The highest-paying states for medical and clinical laboratory technologists (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 technologists in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $82,650, California is the highest paying state for medical and clinical laboratory technologists. It is followed by Rhode Island (average annual salary $75,420). 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 technologists in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $82,650 |
$44,330 | 11,780 |
| 2 | Rhode Island | $75,420 |
$53,000 | 500 |
| 3 | Alaska | $75,180 |
$50,650 | 230 |
| 4 | Nevada | $72,800 |
$52,140 | 820 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $72,390 |
$50,480 | 6,210 |
| 6 | Connecticut | $71,920 |
$52,070 | 2,350 |
| 7 | Oregon | $70,260 |
$52,230 | 2,170 |
| 8 | New Jersey | $69,760 |
$51,800 | 4,990 |
| 9 | Washington | $69,540 |
$46,880 | 3,380 |
| 10 | Hawaii | $68,410 |
$50,490 | 640 |
| 11 | New York | $67,770 |
$50,590 | 10,380 |
| 12 | Vermont | $67,010 |
$44,790 | 180 |
| 13 | District of Columbia | $66,930 |
$46,230 | 750 |
| 14 | Delaware | $66,400 |
$51,290 | 440 |
| 15 | New Hampshire | $66,220 |
$48,930 | 580 |
| 16 | Minnesota | $65,770 |
$48,820 | 4,050 |
| 17 | Colorado | $65,760 |
$46,070 | 2,620 |
| 18 | Guam | $65,490 |
$38,890 | 40 |
| 19 | Wyoming | $62,300 |
$41,450 | 290 |
| 20 | Maryland | $61,760 |
$41,110 | 3,840 |
| 21 | Idaho | $61,710 |
$46,990 | 580 |
| 22 | Montana | $60,920 |
$43,370 | 540 |
| 23 | Tennessee | $60,270 |
$41,890 | 4,620 |
| 24 | Florida | $59,870 |
$45,400 | 10,150 |
| 25 | Illinois | $59,840 |
$42,650 | 6,070 |
| 26 | Ohio | $59,400 |
$44,630 | 6,860 |
| 27 | Texas | $58,770 |
$40,360 | 12,380 |
| 28 | Virginia | $58,560 |
$40,900 | 4,340 |
| 29 | Indiana | $58,450 |
$38,110 | 3,920 |
| 30 | North Carolina | $58,090 |
$41,550 | 5,020 |
| 31 | Arizona | $58,050 |
$37,860 | 4,200 |
| 32 | Georgia | $57,930 |
$39,660 | 4,710 |
| 33 | Missouri | $57,640 |
$41,630 | 3,780 |
| 34 | Pennsylvania | $57,530 |
$39,680 | 7,970 |
| 35 | Michigan | $57,200 |
$36,670 | 7,090 |
| 36 | Wisconsin | $57,070 |
$40,740 | 3,430 |
| 37 | Nebraska | $56,560 |
$41,540 | 1,460 |
| 38 | Kentucky | $56,510 |
$37,700 | 1,760 |
| 39 | Maine | $56,380 |
$39,570 | 900 |
| 40 | Mississippi | $56,130 |
$36,060 | 1,490 |
| 41 | West Virginia | $55,830 |
$40,720 | 830 |
| 42 | Oklahoma | $55,790 |
$37,490 | 2,030 |
| 43 | Iowa | $55,570 |
$38,790 | 1,230 |
| 44 | Kansas | $55,560 |
$34,290 | 1,690 |
| 45 | Alabama | $54,820 |
$36,310 | 2,550 |
| 46 | North Dakota | $54,710 |
$40,570 | 700 |
| 47 | New Mexico | $53,890 |
$33,040 | 680 |
| 48 | Utah | $53,810 |
$34,600 | 2,280 |
| 49 | Arkansas | $51,480 |
$34,070 | 1,040 |
| 50 | South Dakota | $51,470 |
$38,300 | 760 |
| 51 | Louisiana | $51,140 |
$31,600 | 2,650 |
| 52 | South Carolina | $50,860 |
$31,710 | 2,820 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $30,450 |
$21,510 | 2,610 |