Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians

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The median annual wage for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians is $60,780, based on BLS OEWS 2023 data. The mean annual wage is $62,870, and an estimated 334,380 workers are employed in this occupation nationally. Between 2020 and 2023, pay rose +12.2% while consumer prices rose 17.7% — a real change of -4.7% (pay did not keep up with inflation).

Wage Trend & Inflation Adjustment

How the national median wage for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians has moved across BLS OEWS release years, and what each year's wage is worth in 2023 dollars after adjusting for CPI inflation. "Real" change strips out inflation — the truest measure of whether pay is actually rising.

National median wage trend for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, nominal and inflation-adjusted, BLS OEWS.
Year	Median (nominal)	In 2023 $ (real)	Employment
2023	$60,780	$60,780	334,380
2022	$57,380	$59,742	333,600
2021	$57,800	$64,995	318,780
2020	$54,180	$63,787	326,220

Nominal change

+12.2%

Inflation (CPI)

+17.7%

Real change

-4.7%

Highest-Paying Areas (2023)

Where Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians earn the most, and how each area's median compares to the national median of $60,780. A positive premium means the area pays above the national rate.

Highest-paying areas for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, BLS OEWS 2023.
Area	Median Annual	vs National	Employment
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$82,560	+35.8%	90
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$81,310	+33.8%	160
New York	$80,910	+33.1%	17,770
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$80,400	+32.3%	70
New Hampshire	$79,670	+31.1%	720
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$79,480	+30.8%	90
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$79,390	+30.6%	160
Connecticut	$79,260	+30.4%	3,840
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$78,930	+29.9%	90
Oregon	$78,830	+29.7%	3,430