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Medical lab scientist · USA

Medical lab scientist salary in the USA

Median $62,930 gross per year · May 2025 · Source

Median

$62,930

gross per year

Middle 80 %

$38,910–$100,990

10th to 90th percentile

Employed

332,940

people in this job

Occupation: Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (SOC 29-2010). OEWS publishes clinical laboratory technologists (SOC 29-2011) and technicians (SOC 29-2012) together as SOC 29-2010; the figures cover both. BLS annual wages are its hourly wages times 2,080 hours (a full-time year) for wage and salary employees in all industries, excluding the self-employed; states whose figures BLS does not publish are left out.

By state

Medical lab scientist salary by state
#StateMedian10th percentile90th percentileEmployed
1New York$97,280$50,060$132,53016,460
2Oregon$83,010$49,260$117,6402,660
3New Hampshire$81,020$42,090$99,930800
4Massachusetts$79,120$47,360$105,75010,850
5Vermont$78,680$56,460$101,120460
6District of Columbia$76,560$47,470$126,300960
7California$76,010$47,580$126,87029,210
8Rhode Island$75,780$41,850$102,6501,060
9Minnesota$74,440$49,810$101,1907,190
10Washington$72,760$46,780$112,0207,430
11Illinois$71,950$44,980$99,97010,330
12Colorado$70,050$47,050$102,9005,000
13Maine$68,690$46,280$94,3201,250
14Delaware$68,630$46,650$98,420690
15New Jersey$68,450$46,530$107,4707,000
16Hawaii$66,020$48,070$100,3401,090
17Wyoming$65,510$34,270$99,440450
18Connecticut$65,310$43,320$111,9403,670
19Montana$65,190$38,910$97,0701,020
20Ohio$63,800$39,250$95,10013,050
21Maryland$63,690$34,760$98,2606,200
22North Dakota$62,680$37,300$83,9201,370
23Arizona$62,530$40,520$99,5606,440
24Georgia$62,180$37,970$101,02011,540
25Tennessee$62,070$37,800$87,2108,410
26Kansas$62,050$38,490$94,7803,930
27West Virginia$61,810$37,240$88,4701,800
28Michigan$61,260$37,560$91,28010,000
29Virginia$61,050$38,910$96,0807,150
30Alaska$60,950$44,550$109,080680
31South Dakota$60,890$37,550$81,5601,280
32Kentucky$60,880$37,800$88,7504,860
33Wisconsin$60,670$46,350$84,9808,480
34North Carolina$60,650$39,860$86,49013,710
35Nebraska$60,540$38,090$85,6101,930
36Florida$60,510$37,530$96,86025,790
37Missouri$60,300$37,490$91,5407,670
38Texas$59,290$38,330$94,83029,530
39Nevada$57,320$40,390$103,8902,040
40Indiana$57,080$38,910$87,4707,210
41South Carolina$55,280$36,420$81,9304,380
42Louisiana$54,460$33,140$84,7203,790
43Iowa$54,260$38,790$79,6603,240
44Oklahoma$53,300$35,780$83,9704,250
45Pennsylvania$51,680$37,630$86,39013,020
46Mississippi$50,640$33,760$81,2003,070
47Arkansas$49,670$35,580$79,4203,180
48Alabama$49,440$34,790$79,5207,250
49Utah$49,090$38,220$86,0806,370
50Idaho$47,450$38,130$92,2801,590
51New Mexico$47,360$36,770$80,9902,160

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