Medical laboratory scientist salary

Open medical laboratory scientist jobs post a median of $41.50 an hour, with the middle half paying $35.50–$50: about $86,300 a year full time. Measured from 714 jobs at 165 employers that state their pay, read from each employer's own job board.

Median posted /hr

Middle half /hr

A year, full time

estimate, 2,080 hours

BLS median /hr

May 2025

The jobs themselves: Medical laboratory scientist jobs

What medical laboratory scientists are paid

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint). The middle half of employers' rates is in the darker color.

Posted hourly rates of 714 open jobs. The chart spans the 2nd to the 98th percentile; the lowest rate posted is $20, the highest $109.31.

Posted on open jobs

$35.50–$50/hr

Middle half of 406 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $41.50. 32% of the 2,198 open medical laboratory scientist jobs state an hourly rate. 101 more state an "up to" ceiling, a weekly travel rate, a per-visit fee, or a rate far from the rest (a differential read as pay), left out.

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Medical laboratory scientist pay by employer

What each employer posts for medical laboratory scientists, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first. An employer with at least 5 such jobs has a page of its own with every range it posts.

Employer	Median posted	Posted range	Jobs stating pay
Advocate Health	$35.75	$24.10–$53.25	29
Mass General Brigham	$34	$25.15–$49.63	29
Quest Diagnostics	$44.75	$27.95–$63.61	27
AdventHealth	$41.50	$26.66–$64.12	21
UAB Medicine	$34.75	$26.55–$45.25	21
Mayo Clinic	$40.50	$32.43–$51.63	19
Kaiser Permanente	$71.25	$33.89–$95.96	18
Baptist Health South Florida	$39.50	$32.76–$49.37	17
UPMC	$34.75	$23.44–$49.20	16
Sutter Health	$83.75	$64.98–$107.84	15
Beth Israel Lahey Health	$45.25	$36–$67.90	15
CommonSpirit Health	$56	$26.70–$94.52	14
Sanford Health	$33.25	$22–$52	14
Labcorp	$38	$24.77–$58	13
Sonic Healthcare USA	$35.25	$25.44–$54	13
Endeavor Health	$38.50	$30.46–$55.57	12
UW Health	$35.75	$25.30–$47.82	12
Bassett Healthcare Network	$35.25	$35.33	12
Providence	$57.25	$28.86–$102.10	10
UMass Memorial Health	$41.50	$28.20–$59.17	10
BJC HealthCare	$37.75	$24.71–$47.03	10
Northwestern Medicine	$43.25	$34–$52.85	9
Hospital Sisters Health System	$34.25	$24.31–$44.32	9
RWJBarnabas Health	$48.75	$38.55–$54.63	8
UChicago Medicine	$40.75	$37.69–$46.01	8
Boston Medical Center	$34.50	$22.12–$56.41	8
Stanford Health Care	$74.50	$59.21–$90.72	7
Catholic Health (Long Island)	$69.50	$55.65–$76.36	7
Cedars-Sinai	$50.50	$39.66–$78.58	7
Luminis Health	$42	$39.50–$48.08	7
Moffitt Cancer Center	$41.50	$32.80–$51.27	7
Atlantic Health	$41.25	$34.82–$73.56	7
Brown University Health	$39.25	$24.29–$53.71	7
UnitedHealth Group	$33.50	$20–$53	7
Sentara Health	$45.75	$37.13–$61.83	6
Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago	$41.50	$31.50–$66	6
University of Rochester Medical Center	$41.50	$29–$47.72	6
NewYork-Presbyterian	$61.25	$51.51–$70.55	5
Tenet Healthcare	$54.75	$40.89–$81.91	5
MultiCare Health System	$50.50	$39.14–$64.70	5

Median of each employer's own jobs (a range at its midpoint), and the lowest and highest rate it posts. Jobs stating pay link to the employer's open jobs.

Medical laboratory scientist pay by state

States where at least 8 open jobs from 3 employers state an hourly rate, highest median first. Each opens the state's own page, with its towns and employers.

