The highest-paying states for clinical laboratory technologists and 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 clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $79,640, New York is the highest paying state for clinical laboratory technologists and technicians. It is followed by Connecticut (average annual salary $78,200). 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 clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | $79,640 |
$44,160 | 16,990 |
| 2 | Connecticut | $78,200 |
$46,180 | 3,690 |
| 3 | New Hampshire | $76,470 |
$45,510 | 570 |
| 4 | Oregon | $75,320 |
$44,530 | 3,030 |
| 5 | New Jersey | $67,820 |
$43,200 | 8,450 |
| 6 | Alaska | $66,740 |
$35,010 | 710 |
| 7 | Montana | $65,040 |
$34,170 | 940 |
| 8 | Rhode Island | $64,710 |
$46,740 | 1,110 |
| 9 | District of Columbia | $64,560 |
$48,300 | 1,180 |
| 10 | Hawaii | $64,200 |
$43,780 | 1,090 |
| 11 | Vermont | $63,630 |
$40,200 | 670 |
| 12 | Delaware | $63,520 |
$38,070 | 580 |
| 13 | Colorado | $63,110 |
$37,250 | 5,260 |
| 14 | Nevada | $62,640 |
$35,560 | 2,120 |
| 15 | Washington | $62,140 |
$39,220 | 7,450 |
| 16 | Illinois | $61,390 |
$36,760 | 9,950 |
| 17 | California | $61,180 |
$38,940 | 29,730 |
| 18 | Maine | $61,170 |
$40,560 | 1,050 |
| 19 | Massachusetts | $61,130 |
$39,390 | 13,660 |
| 20 | Minnesota | $60,780 |
$42,280 | 6,040 |
| 21 | Louisiana | $59,330 |
$31,600 | 3,830 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | $58,590 |
$36,510 | 7,530 |
| 23 | North Dakota | $58,470 |
$36,990 | 1,260 |
| 24 | Ohio | $57,380 |
$36,360 | 12,720 |
| 25 | Florida | $57,110 |
$31,620 | 25,870 |
| 26 | Pennsylvania | $56,630 |
$36,500 | 13,490 |
| 27 | West Virginia | $56,480 |
$32,030 | 1,680 |
| 28 | Tennessee | $55,670 |
$31,770 | 9,030 |
| 29 | Nebraska | $55,340 |
$36,340 | 1,680 |
| 30 | Virginia | $55,180 |
$35,190 | 9,930 |
| 31 | Michigan | $53,850 |
$33,950 | 10,300 |
| 32 | Georgia | $51,950 |
$31,830 | 9,300 |
| 33 | Maryland | $51,920 |
$35,930 | 6,610 |
| 34 | Iowa | $50,820 |
$34,240 | 2,850 |
| 35 | Kansas | $50,580 |
$33,200 | 3,480 |
| 36 | Wyoming | $50,380 |
$32,120 | 670 |
| 37 | Kentucky | $50,080 |
$30,240 | 5,480 |
| 38 | Texas | $50,070 |
$31,750 | 25,020 |
| 39 | North Carolina | $49,640 |
$34,070 | 12,540 |
| 40 | Oklahoma | $49,580 |
$31,230 | 4,950 |
| 41 | South Dakota | $49,430 |
$30,970 | 1,290 |
| 42 | Arkansas | $49,160 |
$30,430 | 2,460 |
| 43 | Indiana | $48,810 |
$31,450 | 6,600 |
| 44 | New Mexico | $48,500 |
$30,440 | 1,600 |
| 45 | Missouri | $48,340 |
$31,220 | 8,470 |
| 46 | South Carolina | $47,590 |
$31,570 | 5,130 |
| 47 | Idaho | $47,510 |
$28,680 | 1,890 |
| 48 | Alabama | $46,690 |
$29,060 | 5,780 |
| 49 | Arizona | $46,600 |
$36,670 | 7,960 |
| 50 | Utah | $45,080 |
$31,320 | 6,030 |
| 51 | Virgin Islands | $44,770 |
$35,400 | 100 |
| 52 | Mississippi | $40,060 |
$26,790 | 3,890 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $35,450 |
$23,070 | 2,970 |
| 54 | Guam | $34,310 |
$26,230 | 150 |