Phlebotomists Salary by City

Top 15 cities for phlebotomists by average salary

San Jose, CA	$69,000
Santa Cruz, CA	$64,040
Vallejo, CA	$62,950
Santa Rosa, CA	$62,300
San Francisco, CA	$61,020
Napa, CA	$60,880
Redding, CA	$60,820
Santa Maria, CA	$59,700
San Diego, CA	$57,450
Oxnard, CA	$57,110
Barnstable, MA	$56,740
Modesto, CA	$56,700
Chico, CA	$56,500
Stockton, CA	$56,010
Sacramento, CA	$55,560

Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Phlebotomists salary by state

State	Metros	Highest average	Lowest average
California	23	$69,000	$50,270
Massachusetts	6	$56,740	$44,840
Oregon	5	$53,330	$47,120
Washington	6	$53,290	$46,310
New York	11	$53,200	$42,610
Connecticut	5	$51,220	$45,520
Washington, D.C.	1	$51,200	$51,200
New Hampshire	1	$50,250	$50,250
Colorado	7	$50,030	$42,350
Minnesota	5	$49,530	$42,660
North Dakota	3	$49,510	$45,580
Vermont	1	$49,230	$49,230
Georgia	13	$48,950	$36,900
Arizona	4	$48,610	$42,730
Nevada	2	$48,340	$45,850
New Jersey	3	$47,930	$47,380
Maryland	3	$47,900	$43,240
Rhode Island	1	$47,660	$47,660
Michigan	8	$47,640	$40,230
Wisconsin	12	$47,530	$43,020
Montana	2	$47,480	$44,880
North Carolina	15	$47,440	$37,870
Illinois	8	$47,420	$41,970
Hawaii	1	$47,060	$47,060
Pennsylvania	12	$47,040	$34,870
Maine	2	$46,670	$44,990
Virginia	8	$46,230	$41,790
Alaska	1	$46,080	$46,080
Missouri	5	$45,760	$37,800
Texas	26	$45,680	$33,250
Oklahoma	3	$45,350	$40,390
Florida	21	$44,770	$38,910
Kansas	4	$44,640	$37,610
Kentucky	5	$44,610	$40,280
Idaho	2	$44,210	$42,820
Wyoming	1	$44,040	$44,040
Indiana	7	$43,980	$37,490
Tennessee	9	$43,770	$38,500
Ohio	10	$43,690	$39,420
Iowa	8	$43,520	$39,560
South Carolina	7	$43,130	$39,590
New Mexico	3	$43,060	$38,400
Utah	5	$42,380	$38,350
Nebraska	3	$41,890	$39,400
West Virginia	6	$41,530	$36,220
Arkansas	4	$40,830	$35,840
Louisiana	10	$40,590	$35,150
Mississippi	3	$40,290	$34,510
Alabama	9	$40,000	$35,070
South Dakota	2	$38,990	$38,630
Puerto Rico	5	$31,160	$27,080

