Medical and clinical laboratory technician earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level medical and clinical laboratory technician earnings begin at:

$36.50 per hour

$75,930 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level medical and clinical laboratory technician earnings begin at:

$31.90 per hour

$66,360 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level medical and clinical laboratory technician earnings begin at:

$27.63 per hour

$57,470 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level medical and clinical laboratory technician earnings begin at:

$23.62 per hour

$49,120 per year

10th percentile

Starting level medical and clinical laboratory technician earnings begin at:

$20.40 per hour

$42,430 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Medical and clinical laboratory technician salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Rhode Island $57,470
New Jersey $51,160
Alaska $49,640
Vermont $49,270
New York $47,610
Hawaii $46,790
Minnesota $44,920
Virgin Islands, U.S. $44,640
Connecticut $44,470
Nevada $44,230
Washington $43,800
Ohio $42,310
Oregon $42,170
Illinois $42,020
Wisconsin $41,950
New Hampshire $41,520
Iowa $41,470
District of Columbia $41,450
North Dakota $41,390
Maine $41,270
West Virginia $40,980
Massachusetts $40,530
California $40,523
Colorado $40,270
Delaware $39,930
Arizona $39,590
Montana $39,010
Maryland $38,860
Nebraska $38,760
Pennsylvania $38,140
Kentucky $37,910
Virginia $37,440
South Carolina $36,860
Wyoming $36,810
New Mexico $36,280
Tennessee $36,210
Indiana $35,630
Kansas $35,460
Florida $35,360
North Carolina $35,000
South Dakota $34,830
Georgia $34,300
Mississippi $34,180
Alabama $34,090
Missouri $34,040
Arkansas $33,980
Guam $33,380
Louisiana $32,970
Michigan $31,840
Utah $31,800
Idaho $31,480
Texas $31,293
Oklahoma $31,170
Puerto Rico $20,150

How do medical and clinical laboratory technician salaries compare to similar careers?

Medical and clinical laboratory technicians earn about the same as related careers in Rhode Island. On average, they make less than diagnostic medical sonographers but more than ophthalmic medical technologists.

Career Median Salary
Diagnostic medical sonographer salary $70K
Cardiovascular technologist and technician salary $68K
Radiologic technologist salary $64K
Respiratory therapist salary $65K
Occupational therapist assistant salary $61K
Medical and clinical laboratory technician salary $57K
Licensed practical nurse salary $56K
Physical therapist assistant salary $56K
Healthcare social worker salary $49K
Ophthalmic medical technologist salary $51K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)