Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technician Salary in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

The annual salary statistics of clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$40,840
25th Percentile Wage
$49,970
50th Percentile Wage
$69,500
75th Percentile Wage
$82,460
90th Percentile Wage
$95,260

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $95,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $69,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,840.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of clinical laboratory technologists and technicians from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$69,500
12.45% 16.79%
2021
$60,850
-1.73% -
2020
$61,900
1.29% -
2019
$61,100
3.88% -
2018
$58,730
1.53% -
2017
$57,830
0.00% -
2012
$57,830
- -

Table 2. Compare Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technician Salary in Buffalo-Niagara Falls with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $69,500 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 13.3 percent (13.3%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 33.0 percent (33.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Kingston.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$80,180
Utica-Rome
$76,930
Syracuse
$71,290
Nassau-Suffolk
$70,820
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$69,500
Rochester
$67,900
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$66,990
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$66,320
Watertown-Fort Drum
$65,880
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$64,480
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$62,430
Binghamton
$57,360
Elmira
$55,540
Ithaca
$55,140
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$50,380
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$50,080
Kingston
$46,570

See also: Top paying jobs in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York.