Medical laboratory technologist earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level medical laboratory technologist earnings begin at:

$38.16 per hour

$79,380 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level medical laboratory technologist earnings begin at:

$33.24 per hour

$69,130 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level medical laboratory technologist earnings begin at:

$28.78 per hour

$59,870 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level medical laboratory technologist earnings begin at:

$25.62 per hour

$53,290 per year

10th percentile

Starting level medical laboratory technologist earnings begin at:

$21.83 per hour

$45,400 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 about the same as related careers in Florida. On average, they make less than acute care nurse practitioners but more than radiologic technologists.

Career Median Salary
Acute care nurse practitioner salary $63K
Registered nurse salary $62K
Physical therapist assistant salary $62K
Diagnostic medical sonographer salary $62K
Orthotist salary $63K
Medical laboratory technologist salary $60K
Histotechnologist salary $60K
Cytotechnologist salary $60K
Respiratory therapist salary $56K
Radiologic technologist salary $53K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)