Phlebotomist salary

Open phlebotomist jobs post a median of $23.50 an hour, with the middle half paying $21.25–$25.75: about $48,900 a year full time. Measured from 523 jobs at 132 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: Phlebotomist jobs

What phlebotomists 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 523 open jobs. The chart spans the 2nd to the 98th percentile; the lowest rate posted is $12.50, the highest $49.95.

Posted on open jobs

$21.25–$25.75/hr

Middle half of 283 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $23.50. 35% of the 1,514 open phlebotomist jobs state an hourly rate. 2 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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Phlebotomist pay by employer

What each employer posts for phlebotomists, 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
Northwestern Medicine	$23.25	$19.45–$28.07	42
Labcorp	$22.75	$17.50–$34	41
UMass Memorial Health	$22	$15–$38.17	25
Baptist Health South Florida	$21	$17.79–$25.78	22
Beth Israel Lahey Health	$25.75	$19.50–$34.81	19
Advocate Health	$24.75	$18.85–$32.80	17
UPMC	$24	$18.79–$30.14	16
UnitedHealth Group	$22.50	$16–$32.12	14
Mass General Brigham	$23.75	$18.99–$31.09	13
Northwell Health	$27	$24–$30	12
Endeavor Health	$23.50	$18.84–$30.60	12
UW Health	$22.75	$18.50–$29.30	11
Mayo Clinic	$22.50	$20–$30.22	11
Quest Diagnostics	$25.50	$21.50–$32	9
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center	$20.25	$18.16–$29.88	8
Sprinter Health	$35	$24–$45	7
Brown University Health	$25.25	$18.04–$32.96	7
One Medical	$23.75	$19–$28.25	7
Sonic Healthcare USA	$22	$19.74–$25	7
Sea Mar Community Health Centers	$21.25	$21.30–$21.96	7
Sutter Health	$38	$26.60–$49.95	6
UChicago Medicine	$23.75	$21.54–$26.15	6
Sentara Health	$24.75	$19.88–$32.14	5
South Shore Health	$24.50	$19.44–$30.15	5
Mary Washington Healthcare	$24	$19.92–$27.88	5
University of Rochester Medical Center	$23.25	$19.08–$27.41	5
Versiti	$17.25	$17.36–$28.61	5
Atlantic Health	$24	$24	4
Mercyhealth	$22	$17.57–$26.36	4
Trinity Health	$21.75	$17.85–$28.06	4
Mosaic Health	$21.50	$16.20–$27	4
American Oncology Network	$19.25	$15.46–$24.37	4
Holland Hospital	$19	$15.91–$22.73	4
Vitalant	$19	$18.08–$27.70	4
Gundersen Health System	$16.75	$16.50–$16.86	4
CVS Health	$28.75	$18.50–$38.82	3
St. Charles Health System	$25.75	$22.17–$28.94	3
Emerson Hospital	$25	$21–$30.45	3
Luminis Health	$21.75	$19.50–$25.44	3
New York Oncology Hematology	$20.50	$18–$23	3

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.

Phlebotomist 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	$27.50	$25–$33	$26.94 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	29
Washington	$25	$23.50–$27.25	$23.50 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	31
Massachusetts	$24.50	$22.75–$26	$24.12 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	82
Minnesota	$24.50	$21.75–$26.25	$22.12 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	17
Virginia	$24.25	$23–$25.75	$22.28 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	19
New Jersey	$24	$21–$25.25	$23.39 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	22
Pennsylvania	$24	$22.25–$24.75	$21.11 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	18
Rhode Island	$24	$23.50–$25	$22.30 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	11
Illinois	$23.50	$22–$24.75	$22.12 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	91
New York	$23.50	$22–$26.50	$24.29 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	51
Michigan	$23	$20.25–$26.50	$19.16 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	8
Wisconsin	$22.50	$20.75–$25	$22.34 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	24
Maryland	$22.25	$21.75–$25	$20.91 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	10
Ohio	$21.75	$20–$24.50	$19.12 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	14
Florida	$21.50	$21–$22.25	$19.34 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	32
Texas	$21	$18.25–$23.75	$19.45 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	8

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 phlebotomist pay

Where one employer posts both night and other phlebotomist jobs in the same state (8 such employers and states), the night jobs post a median $0.25 an hour less than the rest. Many employers state a night differential apart from the base pay, which this does not count.

