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fdEarning Of Lab Technicians

Median annual earnings of medical and clinical laboratory technologists were $45,730 in May 2004. The middle 50 percent earned between $38,740 and $54,310. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $32,240, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $63,120. Median annual earnings in the industries employing the largest numbers of medical and clinical laboratory technologists in May 2004 were as follows:

General medical and surgical hospitals $46,020
Medical and diagnostic laboratories
45,840
Offices of physicians 41,070
Median annual earnings of medical and clinical laboratory technicians were $30,840 in May 2004. The middle 50 percent earned between $24,890 and $37,770. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $20,410, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $45,680. Median annual earnings in the industries employing the largest numbers of medical and clinical laboratory technicians in May 2004 were as follows:
Colleges, universities, and professional schools $32,410
General medical and surgical hospitals 31,830
Offices of physicians 29,620
Medical and diagnostic laboratories 29,220
Other ambulatory health care services 28,130
  Hospital Private Clinic Physician office laboratory
Cytotechnoligist
$24.70
$24.07
$25.66
 
Histotechnologist
19.88
19.22
20.50
 
Medical technologist
20.40
19.00
18.00
Histotechnician
16.97
16.13
20.00
Medical laboratory technician
16.12
15.00
14.75
Phlebotomist
11.13
10.57
10.50

According to the American Society for Clinical Pathology, median hourly wages of staff clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in 2003 varied by specialty & laboratory type as follows: