Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists Salary in Salinas, California

The annual salary statistics of medical and clinical laboratory technologists in Salinas, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical and clinical laboratory technologists in Salinas 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 Technologists in Salinas, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$75,930
25th Percentile Wage
$83,170
50th Percentile Wage
$90,600
75th Percentile Wage
$99,670
90th Percentile Wage
$112,540

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical and clinical laboratory technologists in Salinas, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $112,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $90,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $75,930.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical and clinical laboratory technologists from 2012 to 2015. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2020.

YearMedian Salary Growth3-Year Growth
2015
$90,600
1.68% 7.06%
2014
$89,080
1.99% -
2013
$87,310
3.56% -
2012
$84,200
- -

Table 2. Compare Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists Salary in Salinas with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $90,600 in Salinas is in the middle of salary range for medical and clinical laboratory technologists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of medical and clinical laboratory technologists in Salinas is 17.5 percent (17.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Santa Cruz-Watsonville and 23.7 percent (23.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Visalia-Porterville.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$109,790
Merced
$106,260
Stockton
$98,670
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$97,260
Fresno
$93,500
Redding
$91,300
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$90,850
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$90,790
Salinas
$90,600
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$88,200
Bakersfield-Delano
$88,080
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$87,430
Hanford-Corcoran
$87,240
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$87,080
Yuba City
$87,070
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$85,840
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$83,000
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$82,990
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$82,580
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$81,490
El Centro
$81,300
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$80,280
Modesto
$80,070
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$79,880
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$77,710
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$77,040
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$74,670
Chico
$72,220
Vallejo-Fairfield
$71,690
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$70,770
Visalia-Porterville
$69,160

See also: Top paying jobs in Salinas, California.