Highest-paying Cities for Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

The top 100 highest paying cities for medical and clinical laboratory technicians (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of medical and clinical laboratory technicians in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $59,990, Fairbanks, Alaska is the highest paying city for medical and clinical laboratory technicians. It is followed by Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont (average annual salary $59,840). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of medical and clinical laboratory technicians in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Fairbanks, Alaska	$59,990	$36,520	60
2	Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$59,840	$42,060	50
3	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$58,260	$40,190	1,260
4	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey	$56,680	$43,590	n/a
5	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$55,600	$35,930	2,500
6	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$55,060	$33,880	120
7	Eastern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$54,980	$28,890	30
8	Camden, New Jersey	$54,260	$37,930	360
9	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$54,180	$34,790	590
10	Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$54,000	$33,430	60
11	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$53,860	$33,490	980
12	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$53,780	$34,690	220
13	Central Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$53,670	$42,500	30
14	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$53,080	$35,580	210
15	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$52,940	$29,490	100
16	Modesto, California	$52,550	$33,230	70
17	Syracuse, New York	$52,470	$39,840	250
18	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$52,380	$31,160	1,210
19	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$52,090	$35,610	490
20	Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, New Hampshire	$51,500	$32,600	40
21	Ithaca, New York	$51,490	$27,800	120
22	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$51,270	$33,420	7,090
23	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$51,210	$29,900	980
24	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$51,170	$30,890	30
25	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$51,120	$33,630	240
26	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$51,080	$41,470	80
27	Bangor, Maine	$51,020	$32,880	70
28	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$50,900	$34,490	1,130
29	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$50,780	$35,250	260
30	Missoula, Montana	$50,560	$28,900	90
31	Anchorage, Alaska	$50,540	$34,980	260
32	Western Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$50,500	$23,010	80
33	Fresno, California	$50,270	$33,330	310
34	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$50,070	$37,310	750
35	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$49,420	$30,820	320
36	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$49,260	$31,140	100
37	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$49,200	$32,800	1,170
38	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$49,020	$32,830	80
39	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$48,760	$34,130	4,530
40	Spokane, Washington	$48,440	$24,620	470
41	Visalia-Porterville, California	$48,040	$31,770	50
42	St Cloud, Minnesota	$47,810	$37,690	80
43	Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$47,670	$29,970	120
44	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$47,540	$31,900	500
45	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana	$47,480	$22,470	80
46	Olympia, Washington	$47,470	$35,710	80
47	Salisbury, Maryland	$47,460	$29,750	110
48	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$47,440	$35,390	240
49	Longview, Texas	$47,260	$31,610	80
50	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$47,140	$32,550	300
51	Duluth, Wisconsin	$47,140	$35,880	190
52	Sebastian-Vero Beach, Florida	$46,990	$22,340	70
53	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California	$46,990	$31,360	80
54	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$46,810	$27,890	280
55	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$46,710	$30,810	130
56	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida	$46,710	$28,000	130
57	Toledo, Ohio	$46,630	$32,860	280
58	Madison, Wisconsin	$46,590	$32,530	620
59	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts	$46,570	$31,130	190
60	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$46,280	$27,470	60
61	Dubuque, Iowa	$46,230	$39,180	30
62	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$46,200	$33,690	100
63	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$46,190	$28,120	310
64	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$46,160	$31,590	60
65	Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota	$45,910	$35,390	50
66	Fond du Lac, Wisconsin	$45,830	$29,950	70
67	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire	$45,800	$40,080	70
68	Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$45,650	$25,130	150
69	Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$45,620	$32,900	30
70	North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$45,560	$36,070	n/a
71	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$45,560	$33,880	60
72	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$45,310	$34,000	90
73	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$45,290	$39,260	60
74	East Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$45,290	$32,470	40
75	Cumberland, West Virginia	$45,150	$26,980	30
76	Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, South Carolina	$45,140	$32,570	60
77	Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$45,110	$30,970	70
78	Northeastern Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$44,970	$30,080	100
79	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$44,950	$33,200	2,120
80	Salem, Oregon	$44,880	$32,110	70
81	Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$44,840	$32,840	110
82	Jacksonville, North Carolina	$44,830	$34,880	50
83	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$44,780	$34,340	250
84	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$44,660	$31,990	820
85	Northwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$44,580	$25,520	40
86	Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$44,570	$34,440	70
87	Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire	$44,410	$32,350	70
88	Canton-Massillon, Ohio	$44,400	$36,110	180
89	Springfield, Massachusetts	$44,390	$30,350	700
90	Eau Claire, Wisconsin	$44,380	$33,570	90
91	Bloomington-Normal, Illinois	$44,320	$25,830	90
92	Honolulu, Hawaii	$44,320	$34,400	630
93	Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$44,320	$29,670	150
94	Green Bay, Wisconsin	$44,200	$31,720	140
95	Rochester, Minnesota	$44,180	$34,030	460
96	Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$44,180	$35,040	40
97	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$44,170	$24,180	2,370
98	Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$44,150	$27,480	130
99	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$44,120	$28,920	200
100	North Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$44,090	$33,920	30

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for medical and clinical laboratory technicians.