Employer, state	Night jobs, median	Other jobs, median
Northwestern Medicine, IL	$23.25 (1)	$23.25 (33)
UMass Memorial Health, MA	$23.25 (1)	$22 (24)
Beth Israel Lahey Health, MA	$24.75 (1)	$25.25 (14)
UPMC, PA	$23.50 (2)	$24.25 (13)
Endeavor Health, IL	$19.25 (1)	$23.50 (11)
Mary Washington Healthcare, VA	$24 (1)	$24 (4)
Beth Israel Lahey Health, NH	$23.50 (1)	$25.75 (3)
Mayo Clinic, WI	$22.50 (1)	$22.50 (3)

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

Phlebotomist 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.

5 open jobs from 3 employers state a yearly salary: a median of $50,100, the middle half $47,600 to $61,100, from $41,736 to $88,577 posted.

Best-paid open phlebotomist jobs

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

Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) Laboratory Assistant III
Sutter Health · Modesto, CA· 6d ago
$35.68–$49.95/hr
CLT / Phlebotomist - UW Medicine Primary Care at Factoria
UW Medicine · Seattle, WA· 2w ago
$41.03/hr
CLT / Phlebotomist - UW Medicine Primary Care at Issaquah
UW Medicine · Seattle, WA· 1w ago
$41.03/hr
Certified Phlebotomy Technician Lab Assistant II
Sutter Health · Oakland, Sunnyvale and 6 more, CA· 3d ago
$32.90–$48.36/hr
Travel Mobile Phlebotomist (Kentucky) | Temp | $1,000 Bonus
Sprinter Health · Nashville, TN· 1mo ago
$35–$45/hr
Travel Mobile Phlebotomist (Michigan) | Temp | $1,000 Bonus
Sprinter Health · Michigan· 1mo ago
$35–$45/hr
CERT PHLEBOTOMIST IV
CommonSpirit Health · Santa Maria, CA· 3mo ago
$33.26–$39.76/hr
Phlebotomist - Central San Diego
Scripps Health · San Diego, CA· 1d ago
$29.73–$41.71/hr
Phlebotomist - North County Lab
Scripps Health · San Diego, CA· 1mo ago
$29.73–$41.71/hr
Phlebotomist
Kaiser Permanente · Fairfax and Burke, VA and 1 more state· 2d ago
$27.77–$40.87/hr
Offsite Medical Specialist- Phlebotomist, Laboratory, Greenlawn, Long Island, New York
Mount Sinai Health System · Greenlawn, NY· 2w ago
$17.00–$49.44/hr
Phlebotomist - Laboratory - Contract - Days - Dickson, TN
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions · Dickson, TN· 1w ago
$29.76–$35.04/hr

Every open job: Phlebotomist 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
Phlebotomists (31-9097)	$17.20 (source: BLS OEWS, Phlebotomists, opens in a new tab)	$18.36 (source: BLS OEWS, Phlebotomists, opens in a new tab)	$21.75 (source: BLS OEWS, Phlebotomists, opens in a new tab)	$23.53 (source: BLS OEWS, Phlebotomists, opens in a new tab)	$28.26 (source: BLS OEWS, Phlebotomists, opens in a new tab)	143,540 (source: BLS OEWS, Phlebotomists, opens in a new tab)

The posted median ($23.50) is $1.75 above the BLS median ($21.75 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Phlebotomists, 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.

Phlebotomist salary: common questions

How much does a phlebotomist make an hour?

Open phlebotomist jobs on CareJobs.Now that state an hourly rate post a median of $23.50, with the middle half between $21.25–$25.75 (523 jobs from 132 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 $21.75/hr ($45,230 a year) for phlebotomists in May 2025.

How much does a phlebotomist make a year?

At the posted median of $23.50 an hour, full time (2,080 hours a year) comes to about $48,900, and the middle half to $44,200 to $53,600. That is arithmetic on the hourly rate, not a salary any job states. 5 open jobs state a yearly salary instead, a median of $50,100.

Which states pay phlebotomists the most?

By the median hourly rate open jobs post: California ($27.50), Washington ($25) and Massachusetts ($24.50). The lowest: Texas ($21), Florida ($21.50) and Ohio ($21.75). Each state's page breaks its pay down by town and employer.

Which employers pay phlebotomists the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least 5 open jobs: Sutter Health ($38), Sprinter Health ($35) and Northwell Health ($27). The employer table lists the 40 employers with the most jobs stating pay.

Do night shift phlebotomists earn more?

Where one employer posts both night and other phlebotomist jobs in the same state (8 such employers and states), night jobs post a median $0.25 an hour less. Many state a night differential on top of that.

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: 523 of 1,514 open phlebotomist jobs (35%) 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: Phlebotomists (SOC 31-9097), published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Phlebotomists by state, published May 15, 2026
BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035: Phlebotomists (Occupational Outlook Handbook), published August 27, 2026

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Phlebotomist salary. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/phlebotomist

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