Median salary
$29.00/hr
per hour · USD
Typical range
$23.50/hr – $34.00/hr
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
45.1%
567 of 1,258 roles
Live roles
1,258
open right now
This work is paid by the hour, so the figures above are hourly rates — not an annual salary.
Salary trend
median · USD per hourSalary distribution
USD per hour · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Lab Technician & Test Engineer
Lab Technician, Fluidstack Labs
Data Center & Lab Technician - AI Accelerator Infrastructure - Contract
Hardware Lab Technician
Master Test Lab Technician
Medical Lab Technician Microbiology - Limited Term
Medical Lab Technician - Clinical Laboratory - PRN
Senior Electronics & Electrical Lab Technician / Lead
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Aspen Dental
|
$55,640 | 40 |
Advocate Health
|
$72,956 | 36 |
Sanford Health
|
$68,640 | 21 |
Siemens Healthineers
|
$47,537 | 21 |
|
Sutter Health
|
$80,309 | 19 |
| EH Essentia Health | $63,648 | 18 |
University of Rochester
|
$47,497 | 16 |
USC
|
$50,419 | 14 |
Lab Technician salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $72,280 | 10 |
| New York | $62,400 | 5 |
| Austin | $62,000 | 3 |
| Boston | $52,010 | 11 |
| Los Angeles | $50,440 | 13 |
| Denver | $50,372 | 6 |
Salary by employment type
| Employment type | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time | $28.50/hr | 430 |
| Part-time | $31.08/hr | 114 |
| Internship | $21.50/hr | 21 |
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How much do Lab Technician roles pay?
The median salary for Lab Technician roles is $29.00/hr per year. Most pay falls between $23.50/hr (25th percentile) and $34.00/hr (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $20.10/hr to $38.00/hr.
These figures are computed live from 1,258 active Lab Technician roles on JobsRadar, of which 567 (45.1%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid Lab Technician roles include Booz Allen Hamilton, Fluidstack, d-Matrix and Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average Lab Technician salary?
- The median is $60,315 per year, with most pay between $48,880 and $70,720 (25th–75th percentile), based on 567 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Lab Technician salary range?
- Pay ranges from about $41,811 to $79,040 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $60,315. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.