60,330	$64,490	$29.01	310
Visalia, CA	$60,320	$51,500	$29.00	90
Canton, OH	$60,300	$60,860	$28.99	300
Palm Bay, FL	$60,270	$59,930	$28.98	520
Lancaster, PA	$60,220	$59,690	$28.95	360
Lexington, KY	$60,180	$59,710	$28.93	980
Provo, UT	$60,150	$50,110	$28.92	530
Asheville, NC	$60,130	$57,220	$28.91	410
Greensboro, NC	$60,110	$57,140	$28.90	690
Fayetteville, NC	$59,990	$57,560	$28.84	330
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$59,980	$47,450	$28.84	140
Santa Fe, NM	$59,900	$49,150	$28.80	180
Lincoln, NE	$59,840	$55,930	$28.77	330
Jackson, TN	$59,760	$62,420	$28.73	210
Grand Forks, ND	$59,720	$61,820	$28.71	190
Monroe, LA	$59,720	$59,900	$28.71	180
Gainesville, FL	$59,710	$56,240	$28.71	810
Bowling Green, KY	$59,610	$61,450	$28.66	130
Dalton, GA	$59,530	$63,040	$28.62	100
Paducah, KY	$59,380	$59,730	$28.55	130
Oshkosh, WI	$59,320	$56,660	$28.52	830
Lakeland, FL	$59,220	$50,480	$28.47	600
Sioux Falls, SD	$59,110	$57,910	$28.42	650
Charleston, SC	$59,100	$58,050	$28.42	830
Lima, OH	$59,070	$56,720	$28.40	130
Des Moines, IA	$59,010	$50,240	$28.37	700
Deltona, FL	$58,850	$56,720	$28.29	700
Texarkana, TX	$58,840	$61,620	$28.29	130
Columbus, GA	$58,840	$52,560	$28.29	340
South Bend, IN	$58,820	$53,130	$28.28	230
Jackson, MS	$58,800	$56,310	$28.27	830
Amarillo, TX	$58,740	$57,410	$28.24	200
Myrtle Beach, SC	$58,590	$60,590	$28.17	250
Scranton, PA	$58,510	$51,680	$28.13	550
Auburn, AL	$58,450	$54,270	$28.10	150
Sierra Vista, AZ	$58,380	$53,090	$28.07	80
Jonesboro, AR	$58,360	$60,880	$28.06	170
San Angelo, TX	$58,310	$58,190	$28.04	110
Lewiston, ID	$58,260	$49,850	$28.01	70
Naples, FL	$58,250	$50,240	$28.01	460
Waco, TX	$58,180	$52,940	$27.97	260
Knoxville, TN	$58,150	$58,650	$27.96	1,320
Springfield, MO	$58,130	$51,470	$27.95	430
Grand Rapids, MI	$58,070	$49,980	$27.92	1,170
Columbia, SC	$58,030	$55,280	$27.90	810
Tallahassee, FL	$57,960	$54,080	$27.86	350
Fond du Lac, WI	$57,940	$50,390	$27.86	150
Chattanooga, TN	$57,890	$58,070	$27.83	660
Pensacola, FL	$57,820	$56,010	$27.80	600
New Orleans, LA	$57,820	$55,540	$27.80	1,030
Tulsa, OK	$57,820	$54,320	$27.80	1,170
Dubuque, IA	$57,790	$55,680	$27.79	100
Corpus Christi, TX	$57,730	$58,440	$27.75	400
Gettysburg, PA	$57,730	$54,450	$27.76	40
York, PA	$57,610	$52,590	$27.70	260
Warner Robins, GA	$57,590	$48,100	$27.69	90
Greenville, SC	$57,530	$53,070	$27.66	990
Slidell, LA	$57,490	$56,070	$27.64	150
Panama City, FL	$57,480	$49,730	$27.63	160
Roanoke, VA	$57,380	$48,880	$27.59	410
Burlington, NC	$57,320	$51,000	$27.56	1,820
Kingsport, TN	$57,210	$59,470	$27.51	190
Boise, ID	$57,170	$46,680	$27.49	730
Logan, UT	$57,090	$49,570	$27.45	90
Longview, TX	$57,060	$52,290	$27.43	200
Youngstown, OH	$57,050	$50,070	$27.43	300
Tuscaloosa, AL	$57,030	$52,860	$27.42	320
Oklahoma City, OK	$57,020	$48,330	$27.41	1,770
Iowa City, IA	$56,910	$52,140	$27.36	420
Rapid City, SD	$56,900	$47,240	$27.36	230
Fayetteville, AR	$56,880	$49,010	$27.35	540
Staunton, VA	$56,870	$45,440	$27.34	100
Jefferson City, MO	$56,800	$57,050	$27.31	130
Elizabethtown, KY	$56,620	$49,520	$27.22	60
Baton Rouge, LA	$56,530	$52,700	$27.18	700
Hilton Head Island, SC	$56,500	$49,730	$27.16	100
Ames, IA	$56,450	$56,380	$27.14	110
Laredo, TX	$56,360	$50,370	$27.10	130
Houma, LA	$56,360	$55,460	$27.10	110
Birmingham, AL	$56,350	$51,430	$27.09	2,790
Mansfield, OH	$56,260	$48,340	$27.05	110
Salt Lake City, UT	$56,160	$48,630	$27.00	4,860
Little Rock, AR	$56,070	$52,120	$26.96	1,110
St. Joseph, MO	$55,900	$47,250	$26.88	110