Phlebotomists salary in every city we cover

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Metro area	Average	Median	Hourly	Jobs
San Jose, CA	$69,000	$60,600	$33.17	350
Santa Cruz, CA	$64,040	$59,800	$30.79	50
Vallejo, CA	$62,950	$59,920	$30.26	140
Santa Rosa, CA	$62,300	$62,350	$29.95	100
San Francisco, CA	$61,020	$58,900	$29.34	1,410
Napa, CA	$60,880	$59,840	$29.27	30
Redding, CA	$60,820	$59,320	$29.24	90
Santa Maria, CA	$59,700	$60,290	$28.70	190
San Diego, CA	$57,450	$58,170	$27.62	1,300
Oxnard, CA	$57,110	$55,740	$27.46	190
Barnstable, MA	$56,740	$53,500	$27.28	70
Modesto, CA	$56,700	$51,960	$27.26	190
Chico, CA	$56,500	$59,100	$27.16	100
Stockton, CA	$56,010	$50,770	$26.93	180
Sacramento, CA	$55,560	$52,560	$26.71	790
Los Angeles, CA	$55,550	$52,940	$26.71	4,720
Salinas, CA	$55,510	$52,940	$26.69	110
Merced, CA	$55,330	$51,180	$26.60	90
San Luis Obispo, CA	$55,060	$53,560	$26.47	100
Riverside, CA	$54,550	$51,490	$26.23	1,400
Boston, MA	$54,270	$50,420	$26.09	1,700
Portland, OR	$53,330	$51,680	$25.64	950
Seattle, WA	$53,290	$49,900	$25.62	1,610
New York, NY	$53,200	$49,980	$25.58	7,390
Bakersfield, CA	$52,590	$47,200	$25.28	240
Salem, OR	$52,520	$48,160	$25.25	180
Fresno, CA	$52,270	$49,570	$25.13	440
Visalia, CA	$51,320	$49,390	$24.67	110
Bridgeport, CT	$51,220	$47,470	$24.62	260
Washington, DC	$51,200	$49,030	$24.62	1,900
Bellingham, WA	$50,590	$48,300	$24.32	60
Kiryas Joel, NY	$50,310	$48,490	$24.19	230
El Centro, CA	$50,270	$46,910	$24.17	110
Manchester, NH	$50,250	$48,660	$24.16	280
Denver, CO	$50,030	$48,070	$24.05	1,310
Boulder, CO	$49,960	$47,590	$24.02	140
Rochester, MN	$49,530	$47,400	$23.81	310
Bismarck, ND	$49,510	$47,990	$23.80	n/a
Worcester, MA	$49,450	$48,110	$23.77	270
Burlington, VT	$49,230	$46,000	$23.67	90
Atlanta, GA	$48,950	$49,370	$23.53	2,790
Olympia, WA	$48,910	$47,280	$23.52	80
New Haven, CT	$48,820	$48,060	$23.47	280
Kingston, NY	$48,630	$47,060	$23.38	40
Prescott Valley, AZ	$48,610	$46,150	$23.37	50
Tucson, AZ	$48,610	$46,200	$23.37	190
Ithaca, NY	$48,600	$47,680	$23.36	30
Eugene, OR	$48,440	$48,010	$23.29	180
Reno, NV	$48,340	$45,930	$23.24	150
Springfield, MA	$48,340	$50,240	$23.24	330
Waterbury, CT	$48,340	$47,530	$23.24	260
Minneapolis, MN	$48,190	$46,460	$23.17	1,140
Trenton, NJ	$47,930	$46,020	$23.04	310
Lexington Park, MD	$47,900	$49,210	$23.03	30
Amherst, MA	$47,820	$49,670	$22.99	n/a
Medford, OR	$47,790	$46,480	$22.98	110
Kennewick, WA	$47,680	$47,640	$22.92	120
Providence, RI	$47,660	$46,430	$22.91	1,180
Flint, MI	$47,640	$46,420	$22.91	90
Sheboygan, WI	$47,530	$48,350	$22.85	60
Bozeman, MT	$47,480	$45,470	$22.83	30
Durham, NC	$47,440	$47,690	$22.81	260
Chicago, IL	$47,420	$47,190	$22.80	5,310
Vineland, NJ	$47,410	$46,110	$22.79	40
Fort Collins, CO	$47,400	$46,980	$22.79	n/a
Atlantic City, NJ	$47,380	$48,020	$22.78	200