State	Median posted	Middle half	BLS median	Jobs
California	$64	$55.50–$74	$36.54 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	112
Washington	$50	$44.50–$55.75	$34.98 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	25
New York	$43.50	$37.50–$61	$46.77 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	63
New Jersey	$43.50	$37.25–$47.25	$32.91 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	45
Colorado	$42.50	$34.75–$44.25	$33.68 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	8
Virginia	$41.75	$38–$45.75	$29.35 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	17
Arizona	$41.50	$36.25–$42.75	$30.06 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	8
Georgia	$41.25	$38.50–$41.50	$29.89 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	11
Minnesota	$40.50	$37.75–$45	$35.79 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	22
Florida	$40	$37.75–$41.50	$29.09 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	54
Maryland	$39.75	$36–$43.25	$30.62 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	20
Illinois	$39	$36.25–$42.75	$34.59 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	64
Massachusetts	$38	$35–$43.50	$38.04 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	74
North Carolina	$37.25	$33–$39.50	$29.16 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	12
Vermont	$36	$31.50–$40.25	$37.83 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	8
Wisconsin	$35.75	$33.75–$39	$29.17 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	36
Missouri	$35.25	$32.75–$39	$28.99 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	17
Pennsylvania	$34.75	$32.25–$37.50	$24.85 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	22
South Dakota	$33.50	$32–$34.50	$29.28 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	13
Texas	$33.50	$32.50–$44	$28.51 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	10

Median and middle half of employers' rates in the state. BLS medians are for the occupation's main SOC code in the state (May 2025).

Night shift medical laboratory scientist pay

Where one employer posts both night and other medical laboratory scientist jobs in the same state (34 such employers and states), the night jobs post the same base rate as the rest (the median gap is $0): most employers state their night differential apart from the base pay, so check the posting for it.

Employer, state	Night jobs, median	Other jobs, median
Mass General Brigham, MA	$34 (3)	$35 (25)
UPMC, PA	$37.75 (1)	$34.75 (15)
AdventHealth, FL	$41.50 (7)	$41.50 (8)
Bassett Healthcare Network, NY	$35.25 (2)	$35.25 (10)
Kaiser Permanente, CA	$76.50 (2)	$75 (9)
UMass Memorial Health, MA	$41.50 (1)	$41.75 (9)
Northwestern Medicine, IL	$43.25 (2)	$43.25 (7)
Atlantic Health, NJ	$52.75 (2)	$41.25 (5)

A job counts as a night job when its title names nights ("Nights", "NOC", "7p-7a"). Jobs in brackets.

Medical laboratory scientist jobs that state a yearly salary

Some jobs state a salary for the year instead of an hourly rate. They are measured on their own here, never converted.

16 open jobs from 9 employers state a yearly salary: a median of $84,700, the middle half $77,500 to $105,400, from $48,000 to $152,570 posted.

Best-paid open medical laboratory scientist jobs

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

Clinical Lab Scientist III
Alameda Health System · Oakland, CA· 1w ago
$80.5–$109.31/hr
Clinical Laboratory Scientist Lead, Hematology, Coag and UA
Sutter Health · Oakland, CA· 1mo ago
$77.03–$107.84/hr
CLS LEAD, CHEMISTRY
Sutter Health · Oakland, CA· 1mo ago
$77.03–$107.84/hr
Nuclear Medical Technologist
Kaiser Permanente · Downey, CA· 1w ago
$88.72–$95.96/hr
Relief 3D Lab Technologist II – 3DQ Lab (Hybrid)
Stanford Health Care · Stanford, CA· 5d ago
$80.56–$90.72/hr
Clin Lab Scientist II - FT - Nights - Clinical Laboratory LG
El Camino Health · Los Gatos, CA· 4d ago
$73.45–$97.62/hr
Lead Medical Laboratory Scientist - Clinical Laboratory
Providence · Orange, CA· 1w ago
$64.67–$102.1/hr
Reference Clinical Lab Scientist
Stanford Health Care · Palo Alto, CA· 2mo ago
$77.81–$87.64/hr
Clinical Lab Scientist II, Laboratories-Clinical, Full-Time, Days
MarinHealth · Greenbrae, CA· 3w ago
$66.03–$99.04/hr
Clinical Lab Scientist II, Laboratories-Clinical, Part-Time, (35 Hour Week), Nights
MarinHealth · Greenbrae, CA· 2w ago
$66.03–$99.04/hr
Clinical Laboratory Scientist
UCSF Health · Oakland, CA· 1mo ago
$72.98–$90.9/hr
Sr. Specialist CLS - Copley Lab - Day Shift - Full Time
Sharp HealthCare · San Diego, CA· 2w ago
$67.070–$86.540/hr