Wildwood, FL	$55,640	$47,120	$26.75	90
Ogden, UT	$55,550	$49,090	$26.71	450
Cape Girardeau, MO	$55,350	$51,900	$26.61	190
Lynchburg, VA	$55,330	$54,350	$26.60	90
Valdosta, GA	$55,200	$51,630	$26.54	120
Pittsburgh, PA	$55,150	$47,610	$26.51	2,610
Montgomery, AL	$55,150	$48,780	$26.51	520
El Paso, TX	$55,070	$51,600	$26.48	720
Morristown, TN	$55,010	$59,050	$26.45	60
Pocatello, ID	$54,790	$41,870	$26.34	110
Fort Wayne, IN	$54,720	$48,660	$26.31	650
Joplin, MO	$54,700	$50,690	$26.30	260
Monroe, MI	$54,680	$54,290	$26.29	70
Bloomington, IN	$54,320	$45,600	$26.12	100
Gulfport, MS	$54,140	$51,020	$26.03	400
Tyler, TX	$54,120	$48,750	$26.02	420
Davenport, IA	$53,960	$47,770	$25.94	400
Minot, ND	$53,920	$49,100	$25.92	120
Idaho Falls, ID	$53,840	$44,680	$25.88	190
Lafayette, IN	$53,810	$46,150	$25.87	110
Muncie, IN	$53,810	$46,400	$25.87	50
Mobile, AL	$53,780	$49,760	$25.86	730
Albuquerque, NM	$53,750	$47,240	$25.84	1,280
Jacksonville, NC	$53,700	$49,660	$25.82	150
Hammond, LA	$53,650	$49,350	$25.80	70
Casper, WY	$53,520	$47,830	$25.73	70
Sherman, TX	$53,420	$49,140	$25.68	110
Ocala, FL	$53,390	$45,470	$25.67	360
Johnson City, TN	$53,360	$51,000	$25.65	330
Cleveland, TN	$53,340	$58,240	$25.65	80
Lafayette, LA	$53,230	$48,240	$25.59	290
Beckley, WV	$53,100	$47,760	$25.53	130
Abilene, TX	$53,080	$47,670	$25.52	150
Reading, PA	$53,000	$46,990	$25.48	250
Brownsville, TX	$52,770	$46,450	$25.37	370
Erie, PA	$52,690	$46,350	$25.33	260
Altoona, PA	$52,650	$44,340	$25.31	150
Sebring, FL	$52,440	$40,130	$25.21	110
Decatur, AL	$52,300	$47,530	$25.15	90
Sioux City, IA	$52,130	$47,360	$25.06	200
Dothan, AL	$52,020	$49,360	$25.01	240
Gadsden, AL	$51,960	$48,130	$24.98	90
Fort Smith, AR	$51,740	$45,210	$24.87	230
Terre Haute, IN	$51,690	$49,650	$24.85	170
Huntsville, AL	$51,580	$47,490	$24.80	630
Hattiesburg, MS	$51,530	$50,640	$24.78	190
Johnstown, PA	$51,480	$50,460	$24.75	170
Daphne, AL	$51,420	$45,780	$24.72	190
Waterloo, IA	$51,170	$47,800	$24.60	200
Williamsport, PA	$51,060	$43,700	$24.55	60
Eagle Pass, TX	$51,040	$46,430	$24.54	40
State College, PA	$50,940	$43,980	$24.49	120
Hot Springs, AR	$50,580	$45,730	$24.32	70
Jackson, MI	$50,250	$37,940	$24.16	110
Lake Charles, LA	$49,890	$41,160	$23.99	110
Las Cruces, NM	$49,870	$44,550	$23.97	110
Florence, AL	$47,060	$45,950	$22.63	190
Anniston, AL	$43,730	$41,380	$21.02	180
Guayama, PR	$41,960	$43,350	$20.17	50
San Juan, PR	$40,960	$38,680	$19.69	2,350
Arecibo, PR	$39,950	$37,530	$19.21	150
Mayaguez, PR	$38,630	$35,930	$18.57	250
Aguadilla, PR	$38,050	$34,160	$18.29	160
Ponce, PR	$37,650	$36,280	$18.10	340

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Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians salary: questions

Where do clinical laboratory technologists and technicians make the most money?

In San Jose, CA, with an average of $97,190 a year, among the 358 metro areas we cover.

What is the average clinical laboratory technologists and technicians salary in the U.S.?

$67,488 a year across all U.S. metro areas, weighted by employment (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where is clinical laboratory technologists and technicians pay the lowest?

Ponce, PR, at $37,650 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 29-2010.
U.S. metro average: employment-weighted mean of every metro area in the OEWS file (not only the ones listed here).
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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