Colorado Springs, CO	$47,150	$46,790	$22.67	310
Corvallis, OR	$47,120	$47,560	$22.65	60
Yakima, WA	$47,110	$47,970	$22.65	110
Honolulu, HI	$47,060	$47,750	$22.62	70
Philadelphia, PA	$47,040	$47,370	$22.61	2,880
Racine, WI	$46,960	$49,100	$22.58	110
Phoenix, AZ	$46,930	$46,260	$22.56	2,940
Portland, ME	$46,670	$47,320	$22.44	170
Binghamton, NY	$46,660	$45,500	$22.44	150
Madison, WI	$46,590	$47,740	$22.40	660
Milwaukee, WI	$46,570	$47,000	$22.39	990
Spokane, WA	$46,310	$45,880	$22.26	290
Richmond, VA	$46,230	$46,370	$22.23	640
Anchorage, AK	$46,080	$45,200	$22.15	130
Pueblo, CO	$45,870	$45,930	$22.05	140
Las Vegas, NV	$45,850	$45,620	$22.04	1,080
Fargo, ND	$45,840	$47,430	$22.04	120
Kansas City, MO	$45,760	$46,110	$22.00	840
Dallas, TX	$45,680	$46,480	$21.96	3,840
Austin, TX	$45,650	$45,570	$21.95	920
Hartford, CT	$45,600	$44,800	$21.92	610
Grand Forks, ND	$45,580	$47,040	$21.92	40
Mankato, MN	$45,570	$44,210	$21.91	90
La Crosse, WI	$45,560	$46,080	$21.90	100
Norwich, CT	$45,520	$44,720	$21.89	150
Oklahoma City, OK	$45,350	$44,890	$21.81	470
Baltimore, MD	$45,340	$44,450	$21.80	1,040
Appleton, WI	$45,280	$46,120	$21.77	160
Reading, PA	$45,200	$45,360	$21.73	180
Champaign, IL	$45,120	$45,480	$21.69	250
Bangor, ME	$44,990	$45,340	$21.63	100
Raleigh, NC	$44,900	$46,280	$21.59	870
Billings, MT	$44,880	$45,190	$21.58	120
Pittsfield, MA	$44,840	$43,170	$21.56	40
Decatur, IL	$44,830	$47,720	$21.56	60
Buffalo, NY	$44,790	$46,350	$21.53	420
Port St. Lucie, FL	$44,770	$44,270	$21.52	190
Eau Claire, WI	$44,760	$45,010	$21.52	170
Rochester, NY	$44,650	$44,770	$21.47	560
Lawrence, KS	$44,640	$45,590	$21.46	40
Green Bay, WI	$44,630	$46,490	$21.46	190
Louisville, KY	$44,610	$44,830	$21.45	780
Lexington, KY	$44,580	$43,630	$21.43	330
Allentown, PA	$44,520	$44,460	$21.40	510
Charlottesville, VA	$44,520	$40,430	$21.41	110
Traverse City, MI	$44,360	$45,310	$21.33	90
Oshkosh, WI	$44,330	$47,180	$21.31	240
Albany, NY	$44,320	$46,040	$21.31	250
Houston, TX	$44,230	$45,540	$21.27	2,620
Lewiston, ID	$44,210	$43,840	$21.26	50
St. Louis, MO	$44,200	$45,750	$21.25	670
Topeka, KS	$44,130	$46,370	$21.21	170
Naples, FL	$44,120	$45,310	$21.21	130
Charlotte, NC	$44,050	$44,980	$21.18	1,260
Casper, WY	$44,040	$38,620	$21.17	30
Greeley, CO	$44,030	$40,380	$21.17	90
Utica, NY	$43,990	$44,660	$21.15	70
Indianapolis, IN	$43,980	$41,550	$21.14	830
Wausau, WI	$43,910	$45,190	$21.11	100
Springfield, IL	$43,820	$41,420	$21.07	240
Albany, GA	$43,810	$42,340	$21.06	70
Greensboro, NC	$43,810	$45,230	$21.06	400
Nashville, TN	$43,770	$44,240	$21.04	1,020
Winston-Salem, NC	$43,730	$44,980	$21.02	500
Cincinnati, OH	$43,690	$43,140	$21.01	1,420
Virginia Beach, VA	$43,680	$44,380	$21.00	800
St. Cloud, MN	$43,670	$44,290	$21.00	110
Midland, TX	$43,650	$41,890	$20.99	40
Columbus, OH	$43,610	$41,330	$20.97	550
