Side-by-side distribution
Lab Technician
$59,280
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 39.1%
- Live roles
- 110
Physician
$175,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 58.9%
- Live roles
- 1,971
Highest-paying jobs
Prototyping Lab Technician, Robotics
Lab Technician, Fluidstack Labs
Laboratory Operations & Maintenance Technician
Laboratory Technician (Contract-to-Hire)
Hardware & Testing Lab Technician
Senior Lab Technician
Materials Lab Technician, Mechanical Testing
Data Center & Lab Technician - AI Accelerator Infrastructure - Contract
Medical Lab Technician II - Blood Bank - Night - Full-time
Laboratory Technician
Highest-paying jobs
Dermatologist - Physician-Led Organization
Telehealth Physician (1099)
Synchronous Telehealth Physician (1099)
Cardiologist Physician, Interventional
Gastroenterology Physician, Vicksburg, MS
Gastroenterology Physician, Beaumont, TX
Gastroenterology Physician, Flowood, MS
Emergency Medicine Physician - Paris, IL - $280 per hour
GYN / MIGS Physician
OB-Focused OB/GYN Physician
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Plasmidsaurus
|
$54,986 | 3 |
Dandy
|
$35,294 | 3 |
|
Periodic Labs
|
$117,500 | 2 |
RAVE Aerospace LLC
|
$66,560 | 2 |
GenScript/ProBio
|
$56,000 | 2 |
Green Thumb
|
$41,730 | 2 |
Curaleaf
|
$33,800 | 2 |
|
OpenAI
|
$260,000 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
One Medical
|
$238,000 | 246 |
MedElite Group, LLC.
|
$130,000 | 246 |
|
HealthOp Solutions
|
$145,000 | 61 |
Ennoble Care
|
$130,000 | 57 |
Greenlife Healthcare Staffing
|
$213,580 | 52 |
Skilled Wound Care
|
$242,500 | 50 |
Includedhealth
|
$213,000 | 44 |
Form Health
|
$230,000 | 33 |
Lab Technician salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $77,500 | 3 |
Physician salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $318,350 | 61 |
| Seattle | $252,850 | 20 |
| Austin | $230,000 | 23 |
| Atlanta | $225,000 | 12 |
| Chicago | $218,100 | 16 |
| Los Angeles | $185,120 | 12 |
| New York | $175,000 | 81 |
| Boston | $174,720 | 17 |
| Denver | $166,400 | 7 |
| London | $98,863 | 6 |
Lab Technician vs Physician: which pays more?
The median for Lab Technician is $59,280 per year (typically $49,400–$75,980), versus $175,000 for Physician ($130,000–$260,000). That puts Physician about 195% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Lab Technician and Physician are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.