The average salary for a medical laboratory technologist in California is around $82,650 per year.
Avg Salary
Medical laboratory technologists earn an average yearly salary of $82,650.
Wages typically start from $44,330 and go up to $115,530.
4% above national average Updated in 2016
Medical laboratory technologist earnings by seniority
Top-level medical laboratory technologist earnings begin at:
$55.54 per hour
$115,530 per year
Senior-level medical laboratory technologist earnings begin at:
$47.29 per hour
$98,360 per year
Mid-level medical laboratory technologist earnings begin at:
$39.74 per hour
$82,650 per year
Junior-level medical laboratory technologist earnings begin at:
$30.71 per hour
$63,870 per year
Starting level medical laboratory technologist earnings begin at:
$21.31 per hour
$44,330 per year
Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.
Medical laboratory technologist salary by state
State Name | Average Salary |
---|---|
California | $82,650 |
Rhode Island | $75,420 |
Alaska | $75,180 |
Nevada | $72,800 |
Massachusetts | $72,390 |
Connecticut | $71,920 |
Oregon | $70,260 |
New Jersey | $69,760 |
Washington | $69,540 |
Hawaii | $68,410 |
New York | $67,770 |
Vermont | $67,010 |
District of Columbia | $66,930 |
Delaware | $66,400 |
New Hampshire | $66,220 |
Minnesota | $65,770 |
Colorado | $65,760 |
Guam | $65,490 |
Wyoming | $62,300 |
Maryland | $61,760 |
Idaho | $61,710 |
Montana | $60,920 |
Tennessee | $60,270 |
Florida | $59,870 |
Illinois | $59,840 |
Ohio | $59,400 |
Texas | $58,770 |
Virginia | $58,560 |
Indiana | $58,450 |
North Carolina | $58,090 |
Arizona | $58,050 |
Georgia | $57,930 |
Missouri | $57,640 |
Pennsylvania | $57,530 |
Michigan | $57,200 |
Wisconsin | $57,070 |
Nebraska | $56,560 |
Kentucky | $56,510 |
Maine | $56,380 |
Mississippi | $56,130 |
West Virginia | $55,830 |
Oklahoma | $55,790 |
Iowa | $55,570 |
Kansas | $55,560 |
Alabama | $54,820 |
North Dakota | $54,710 |
New Mexico | $53,890 |
Utah | $53,810 |
Arkansas | $51,480 |
South Dakota | $51,470 |
Louisiana | $51,140 |
South Carolina | $50,860 |
Puerto Rico | $30,450 |
How do medical laboratory technologist salaries compare to similar careers?
Medical laboratory technologists earn 6% less than similar careers in California. On average, they make less than biomedical engineers but more than midwives.
Career | Median Salary |
---|---|
Biomedical engineer salary | $93K |
Audiologist salary | $96K |
Diagnostic medical sonographer salary | $94K |
Counseling psychologist salary | $91K |
MRI technologist salary | $83K |
Cytotechnologist salary | $83K |
Histotechnologist salary | $83K |
Medical laboratory technologist salary | $83K |
Respiratory therapist salary | $78K |
Midwife salary | $65K |
Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)