Median salary
$29.00/hr
per hour · USD
Typical range
$23.35/hr – $34.00/hr
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
45.9%
590 of 1,285 roles
Live roles
1,285
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
Hardware Lab Technician
Master Test Lab Technician
Medical Lab Technician - Clinical Laboratory - PRN
Lab Technician and Test Engineer
Medical Laboratory Technician
Medical Laboratory Technician
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Advocate Health
|
$72,956 | 53 |
Aspen Dental
|
$57,200 | 38 |
Sanford Health
|
$68,640 | 23 |
Siemens Healthineers
|
$48,242 | 22 |
|
Sutter Health
|
$86,226 | 17 |
| EH Essentia Health | $63,648 | 16 |
Labcorp
|
$66,170 | 12 |
USC
|
$49,920 | 12 |
Lab Technician salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $78,750 | 5 |
| Austin | $62,000 | 3 |
| New York | $61,922 | 5 |
| Boston | $52,010 | 10 |
| Denver | $51,033 | 7 |
| Los Angeles | $49,920 | 12 |
Salary by employment type
| Employment type | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time | $27.75/hr | 447 |
| Part-time | $31.88/hr | 122 |
| Contract | $50.00/hr | 3 |
| Internship | $21.50/hr | 18 |
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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 $23.35/hr (25th percentile) and $34.00/hr (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $20.00/hr to $38.38/hr.
These figures are computed live from 1,285 active Lab Technician roles on JobsRadar, of which 590 (45.9%) 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, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Carrier.
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 $48,571 and $70,720 (25th–75th percentile), based on 590 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Lab Technician salary range?
- Pay ranges from about $41,600 to $79,820 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $60,315. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.