The highest-paying states for phlebotomists (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 phlebotomists in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $48,210, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for phlebotomists. It is followed by California (average annual salary $47,580). 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 phlebotomists in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $48,210 |
$40,740 | 150 |
| 2 | California | $47,580 |
$37,330 | 13,870 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $46,190 |
$38,340 | 2,670 |
| 4 | Washington | $45,480 |
$37,600 | 2,220 |
| 5 | New York | $45,430 |
$33,640 | 7,170 |
| 6 | Connecticut | $45,060 |
$36,550 | 1,830 |
| 7 | Rhode Island | $44,630 |
$34,100 | 610 |
| 8 | Delaware | $43,430 |
$36,320 | 360 |
| 9 | Maryland | $43,140 |
$33,730 | 2,920 |
| 10 | New Jersey | $42,990 |
$32,990 | 6,320 |
| 11 | Hawaii | $41,470 |
$37,920 | 400 |
| 12 | Oregon | $41,320 |
$35,970 | 1,890 |
| 13 | Colorado | $41,000 |
$32,240 | 1,620 |
| 14 | Illinois | $40,510 |
$32,960 | 4,780 |
| 15 | Minnesota | $39,860 |
$33,660 | 1,250 |
| 16 | Alaska | $39,640 |
$37,120 | 190 |
| 17 | New Hampshire | $39,640 |
$33,300 | 690 |
| 18 | Pennsylvania | $39,090 |
$33,060 | 4,880 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | $39,020 |
$33,240 | 3,310 |
| 20 | Virginia | $38,900 |
$30,170 | 3,130 |
| 21 | Nevada | $38,550 |
$31,480 | 830 |
| 22 | Vermont | $38,280 |
$34,960 | 200 |
| 23 | Arizona | $38,030 |
$31,870 | 3,540 |
| 24 | Georgia | $37,840 |
$29,770 | 5,460 |
| 25 | Michigan | $37,140 |
$32,510 | 2,830 |
| 26 | North Carolina | $37,070 |
$30,490 | 5,720 |
| 27 | South Carolina | $37,020 |
$29,700 | 2,160 |
| 28 | Idaho | $36,910 |
$29,670 | 700 |
| 29 | Kansas | $36,860 |
$28,230 | 1,180 |
| 30 | Florida | $36,780 |
$30,660 | 8,510 |
| 31 | Texas | $36,780 |
$28,520 | 13,150 |
| 32 | North Dakota | $36,570 |
$31,580 | 260 |
| 33 | Ohio | $36,450 |
$28,160 | 5,290 |
| 34 | Maine | $36,280 |
$30,520 | 690 |
| 35 | Indiana | $36,170 |
$28,830 | 2,960 |
| 36 | Kentucky | $36,160 |
$21,470 | 2,270 |
| 37 | Iowa | $35,980 |
$30,980 | 1,260 |
| 38 | Missouri | $35,770 |
$30,640 | 1,990 |
| 39 | New Mexico | $35,660 |
$25,570 | 910 |
| 40 | Arkansas | $35,410 |
$27,520 | 1,020 |
| 41 | Tennessee | $35,400 |
$29,020 | 3,280 |
| 42 | Montana | $35,260 |
$30,240 | 460 |
| 43 | West Virginia | $35,090 |
$29,200 | 1,060 |
| 44 | Utah | $34,940 |
$30,460 | 1,510 |
| 45 | Wyoming | $34,770 |
$30,330 | 140 |
| 46 | Nebraska | $34,010 |
$30,330 | 790 |
| 47 | Oklahoma | $32,840 |
$27,110 | 1,800 |
| 48 | Alabama | $32,690 |
$25,360 | 2,640 |
| 49 | South Dakota | $32,440 |
$28,060 | 380 |
| 50 | Louisiana | $31,710 |
$26,530 | 2,930 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $30,700 |
$23,420 | 930 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $21,720 |
$17,820 | 940 |
| 53 | Guam | $19,290 |
$17,990 | 50 |