Clinical Pathologist Salary

Updated April 6, 2023

Clinical Pathologist Salary Estimate

$54,292

$26.10 hourly

Entry level Salary

$24,000 yearly

$24,00010%

$54,292Median

$119,00090%

How much does a Clinical Pathologist make?

The average salary for a clinical pathologist in the United States is $54,292. Clinical pathologist salaries typically range between $24,000 and $119,000 a year. The average hourly rate for clinical pathologists is $26.1 per hour.

Location, education, and experience impacts how much a clinical pathologist can expect to make. Clinical pathologists make the most in Rhode Island, Alaska, Connecticut, Maryland, and Massachusetts.

Research Summary.

The average salary for a clinical pathologist is $54,292 in the US.
The average clinical pathologist salary ranges between $24,000 and $119,000 in the US.
Hourly rates for clinical pathologists in the US typically range between $11 and $57 an hour.
The average clinical pathologist salary is $75,038 in Rhode Island, $73,221 in Alaska, and $68,829 in Connecticut. These are the three highest-paying states for clinical pathologists in the US.
Saint Luke's Health System has the highest average salary for clinical pathologists.

Highest Paying States For Clinical Pathologists

While a clinical pathologist can average a salary of $54,292 per year, or $26.1 per hour, there are many opportunities for clinical pathologists to make more. For example, in New York, NY you might make $61,529 per year. Other high-paying locations include West Sacramento, CA, Philadelphia, PA and Tucson, AZ. If you're in an entry-level position, your best bet is to move to New York, NY where the average starting salary is $26,000. The highest paying states for clinical pathologists include Rhode Island, Alaska and Connecticut. Meanwhile, Oklahoma, Idaho, and Alabama offer the lowest salaries.

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Average Salary:

Clinical Pathologist average salary by State

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	Rhode Island	$75,038	$36.08	177
2	West Virginia	$63,150	$30.36	344
3	Connecticut	$68,829	$33.09	529
4	Vermont	$64,420	$30.97	160
5	New Hampshire	$65,547	$31.51	244
6	Maryland	$68,162	$32.77	853
7	Maine	$58,706	$28.22	213
8	District of Columbia	$71,083	$34.17	200
9	New York	$61,744	$29.68	2,001
10	Alaska	$73,221	$35.20	15
11	Michigan	$59,462	$28.59	923
12	Delaware	$59,962	$28.83	155
13	California	$58,196	$27.98	4,885
14	Arizona	$55,534	$26.70	796
15	Ohio	$61,501	$29.57	1,080
16	Massachusetts	$67,730	$32.56	536
17	Louisiana	$52,809	$25.39	457
18	Texas	$53,614	$25.78	2,525
19	New Jersey	$56,574	$27.20	1,064
20	Pennsylvania	$55,325	$26.60	1,293
21	Hawaii	$54,922	$26.40	132
22	Kentucky	$52,688	$25.33	411
23	Wisconsin	$51,823	$24.91	619
24	Florida	$48,653	$23.39	2,596
25	Iowa	$51,442	$24.73	406
26	South Carolina	$51,530	$24.77	531
27	New Mexico	$49,314	$23.71	265
28	North Carolina	$50,130	$24.10	1,245
29	Nevada	$51,474	$24.75	234
30	Indiana	$49,635	$23.86	777
31	Kansas	$46,029	$22.13	422
32	South Dakota	$46,597	$22.40	139
33	Missouri	$49,628	$23.86	684
34	Virginia	$51,065	$24.55	1,062
35	North Dakota	$42,849	$20.60	150
36	Oregon	$46,191	$22.21	606
37	Tennessee	$47,602	$22.89	587
38	Montana	$44,740	$21.51	151
39	Washington	$42,784	$20.57	1,042
40	Illinois	$44,483	$21.39	1,470
41	Colorado	$46,120	$22.17	641
42	Minnesota	$43,660	$20.99	696
43	Oklahoma	$41,528	$19.97	339
44	Georgia	$42,911	$20.63	989
45	Arkansas	$42,223	$20.30	208
46	Mississippi	$42,210	$20.29	163
47	Idaho	$40,964	$19.69	149
48	Nebraska	$38,684	$18.60	237
49	Alabama	$39,973	$19.22	293
50	Utah	$38,883	$18.69	264
51	Wyoming	$36,594	$17.59	52

Highest Paying Cities For Clinical Pathologists

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	New York, NY	$61,529	$29.58
2	West Sacramento, CA	$57,491	$27.64
3	Philadelphia, PA	$55,472	$26.67
4	Tucson, AZ	$54,966	$26.43	1
5	Austin, TX	$54,867	$26.38
6	Weston, FL	$48,994	$23.55
7	Kansas City, MO	$48,450	$23.29	1
8	Memphis, TN	$46,263	$22.24	1
9	Denver, CO	$45,890	$22.06
10	North Chicago, IL	$45,339	$21.80
11	Everett, WA	$42,997	$20.67
12	Hastings, NE	$37,906	$18.22

Clinical Pathologists Salary Details

Average Clinical Pathologist Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a Clinical Pathologist's Salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$119,000	$9,917	$57
75th Percentile	$82,000	$6,833	$39
Average	$54,292	$4,524	$26
25th Percentile	$35,000	$2,917	$17
10th Percentile	$24,000	$2,000	$12

Highest Paying Types of Clinical Pathologists

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
Pathologist	$61,808	$5,151	$29.72	20,340

Here are the five companies hiring the most now:

Which Companies Pay Clinical Pathologists The Most?

According to our most recent salary estimates, Saint Luke's Health System and Genentech are the highest paying companies for clinical pathologists.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
1	Saint Luke's Health System	$209,796	$100.86	13
2	Genentech	$140,800	$67.69	1
3	AbbVie	$127,045	$61.08	7
4	Allergan plc	$121,937	$58.62
5	Zoetis	$119,266	$57.34	1
6	Mercy Children's Hospital	$116,257	$55.89	11
7	Cleveland Clinic	$110,067	$52.92	145
8	Hoffmann-LA Roche Inc	$99,018	$47.60	6
9	St. Jude Children's Research Hospital	$95,560	$45.94	11
10	IDEXX	$92,579	$44.51	3
11	The Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital Association	$86,942	$41.80
12	The City University of New York	$85,897	$41.30
13	Seattle Children's Healthcare System	$76,577	$36.82	45
14	VCA Animal Hospitals	$63,020	$30.30
15	University of Georgia Small Business Development Center	$57,461	$27.63	8
16	University of Pennsylvania	$57,145	$27.47	130
17	Charles River Labs	$54,218	$26.07	12
18	Tufts University	$48,935	$23.53
19	Charles River Center	$41,384	$19.90

Clinical Pathologist Pay Trends

Average Clinical Pathologist Salary Over Time

Compare salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

Clinical Pathologist Salary By Year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
2023	$54,300	$26.10	+2.4%
2022	$53,000	$25.47	+1.7%
2021	$52,100	$25.04	-5.2%
2020	$54,800	$26.35	+2.1%
2019	$53,600	$25.79	+4.5%

Recently Added Clinical Pathologist Salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Tufts University	Clinical Pathologist	Grafton, MA	07/14/2021	$126,569

Clinical Pathologist Salaries FAQs

What State Pays Clinical Pathologists The Most?

Rhode Island pays Clinical Pathologists the most in the United States, with an average salary of $75,038 per year, or $36.08 per hour.

How Do I Know If I'm Being Paid Fairly As A Clinical Pathologist?

You know if you are being paid fairly as a Clinical Pathologist if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in Alaska you should be paid close to $73,221 per year.

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Updated April 6, 2023