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Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technician Salary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California

The annual salary statistics of medical and clinical laboratory technicians in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical and clinical laboratory technicians in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2020 and published in April 2021 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$35,930
25th Percentile Wage
$44,130
50th Percentile Wage
$55,600
75th Percentile Wage
$63,130
90th Percentile Wage
$73,860

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical and clinical laboratory technicians in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $73,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,930.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical and clinical laboratory technicians from 2012 to 2016.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth4-Year Growth
2016
$55,600
-0.61% 2.48%
2015
$55,940
3.15% -
2014
$54,180
-0.55% -
2013
$54,480
0.48% -
2012
$54,220
- -

Table 2. Compare Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technician Salary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $55,600, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the second highest paying city for medical and clinical laboratory technicians in state of California, following the highest paying city San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City (median annual salary of $58,260). Compared with San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, the median annual salary of medical and clinical laboratory technicians in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 4.6 percent (4.6%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$58,260
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$55,600
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$55,060
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$54,000
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$53,860
Vallejo-Fairfield
$53,780
Modesto
$52,550
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$52,380
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$51,120
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$50,900
Fresno
$50,270
Visalia-Porterville
$48,040
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$46,990
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$46,190
Hanford-Corcoran
$46,160
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$45,560
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$44,170
Stockton
$43,190
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$42,000
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$41,700
Bakersfield-Delano
$41,390
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$41,200
Napa
$40,630
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$39,990
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$39,790
Chico
$39,670
Yuba City
$39,240
Redding
$38,500
Salinas
$38,100
Merced
$37,890
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$36,270
El Centro
$35,170
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$31,600

See also: Top paying jobs in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California.