Every open job: Medical laboratory scientist jobs

What BLS measures

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics surveys what people employed in the occupation earn, at every level of experience. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered, so the two measure different things.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation	10th pct	25th pct	Median	75th pct	90th pct	Employed
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (29-2010)	$18.71 (source: BLS OEWS, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, opens in a new tab)	$22.91 (source: BLS OEWS, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, opens in a new tab)	$30.26 (source: BLS OEWS, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, opens in a new tab)	$39.16 (source: BLS OEWS, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, opens in a new tab)	$48.55 (source: BLS OEWS, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, opens in a new tab)	332,940 (source: BLS OEWS, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, opens in a new tab)

The posted median ($41.50) is $11.24 above the BLS median ($30.26 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, opens in a new tab)). Posted ranges run from a new hire's rate to an experienced one's, and their midpoint is counted here.

Medical laboratory scientist salary: common questions

How much does a medical laboratory scientist make an hour?

Open medical laboratory scientist jobs on CareJobs.Now that state an hourly rate post a median of $41.50, with the middle half between $35.50–$50 (714 jobs from 165 employers, each employer's advertised range counted once). Postings advertise a base rate, usually before shift differentials and bonuses. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics measured a median of $30.26/hr ($62,930 a year) for clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in May 2025.

How much does a medical laboratory scientist make a year?

At the posted median of $41.50 an hour, full time (2,080 hours a year) comes to about $86,300, and the middle half to $73,800 to $104,000. That is arithmetic on the hourly rate, not a salary any job states. 16 open jobs state a yearly salary instead, a median of $84,700.

Which states pay medical laboratory scientists the most?

By the median hourly rate open jobs post: California ($64), Washington ($50) and New York ($43.50). The lowest: Texas ($33.50), South Dakota ($33.50) and Pennsylvania ($34.75). Each state's page breaks its pay down by town and employer.

Which employers pay medical laboratory scientists the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least 5 open jobs: Sutter Health ($83.75), Stanford Health Care ($74.50) and Kaiser Permanente ($71.25). The employer table lists the 40 employers with the most jobs stating pay.

Do night shift medical laboratory scientists earn more?

Not in the base rate employers post: where one employer posts both night and other medical laboratory scientist jobs in the same state (34 such employers and states), the median gap is $0. Most state their night differential separately in the posting.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay CareJobs.Now's open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 714 of 2,198 open medical laboratory scientist jobs (32%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none, "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out, and each employer's advertised range counts once in the median, so no single employer sets it.

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Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used: a plain hourly or yearly figure or range in US dollars, read from the job's own posting. A range counts at its midpoint. In the median and the middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; an employer's own figures count its jobs one by one. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates under a third or over three times the occupation's median are left out. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours (40 a week). A job counts under its occupation and every occupation above it, and under every state it is open in. A page exists while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate. BLS figures are as published.

CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025: Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (SOC 29-2010), published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians by state, published May 15, 2026
BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035: Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (Occupational Outlook Handbook), published August 27, 2026

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Medical laboratory scientist salary. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/medical-laboratory-scientist

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