Median salary
$60,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$49.9k – $75.8k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
40.2%
45 of 112 roles
Live roles
112
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-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
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 |
Lab Technician salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $77,500 | 3 |
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How much do Lab Technician roles pay?
The median salary for Lab Technician roles is $60,000 per year. Most pay falls between $49,920 (25th percentile) and $75,750 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $39,150 to $111,016.
These figures are computed live from 112 active Lab Technician roles on JobsRadar, of which 45 (40.2%) 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 OpenAI, Fluidstack, Periodic Labs and Roblox.
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 $60,000 per year, with most pay between $49,920 and $75,750 (25th–75th percentile), based on 45 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Lab Technician salary range?
- Pay ranges from about $39,150 to $111,016 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $60,000. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.