Lab Technician salaries in San Francisco.
What Lab Technician roles in San Francisco pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$22.00/hr
per hour · USD
Typical range
$22.00/hr – $30.60/hr
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
78.6%
11 of 14 roles
Live roles
14
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
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Lab Automation Support Technician
Lab Field Service Technician II
Lab Technician | San Francisco
Research Technician- Brainard Lab
Lab Technician for Microfabrication (part-time)
Research Technician – Scanziani Lab
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Academy of Art University
|
$45,760 | 3 |
|
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
|
$49,182 | 2 |
|
OpenAI
|
$260,000 | 1 |
|
PerkinElmer
|
$85,000 | 1 |
|
Plasmidsaurus
|
$77,500 | 1 |
|
Flagship Facility Services
|
$75,920 | 1 |
|
Labcorp
|
$73,757 | 1 |
|
Shennon Biotechnologies
|
$46,800 | 1 |
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How much do Lab Technician roles in San Francisco pay?
The median salary for Lab Technician roles in San Francisco is $22.00/hr per year. Most pay falls between $22.00/hr (25th percentile) and $30.60/hr (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $21.82/hr to $35.88/hr.
These figures are computed live from 14 active Lab Technician roles in San Francisco on JobsRadar, of which 11 (78.6%) 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 in San Francisco include OpenAI, PerkinElmer, Labcorp and Flagship Facility Services.
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 in San Francisco?
- The median is $45,760 per year, with most pay between $45,760 and $63,653 (25th–75th percentile), based on 11 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Lab Technician salary range in San Francisco?
- Pay ranges from about $45,381 to $74,622 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $45,760. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.