The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $57,470, Rhode Island is the highest paying state for medical and clinical laboratory technicians. It is followed by New Jersey (average annual salary $51,160). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2021 [1]. For more salary information of medical and clinical laboratory technicians in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhode Island | $57,470 |
$42,430 | 420 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $51,160 |
$33,890 | 3,080 |
| 3 | Alaska | $49,640 |
$34,820 | 420 |
| 4 | Vermont | $49,270 |
$31,210 | 250 |
| 5 | New York | $47,610 |
$28,050 | 7,740 |
| 6 | Hawaii | $46,790 |
$35,890 | 720 |
| 7 | California | $45,420 |
$27,960 | 18,580 |
| 8 | Minnesota | $44,920 |
$33,600 | 3,480 |
| 9 | Virgin Islands | $44,640 |
$31,540 | 50 |
| 10 | Connecticut | $44,470 |
$31,560 | 1,610 |
| 11 | Nevada | $44,230 |
$31,370 | 820 |
| 12 | Washington | $43,800 |
$28,670 | 3,250 |
| 13 | Ohio | $42,310 |
$29,040 | 6,350 |
| 14 | Oregon | $42,170 |
$28,250 | 1,460 |
| 15 | Illinois | $42,020 |
$26,570 | 5,440 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | $41,950 |
$29,710 | 2,850 |
| 17 | New Hampshire | $41,520 |
$29,910 | 290 |
| 18 | Iowa | $41,470 |
$27,810 | 1,330 |
| 19 | District of Columbia | $41,450 |
$33,320 | 480 |
| 20 | North Dakota | $41,390 |
$31,930 | 270 |
| 21 | Maine | $41,270 |
$29,860 | 420 |
| 22 | West Virginia | $40,980 |
$24,530 | 830 |
| 23 | Massachusetts | $40,530 |
$30,840 | 5,320 |
| 24 | Colorado | $40,270 |
$27,380 | 2,000 |
| 25 | Delaware | $39,930 |
$29,660 | 160 |
| 26 | Arizona | $39,590 |
$26,690 | 3,180 |
| 27 | Montana | $39,010 |
$26,160 | 470 |
| 28 | Maryland | $38,860 |
$27,430 | 5,310 |
| 29 | Nebraska | $38,760 |
$25,920 | 1,400 |
| 30 | North Carolina | $38,550 |
$27,900 | 5,300 |
| 31 | Pennsylvania | $38,140 |
$26,040 | 7,590 |
| 32 | Texas | $37,990 |
$25,870 | 11,780 |
| 33 | Kentucky | $37,910 |
$26,670 | 2,200 |
| 34 | Virginia | $37,440 |
$25,710 | 4,060 |
| 35 | South Carolina | $36,860 |
$22,620 | 2,050 |
| 36 | Wyoming | $36,810 |
$26,110 | 160 |
| 37 | New Mexico | $36,280 |
$25,670 | 560 |
| 38 | Tennessee | $36,210 |
$23,380 | 7,480 |
| 39 | Indiana | $35,630 |
$25,300 | 3,150 |
| 40 | Kansas | $35,460 |
$25,560 | 1,420 |
| 41 | Florida | $35,360 |
$25,300 | 7,070 |
| 42 | South Dakota | $34,830 |
$24,130 | 370 |
| 43 | Georgia | $34,300 |
$23,550 | 5,180 |
| 44 | Mississippi | $34,180 |
$22,520 | 1,670 |
| 45 | Alabama | $34,090 |
$22,750 | 2,170 |
| 46 | Missouri | $34,040 |
$23,220 | 4,730 |
| 47 | Arkansas | $33,980 |
$21,370 | 1,360 |
| 48 | Guam | $33,380 |
$25,220 | 50 |
| 49 | Louisiana | $32,970 |
$21,340 | 2,540 |
| 50 | Michigan | $31,840 |
$22,480 | 6,390 |
| 51 | Utah | $31,800 |
$23,300 | 2,320 |
| 52 | Idaho | $31,480 |
$24,220 | 570 |
| 53 | Oklahoma | $31,170 |
$21,000 | 2,160 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $20,150 |
$16,260 | 620 |