There were 333,600 clinical lab techs (technologists and technicians) employed in the U.S. as of May 2022 according to data recently published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Clinical lab techs work primarily in hospitals and medical diagnostic laboratories, with smaller numbers employed by physician offices, professional education institutions, and ambulatory health service providers. Clinical lab techs typically earn modestly better salaries than workers in most other occupations. As of May 2022, the BLS estimated the national mean wage for clinical laboratory techs to be $59,130 per year. The profession's median salary, which is the mid-point on the wage scale that divides the upper and lower half of earners, was $57,380 per year as of May 2022. Clinical lab tech pay varies widely from region to region, a characteristic visible in the top 25 U.S. metropolitan areas, which collectively account for about 43% of all clinical lab tech jobs. BLS data from May 2022 details the following about clinical lab tech average pay in the top 25 U.S. metro areas:
Clinical Lab Tech Average Pay in the Top 25 U.S. Metro Areas
| Metropolitan Area | Median Annual Wage | Mean Annual Wage | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York-Newark-Jersey City | $80,180 | $76,380 | ||
| 2 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | $57,010 | $65,780 | ||
| 3 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin | $62,560 | $61,130 | ||
| 4 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | $52,510 | $57,240 | ||
| 5 | Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land | $50,270 | $56,440 | ||
| 6 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | $62,490 | $64,120 | ||
| 7 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | $60,620 | $61,890 | ||
| 8 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach | $60,360 | $57,150 | ||
| 9 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta | $56,230 | $59,070 | ||
| 10 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton | $61,090 | $64,590 | ||
| 11 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler | $46,190 | $53,980 | ||
| 12 | San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley | $79,690 | $78,490 | ||
| 13 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | $49,920 | $61,370 | ||
| 14 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn | $56,200 | $56,500 | ||
| 15 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | $62,380 | $67,130 | ||
| 16 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington | $62,310 | $65,280 | ||
| 17 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad | $57,950 | $62,400 | ||
| 18 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater | $51,220 | $54,150 | ||
| 19 | Denver-Aurora-Lakewood | $64,440 | $64,570 | ||
| 20 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson | $51,330 | $57,850 | ||
| 21 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $49,320 | $55,260 | ||
| 22 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford | $51,200 | $53,780 | ||
| 23 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia | $52,410 | $54,060 | ||
| 24 | San Antonio-New Braunfels | $50,230 | $54,270 | ||
| 25 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | $68,010 | $72,030 | ||
| National | $57,380 | $59,130 | |||
Data includes clinical laboratory technologists and technicians
Report Period: May 2022
Top 25 U.S. Metro Areas from the 2020 Census
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Occupational Statistics
Data extracted on July 8, 2023
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