Median salary
$65,520
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$59.6k – $89.9k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
23.5%
28 of 119 roles
Live roles
119
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Prototyping Lab Technician, Robotics
Data Center & Lab Technician - AI Accelerator Infrastructure - Contract
Laboratory Operations & Maintenance Technician
Electronics Lab Technician
Laboratory Technician - contract to hire
Lab Technician
Hardware Lab Technician
Senior Lab Technician
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Periodic Labs
|
$117,500 | 2 |
Plasmidsaurus
|
$63,750 | 2 |
SpaceX
|
$60,320 | 2 |
GenScript/ProBio
|
$56,000 | 2 |
|
OpenAI
|
$260,000 | 1 |
|
d-Matrix
|
$195,000 | 1 |
|
CHAOS Industries
|
$117,520 | 1 |
|
IMC
|
$115,000 | 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 $65,520 per year. Most pay falls between $59,560 (25th percentile) and $89,869 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $50,672 to $118,264.
These figures are computed live from 119 active Lab Technician roles on JobsRadar, of which 28 (23.5%) 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, d-Matrix, Periodic Labs and CHAOS Industries.
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.