The annual salary statistics of medical and clinical laboratory technologists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical and clinical laboratory technologists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2020 and published in April 2021 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $40,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,520 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $83,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical and clinical laboratory technologists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $83,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,780.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical and clinical laboratory technologists from 2012 to 2016.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $64,330 | 0.36% | 5.02% |
| 2015 | $64,100 | -0.37% | - |
| 2014 | $64,340 | 6.00% | - |
| 2013 | $60,480 | -1.03% | - |
| 2012 | $61,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $64,330, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the second highest paying city for medical and clinical laboratory technologists in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Newark-Union (median annual salary of $67,970). Compared with Newark-Union, the median annual salary of medical and clinical laboratory technologists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 5.4 percent (5.4%) lower.