Davenport, IA	$43,520	$44,510	$20.92	190
Blacksburg, VA	$43,460	$43,460	$20.89	80
Sarasota, FL	$43,350	$40,760	$20.84	400
Sebastian, FL	$43,320	$45,450	$20.83	70
Roanoke, VA	$43,300	$46,380	$20.82	190
Peoria, IL	$43,290	$44,020	$20.81	220
Harrisburg, PA	$43,280	$44,700	$20.81	380
Janesville, WI	$43,280	$45,270	$20.81	70
Rockford, IL	$43,260	$44,080	$20.80	260
Savannah, GA	$43,260	$41,190	$20.80	220
Hagerstown, MD	$43,240	$44,860	$20.79	90
Syracuse, NY	$43,240	$45,110	$20.79	230
Winchester, VA	$43,180	$41,240	$20.76	80
Detroit, MI	$43,170	$43,180	$20.76	1,230
Hilton Head Island, SC	$43,130	$44,220	$20.73	80
Ann Arbor, MI	$43,110	$45,220	$20.73	270
Albuquerque, NM	$43,060	$44,720	$20.70	380
Miami, FL	$43,050	$45,210	$20.70	3,360
Kenosha, WI	$43,020	$39,260	$20.68	60
Warner Robins, GA	$42,990	$43,490	$20.67	130
Lancaster, PA	$42,950	$43,170	$20.65	190
York, PA	$42,950	$43,170	$20.65	170
Burlington, NC	$42,900	$43,290	$20.63	230
Boise, ID	$42,820	$45,610	$20.59	520
Lake Havasu City, AZ	$42,730	$42,460	$20.54	50
Cleveland, OH	$42,690	$39,750	$20.52	980
Dayton, OH	$42,680	$40,250	$20.52	750
Duluth, MN	$42,660	$40,230	$20.51	120
Watertown, NY	$42,610	$38,410	$20.49	40
Bloomington, IL	$42,580	$40,540	$20.47	120
Akron, OH	$42,400	$40,690	$20.38	190
Staunton, VA	$42,380	$39,020	$20.38	30
Salt Lake City, UT	$42,380	$40,980	$20.38	770
Grand Junction, CO	$42,350	$41,800	$20.36	80
Augusta, GA	$42,140	$39,880	$20.26	240
Gainesville, GA	$42,110	$38,630	$20.25	160
Tampa, FL	$42,100	$39,220	$20.24	1,590
Asheville, NC	$42,080	$39,770	$20.23	180
Pittsburgh, PA	$42,060	$40,430	$20.22	760
Charleston, SC	$42,050	$39,820	$20.22	510
Kankakee, IL	$41,970	$40,230	$20.18	540
Omaha, NE	$41,890	$39,540	$20.14	490
Kalamazoo, MI	$41,840	$37,790	$20.11	190
Lynchburg, VA	$41,790	$38,460	$20.09	120
Panama City, FL	$41,720	$39,980	$20.06	80
San Antonio, TX	$41,660	$38,810	$20.03	1,210
Fort Wayne, IN	$41,590	$37,550	$20.00	100
Joplin, MO	$41,590	$41,600	$19.99	40
Jacksonville, FL	$41,580	$38,380	$19.99	570
Tulsa, OK	$41,560	$39,030	$19.98	630
Charleston, WV	$41,530	$40,120	$19.97	450
Orlando, FL	$41,530	$39,390	$19.97	1,040
Paducah, KY	$41,500	$38,500	$19.95	70
Toledo, OH	$41,500	$39,080	$19.95	390
Crestview, FL	$41,300	$39,670	$19.86	110
Columbus, GA	$41,280	$40,200	$19.85	160
Grand Rapids, MI	$41,230	$38,360	$19.82	520
San Angelo, TX	$41,210	$38,590	$19.81	50
Columbia, SC	$41,160	$40,210	$19.79	400
Gainesville, FL	$41,070	$38,880	$19.75	240
Memphis, TN	$41,070	$39,480	$19.74	640
Ogden, UT	$41,070	$40,110	$19.75	250
Fort Myers, FL	$41,060	$38,010	$19.74	270
Saginaw, MI	$41,040	$39,200	$19.73	100
Des Moines, IA	$40,960	$38,490	$19.69	300
Florence, SC	$40,940	$38,150	$19.68	140
Waco, TX	$40,880	$42,440	$19.65	110
Wilmington, NC	$40,870	$39,150	$19.65	170
