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Laboratory assistant salary in Minnesota

Open laboratory assistant jobs in Minnesota post a median of $23.25 an hour, the middle half $22.25–$24.50 (about $48,400 a year full time), the same as the national posted median. From 25 jobs at 10 employers that state their pay.

$23.25
Median posted /hr
$22–$25
Middle half /hr
$48,400
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$35.79
BLS median in MN
May 2025

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What laboratory assistants are paid in Minnesota

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Posted hourly rates of 25 open jobs in Minnesota. Lowest posted $16, highest $38.97.

Posted on open jobs in Minnesota

$22.25–$24.50/hr

Middle half of 17 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $23.25. 86% of the 29 open laboratory assistant jobs in Minnesota state an hourly rate.

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Laboratory assistant pay by town in Minnesota

Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Rochester$23.25$20–$27.337 (1)
St. Louis Park$23.75$18.42–$29.323 (1)

Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.

Laboratory assistant pay by employer in Minnesota

What each employer posts for laboratory assistants here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Mayo Clinic$23.25$20–$27.337
HealthPartners$23$18.42–$31.107
Essentia Health$23.25$17.63–$38.973
CommonSpirit Health$27.50$16.83–$37.692
Allina Health$24.25$19.61–$28.851
Fairview Health Services$23.50$19.47–$27.491
Minnesota Urology, P.A.$22.50$20–$251
United Hospital District$22.25$17.73–$26.591
Sanford Health$20.75$16–$25.501
Labcorp$17.75$17.751

Median of each employer's jobs in Minnesota (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for laboratory assistants nationwide when it has such a page.

Best-paid open laboratory assistant jobs in Minnesota

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

What BLS measures in Minnesota

What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Minnesota. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (29-2010)$23.95 (source: BLS OEWS, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, opens in a new tab)$29.54 (source: BLS OEWS, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, opens in a new tab)$35.79 (source: BLS OEWS, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, opens in a new tab)$38.91 (source: BLS OEWS, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, opens in a new tab)$48.65 (source: BLS OEWS, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, opens in a new tab)7,190 (source: BLS OEWS, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Laboratory assistant salary in Minnesota: common questions

How much does a laboratory assistant make in Minnesota?

Open laboratory assistant jobs in Minnesota that state an hourly rate post a median of $23.25, the middle half $22.25–$24.50 (25 jobs from 10 employers). Full time that is about $48,400 a year. BLS measured a median of $35.79/hr ($74,440 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Minnesota (May 2025).

Where in Minnesota do laboratory assistants earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Rochester ($23.25) and St. Louis Park ($23.75). The town table lists 2.

Which employers in Minnesota pay laboratory assistants the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Mayo Clinic ($23.25), Essentia Health ($23.25) and HealthPartners ($23).

How does Minnesota compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Minnesota ($23.25) is the same as the national posted median of $23.25. In the BLS survey Minnesota ranks 9 of 52 by median wage.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 25 of 29 open laboratory assistant jobs in Minnesota (86%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

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Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (SOC 29-2010), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Laboratory assistant salary in Minnesota. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/lab-assistant/minnesota

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