Pay by state · 54 states
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technician Salary by State (2026)
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians earn the most in New York at $97,280 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $37,790 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $62,930. All 54 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $97,280New York
- National median
- $62,930BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $37,790Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 54of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technician salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of medical and clinical laboratory technicians OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NYNew York | $97,280 | $65,890 | $120,900 | 16,460 | $90,140 |
| 2 | OROregon | $83,010 | $62,360 | $102,950 | 2,660 | $80,311 |
| 3 | NHNew Hampshire | $81,020 | $57,360 | $90,310 | 800 | $77,780 |
| 4 | MAMassachusetts | $79,120 | $54,020 | $99,130 | 10,850 | $74,813 |
| 5 | VTVermont | $78,680 | $65,610 | $96,530 | 460 | $80,320 |
| 6 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $76,560 | $58,600 | $102,560 | 960 | $69,663 |
| 7 | CACalifornia | $76,010 | $56,700 | $89,480 | 29,210 | $68,651 |
| 8 | RIRhode Island | $75,780 | $50,420 | $83,490 | 1,060 | $74,091 |
| 9 | MNMinnesota | $74,440 | $61,430 | $80,920 | 7,190 | $75,481 |
| 10 | WAWashington | $72,760 | $56,160 | $97,590 | 7,430 | $67,992 |
| 11 | ILIllinois | $71,950 | $53,820 | $82,880 | 10,330 | $71,980 |
| 12 | COColorado | $70,050 | $52,930 | $87,780 | 5,000 | $67,975 |
| 13 | MEMaine | $68,690 | $49,900 | $80,920 | 1,250 | $70,778 |
| 14 | DEDelaware | $68,630 | $50,590 | $83,550 | 690 | $68,762 |
| 15 | NJNew Jersey | $68,450 | $53,840 | $87,040 | 7,000 | $62,911 |
| 16 | HIHawaii | $66,020 | $52,750 | $83,820 | 1,090 | $60,045 |
| 17 | WYWyoming | $65,510 | $38,930 | $83,930 | 450 | $70,676 |
| 18 | CTConnecticut | $65,310 | $50,900 | $98,260 | 3,670 | $63,034 |
| 19 | MTMontana | $65,190 | $48,140 | $81,710 | 1,020 | $68,878 |
| 20 | OHOhio | $63,800 | $47,670 | $79,260 | 13,050 | $68,769 |
| 21 | MDMaryland | $63,690 | $47,830 | $84,500 | 6,200 | $60,681 |
| 22 | NDNorth Dakota | $62,680 | $48,260 | $77,370 | 1,370 | $70,459 |
| 23 | AZArizona | $62,530 | $48,080 | $80,360 | 6,440 | $62,110 |
| 24 | GAGeorgia | $62,180 | $47,230 | $83,460 | 11,540 | $64,574 |
| 25 | TNTennessee | $62,070 | $46,860 | $78,720 | 8,410 | $67,563 |
| 26 | KSKansas | $62,050 | $46,680 | $78,330 | 3,930 | $68,892 |
| 27 | WVWest Virginia | $61,810 | $46,190 | $75,340 | 1,800 | $69,064 |
| 28 | MIMichigan | $61,260 | $41,630 | $79,400 | 10,000 | $63,669 |
| 29 | VAVirginia | $61,050 | $46,430 | $79,700 | 7,150 | $60,383 |
| 30 | AKAlaska | $60,950 | $48,550 | $82,610 | 680 | $59,545 |
| 31 | SDSouth Dakota | $60,890 | $47,140 | $75,700 | 1,280 | $68,735 |
| 32 | KYKentucky | $60,880 | $45,310 | $78,020 | 4,860 | $67,525 |
| 33 | WIWisconsin | $60,670 | $49,440 | $77,860 | 8,480 | $64,477 |
| 34 | NCNorth Carolina | $60,650 | $47,300 | $77,700 | 13,710 | $64,298 |
| 35 | NENebraska | $60,540 | $46,740 | $76,170 | 1,930 | $67,190 |
| 36 | FLFlorida | $60,510 | $41,680 | $79,920 | 25,790 | $58,512 |
| 37 | MOMissouri | $60,300 | $46,160 | $78,330 | 7,670 | $66,397 |
| 38 | TXTexas | $59,290 | $44,990 | $77,750 | 29,530 | $61,088 |
| 39 | NVNevada | $57,320 | $47,190 | $81,470 | 2,040 | $57,332 |
| 40 | INIndiana | $57,080 | $45,390 | $76,480 | 7,210 | $61,160 |
| 41 | SCSouth Carolina | $55,280 | $44,140 | $72,750 | 4,380 | $58,966 |
| 42 | LALouisiana | $54,460 | $39,930 | $69,640 | 3,790 | $61,741 |
| 43 | IAIowa | $54,260 | $43,210 | $65,810 | 3,240 | $61,826 |
| 44 | OKOklahoma | $53,300 | $40,000 | $68,740 | 4,250 | $60,676 |
| 45 | PAPennsylvania | $51,680 | $44,130 | $75,770 | 13,020 | $52,966 |
| 46 | MSMississippi | $50,640 | $40,160 | $64,610 | 3,070 | $58,238 |
| 47 | ARArkansas | $49,670 | $39,720 | $63,520 | 3,180 | $57,133 |
| 48 | ALAlabama | $49,440 | $38,750 | $64,330 | 7,250 | $55,661 |
| 49 | UTUtah | $49,090 | $39,250 | $66,140 | 6,370 | $49,654 |
| 50 | VIU.S. Virgin Islands | $48,650 | $40,890 | $61,590 | 80 | N/A |
| 51 | IDIdaho | $47,450 | $40,050 | $75,000 | 1,590 | $49,689 |
| 52 | NMNew Mexico | $47,360 | $39,110 | $63,060 | 2,160 | $51,360 |
| 53 | GUGuam | $45,130 | $31,220 | $55,730 | 90 | N/A |
| 54 | PRPuerto Rico | $37,790 | $34,180 | $45,010 | 3,390 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians, that changes the ranking: New York leads on raw pay at $97,280, while New York leads once prices are taken into account at $90,140.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technician pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians the most?
New York reports the highest median wage for Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians at $97,280 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Oregon ($83,010) and New Hampshire ($81,020).
Which state pays Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians at $37,790 a year, $59,490 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts New York first at $90,140 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $97,280. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.