Fayetteville, AR	$40,830	$39,870	$19.63	160
Dubuque, IA	$40,800	$37,430	$19.61	50
Wheeling, WV	$40,770	$39,250	$19.60	100
Lincoln, NE	$40,770	$39,090	$19.60	240
Wichita, KS	$40,770	$38,350	$19.60	230
Morristown, TN	$40,740	$38,430	$19.59	40
Bowling Green, KY	$40,720	$37,960	$19.58	80
Lakeland, FL	$40,710	$37,850	$19.57	240
Scranton, PA	$40,710	$39,250	$19.57	240
Erie, PA	$40,670	$39,280	$19.55	180
Iowa City, IA	$40,660	$37,540	$19.55	80
St. George, UT	$40,660	$40,760	$19.55	140
Canton, OH	$40,650	$37,850	$19.54	170
Slidell, LA	$40,590	$39,960	$19.51	240
Greenville, NC	$40,570	$39,420	$19.50	80
Athens, GA	$40,540	$38,570	$19.49	100
Longview, TX	$40,430	$38,620	$19.44	110
Macon, GA	$40,420	$39,790	$19.43	120
Lawton, OK	$40,390	$35,600	$19.42	80
Hickory, NC	$40,330	$37,890	$19.39	170
Greenville, SC	$40,300	$39,290	$19.38	580
Hattiesburg, MS	$40,290	$37,750	$19.37	70
Elizabethtown, KY	$40,280	$37,480	$19.37	30
Kingsport, TN	$40,270	$37,870	$19.36	180
Lansing, MI	$40,230	$36,980	$19.34	130
Pensacola, FL	$40,220	$37,710	$19.34	310
Goldsboro, NC	$40,210	$38,550	$19.33	40
Williamsport, PA	$40,200	$39,480	$19.33	60
Elkhart, IN	$40,180	$38,730	$19.32	70
Las Cruces, NM	$40,180	$38,270	$19.32	60
Rome, GA	$40,180	$39,880	$19.32	110
Knoxville, TN	$40,140	$38,090	$19.30	490
Evansville, IN	$40,130	$38,720	$19.29	220
Ames, IA	$40,080	$38,240	$19.27	40
Birmingham, AL	$40,000	$38,190	$19.23	730
Ocala, FL	$39,910	$37,140	$19.19	130
Palm Bay, FL	$39,910	$37,450	$19.19	310
Spartanburg, SC	$39,870	$38,730	$19.17	290
Wildwood, FL	$39,850	$37,390	$19.16	80
Waterloo, IA	$39,850	$36,970	$19.16	60
Logan, UT	$39,830	$41,200	$19.15	50
Corpus Christi, TX	$39,760	$36,670	$19.11	210
Shreveport, LA	$39,760	$40,300	$19.12	490
Chattanooga, TN	$39,690	$37,350	$19.08	270
Sioux City, IA	$39,680	$37,430	$19.08	70
Tyler, TX	$39,600	$38,150	$19.04	200
Myrtle Beach, SC	$39,590	$38,740	$19.03	190
Sandusky, OH	$39,590	$39,780	$19.03	50
Cedar Rapids, IA	$39,560	$37,320	$19.02	80
Huntington, WV	$39,550	$39,150	$19.01	230
Killeen, TX	$39,530	$37,930	$19.01	150
Lima, OH	$39,500	$37,220	$18.99	100
Homosassa Springs, FL	$39,470	$38,480	$18.98	80
Fayetteville, NC	$39,470	$35,750	$18.98	190
Terre Haute, IN	$39,460	$37,400	$18.97	140
Youngstown, OH	$39,420	$38,000	$18.95	120
Jackson, TN	$39,410	$37,370	$18.95	140
Wichita Falls, TX	$39,400	$40,440	$18.94	70
Grand Island, NE	$39,400	$37,810	$18.94	40
Beaumont, TX	$39,310	$36,500	$18.90	130
Sebring, FL	$39,290	$38,660	$18.89	40
South Bend, IN	$39,280	$38,070	$18.89	130
Morgantown, WV	$39,220	$38,790	$18.85	230
New Orleans, LA	$39,220	$37,710	$18.86	730
Deltona, FL	$39,210	$37,820	$18.85	300
Lubbock, TX	$39,160	$37,210	$18.83	210
Clarksville, TN	$39,140	$37,770	$18.82	70
Springfield, MO	$39,140	$35,950	$18.82	250
Sherman, TX	$39,130	$36,230	$18.81	80
Odessa, TX	$39,080	$36,340	$18.79	70
