Laboratory assistant salary in Texas
Open laboratory assistant jobs in Texas post a median of $23 an hour, the middle half $20.50–$25.25 (about $47,800 a year full time), $0.25 below the national posted median. From 8 jobs at 5 employers that state their pay.
The jobs themselves: Laboratory assistant jobs in Texas · Laboratory assistant pay nationwide
What laboratory assistants are paid in Texas
Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).
Posted on open jobs in Texas
Middle half of 7 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $23. 12% of the 65 open laboratory assistant jobs in Texas state an hourly rate.
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Laboratory assistant pay by employer in Texas
What each employer posts for laboratory assistants here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.
| Employer | Median posted | Posted range | Jobs stating pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| CommonSpirit Health | $28 | $16.83–$38.49 | 2 |
| American Oncology Network | $23 | $16–$30.21 | 2 |
| University Health System - San Antonio | $20 | $18.15–$22.50 | 2 |
| Quest Diagnostics | $23 | $18.39–$27.58 | 1 |
| AdventHealth | $20.50 | $20.44 | 1 |
Median of each employer's jobs in Texas (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 Texas
The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

Laboratory Assistant Technical
CommonSpirit Health · Lake Jackson, TX· 2w ago
$19.49–$38.49/hr
CommonSpirit Health · Bryan, TX· 3d ago
$16.83–$37.65/hr
American Oncology Network · Houston, TX· 1w ago
$16–$30.21/hr
Medical Laboratory Assistant (Part Time)
American Oncology Network · The Woodlands, TX· 1w ago
$16.00–$30.21/hr
Client/Lab Associate - Oncology I
Quest Diagnostics · Lewisville, TX· 1w ago
$18.39–$27.58/hr
AdventHealth · Mansfield, TX· 4d ago
$20.44/hr
Clinical Laboratory Assistant PRN
University Health System - San Antonio · San Antonio, TX· 4mo ago
$18.15–$22.5/hr
University Health System - San Antonio · San Antonio, TX· 3w ago
$18.15–$20.75/hr
What BLS measures in Texas
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.
BLS median by metro area
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$28.50/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, opens in a new tab)
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$29.50/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, opens in a new tab)
- San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$29.33/hr (source: BLS OEWS, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX, opens in a new tab)
- Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$28.64/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, opens in a new tab)
- McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$28.40/hr (source: BLS OEWS, McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX, opens in a new tab)
- El Paso, TX$24.81/hr (source: BLS OEWS, El Paso, TX, opens in a new tab)
- Killeen-Temple, TX$29.50/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Killeen-Temple, TX, opens in a new tab)
- Lubbock, TX$29.56/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Lubbock, TX, opens in a new tab)
Laboratory assistant salary in Texas: common questions
How much does a laboratory assistant make in Texas?
Open laboratory assistant jobs in Texas that state an hourly rate post a median of $23, the middle half $20.50–$25.25 (8 jobs from 5 employers). Full time that is about $47,800 a year. BLS measured a median of $28.51/hr ($59,290 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Texas (May 2025).
How does Texas compare with the rest of the country?
The posted median in Texas ($23) is $0.25 below the national posted median of $23.25. In the BLS survey Texas ranks 38 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: 8 of 65 open laboratory assistant jobs in Texas (12%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.
Sources and method
- CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (SOC 29-2010), every state, published May 15, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, national, published May 15, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
Cite this page
CareJobs.Now. (2026). Laboratory assistant salary in Texas. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/lab-assistant/texas