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Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technician Salary in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California

The annual salary statistics of clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$45,760
25th Percentile Wage
$51,440
50th Percentile Wage
$62,600
75th Percentile Wage
$112,810
90th Percentile Wage
$133,360

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $133,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,760.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of clinical laboratory technologists and technicians from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$62,600
5.14% -15.88%
2021
$59,380
-7.31% -
2020
$63,720
-2.92% -
2019
$65,580
-11.80% -
2018
$73,320
1.06% -
2017
$72,540
0.00% -
2012
$72,540
- -

Table 2. Compare Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technician Salary in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,600 in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is in the middle of salary range for clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 39.9 percent (39.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Merced and 37.0 percent (37.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Merced
$104,110
Redding
$85,640
Napa
$85,290
Vallejo-Fairfield
$82,690
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$79,690
Stockton
$76,300
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$74,880
Modesto
$71,660
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$71,480
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$70,940
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$70,350
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$67,830
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$66,510
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$63,980
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$62,600
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$61,830
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$61,270
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$57,950
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$57,930
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$57,010
Fresno
$56,890
Yuba City
$54,750
Bakersfield-Delano
$53,980
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$53,940
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$53,810
Madera-Chowchilla
$50,130
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$49,920
Salinas
$49,160
El Centro
$49,080
Hanford-Corcoran
$48,990
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$48,780
Chico
$47,880
Visalia-Porterville
$47,020
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$39,430

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