Rapid City, SD	$38,990	$39,720	$18.75	40
Tallahassee, FL	$38,910	$35,620	$18.71	160
Brunswick, GA	$38,860	$37,090	$18.68	60
Amarillo, TX	$38,760	$38,480	$18.63	110
Pinehurst, NC	$38,730	$38,130	$18.62	70
Little Rock, AR	$38,700	$38,890	$18.61	480
College Station, TX	$38,680	$36,710	$18.60	100
Sioux Falls, SD	$38,630	$39,560	$18.57	190
Jackson, MS	$38,500	$38,280	$18.51	370
Johnson City, TN	$38,500	$36,430	$18.51	150
Valdosta, GA	$38,430	$35,510	$18.48	120
Farmington, NM	$38,400	$36,720	$18.46	n/a
Huntsville, AL	$38,380	$37,370	$18.45	290
Provo, UT	$38,350	$36,950	$18.44	370
El Paso, TX	$38,120	$35,820	$18.33	420
Decatur, AL	$38,050	$35,720	$18.30	50
Jacksonville, NC	$38,030	$37,840	$18.29	80
Mobile, AL	$38,010	$36,660	$18.27	260
Weirton, WV	$37,960	$38,020	$18.25	70
Rocky Mount, NC	$37,870	$39,660	$18.21	60
Cape Girardeau, MO	$37,800	$36,140	$18.17	50
Hammond, LA	$37,780	$36,970	$18.16	50
Victoria, TX	$37,760	$35,840	$18.16	60
Manhattan, KS	$37,610	$37,900	$18.08	n/a
Muncie, IN	$37,490	$36,000	$18.02	40
Altoona, PA	$37,280	$35,660	$17.92	80
Baton Rouge, LA	$37,220	$36,120	$17.89	540
Dalton, GA	$36,900	$37,260	$17.74	80
Montgomery, AL	$36,900	$36,480	$17.74	210
Texarkana, TX	$36,510	$35,140	$17.55	70
McAllen, TX	$36,440	$35,050	$17.52	430
Abilene, TX	$36,340	$36,100	$17.47	50
Alexandria, LA	$36,290	$35,440	$17.45	120
Brownsville, TX	$36,260	$35,460	$17.43	230
Beckley, WV	$36,220	$37,100	$17.42	80
Jonesboro, AR	$36,050	$35,520	$17.33	70
Gadsden, AL	$35,920	$37,500	$17.27	40
Lafayette, LA	$35,890	$34,460	$17.26	330
Fort Smith, AR	$35,840	$34,860	$17.23	50
Tuscaloosa, AL	$35,820	$32,020	$17.22	140
Florence, AL	$35,580	$35,780	$17.10	50
Houma, LA	$35,570	$34,700	$17.10	140
Lake Charles, LA	$35,410	$35,210	$17.03	120
Laredo, TX	$35,250	$33,950	$16.95	90
Monroe, LA	$35,150	$35,600	$16.90	210
Dothan, AL	$35,070	$35,730	$16.86	80
Johnstown, PA	$34,870	$34,330	$16.77	70
Gulfport, MS	$34,510	$34,260	$16.59	180
Eagle Pass, TX	$33,250	$31,370	$15.99	40
Ponce, PR	$31,160	$30,320	$14.98	80
San Juan, PR	$30,490	$29,930	$14.66	480
Mayaguez, PR	$28,810	$29,080	$13.85	60
Arecibo, PR	$28,780	$29,430	$13.84	60
Aguadilla, PR	$27,080	$26,240	$13.02	60

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Phlebotomists salary: questions

Where do phlebotomists make the most money?

In San Jose, CA, with an average of $69,000 a year, among the 327 metro areas we cover.

What is the average phlebotomists salary in the U.S.?

$46,030 a year across all U.S. metro areas, weighted by employment (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where is phlebotomists pay the lowest?

Aguadilla, PR, at $27,080 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 31-9097.
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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