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Lab Technician

$61,360

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -20.8%

$77,500 $61,360

$58.2k 25th

$61.4k Median

$95k 75th

$50.6k

$135k

Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $39.5k – $295k · outliers off-axis

Disclosing: 24.2%
Live roles: 120

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Highest-paying jobs

Prototyping Lab Technician, Robotics

OpenAI · San Francisco

$225,000 – $295,000

3D Printing Lab Technician, Robotics

OpenAI · San Francisco

$250,000 – $295,000

Data Center & Lab Technician - AI Accelerator Infrastructure - Contract

d-Matrix · Santa Clara

$155,000 – $235,000

Laboratory Operations & Maintenance Technician

Periodic Labs · Menlo Park

$100,000 – $140,000

Electronics Lab Technician

CHAOS Industries · San Diego, California, United States

$104,000 – $131,040

Lab Technician

IMC · Chicago, United States

$100,000 – $130,000

Laboratory Technician - contract to hire

Periodic Labs · Menlo Park

$100,000 – $130,000

Hardware Lab Technician

Astera Labs · San Jose, California, United States

$95,000 – $95,000

Senior Lab Technician

Serve Robotics · San Carlos, California

$84,094 – $92,224

Lab Technician (San Francisco)

Plasmidsaurus · San Francisco

$72,500 – $82,500

Top companies hiring

Company	Median	Roles
OpenAI	$266,250	2
Periodic Labs	$117,500	2
Plasmidsaurus	$63,750	2
SpaceX	$60,320	2
GenScript/ProBio	$56,000	2
Dandy	$50,569	2
d-Matrix	$195,000	1
CHAOS Industries	$117,520	1

Lab Technician salary by location

Location	Median	Roles
San Francisco	$168,750	4