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Medical laboratory scientist salary in Illinois

Open medical laboratory scientist jobs in Illinois post a median of $39 an hour, the middle half $36.25–$42.75 (about $81,100 a year full time), $2.50 below the national posted median. From 64 jobs at 18 employers that state their pay.

$39
Median posted /hr
$36–$43
Middle half /hr
$81,100
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$34.59
BLS median in IL
May 2025

The jobs themselves: Medical laboratory scientist jobs in Illinois · Medical laboratory scientist pay nationwide

What medical laboratory scientists are paid in Illinois

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

Posted hourly rates of 64 open jobs in Illinois. Lowest posted $22.68, highest $66.

Posted on open jobs in Illinois

$36.25–$42.75/hr

Middle half of 32 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $39. 76% of the 84 open medical laboratory scientist jobs in Illinois state an hourly rate.

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Medical laboratory scientist pay by town in Illinois

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

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Chicago$42.75$30–$6616 (5)
Evanston$38.75$30.46–$55.576 (1)
Arlington Heights$38.50$30.46–$46.595 (1)
Winfield$43.25$34–$52.704 (1)
Rockford$34.25$24.60–$44.114 (3)

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.

Medical laboratory scientist pay by employer in Illinois

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Endeavor Health$38.50$30.46–$55.5712
Northwestern Medicine$43.25$34–$52.859
UChicago Medicine$40.75$37.69–$46.017
Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago$41.50$31.50–$666
Advocate Health$35$24.10–$46.056
Hospital Sisters Health System$33.75$24.31–$44.326
AdventHealth$44.75$27.95–$64.123
Sarah Bush Lincoln$39$30.56–$47.373
OSF HealthCare$36.50$25.35–$42.812
Mercyhealth$35.50$24.60–$44.112
Carle Health$41.75$30.62–$52.671
Morris Hospital$39$31.10–$46.651
Rush-Copley Medical Center$38$30.36–$45.541
Saint Anthony Hospital$36.50$30–$431
UW Health$34$27.74–$40.231
Boyd Healthcare Services$32$321
Jersey Community Hospital$31.50$25–$381
Quincy Medical Group$28.25$22.68–$34.021

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

Night shift medical laboratory scientist pay in Illinois

Where one employer posts both night and other medical laboratory scientist jobs in the same state (3 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, stateNight jobs, medianOther jobs, median
Northwestern Medicine, IL$43.25 (2)$43.25 (7)
UChicago Medicine, IL$40.75 (3)$40.75 (4)
Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, IL$41.50 (1)$41.50 (5)

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

Best-paid open medical laboratory scientist jobs in Illinois

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

What BLS measures in Illinois

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, Illinois. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (29-2010)$21.62 (source: BLS OEWS, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, opens in a new tab)$25.88 (source: BLS OEWS, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, opens in a new tab)$34.59 (source: BLS OEWS, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, opens in a new tab)$39.85 (source: BLS OEWS, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, opens in a new tab)$48.06 (source: BLS OEWS, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, opens in a new tab)10,330 (source: BLS OEWS, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Medical laboratory scientist salary in Illinois: common questions

How much does a medical laboratory scientist make in Illinois?

Open medical laboratory scientist jobs in Illinois that state an hourly rate post a median of $39, the middle half $36.25–$42.75 (64 jobs from 18 employers). Full time that is about $81,100 a year. BLS measured a median of $34.59/hr ($71,950 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Illinois (May 2025).

Where in Illinois do medical laboratory scientists earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Chicago ($42.75), Evanston ($38.75), Arlington Heights ($38.50) and Winfield ($43.25). The town table lists 5.

Which employers in Illinois pay medical laboratory scientists the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: AdventHealth ($44.75), Northwestern Medicine ($43.25) and Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago ($41.50).

How does Illinois compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Illinois ($39) is $2.50 below the national posted median of $41.50. In the BLS survey Illinois ranks 11 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: 64 of 84 open medical laboratory scientist jobs in Illinois (76%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Medical laboratory scientist pay in other states

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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). Medical laboratory scientist salary in Illinois. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/medical-laboratory-scientist/illinois

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