Laboratory analysts make $44,766 per year on average, or $21.52 per hour, in the United States. Laboratory analysts on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $32,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $62,000.
Location impacts how much a laboratory analyst can expect to make. Laboratory analysts make the most in Alaska, Hawaii, New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.
The darker areas on the map show where laboratory analysts earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.
Rank | State | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Count |
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1 | New York | $55,764 | $26.81 | 1,669 |
2 | Massachusetts | $51,953 | $24.98 | 1,529 |
3 | Connecticut | $54,612 | $26.26 | 358 |
4 | Alaska | $61,989 | $29.80 | 87 |
5 | Washington | $47,510 | $22.84 | 1,079 |
6 | Vermont | $46,621 | $22.41 | 97 |
7 | Hawaii | $56,536 | $27.18 | 84 |
8 | Maryland | $48,750 | $23.44 | 879 |
9 | Virginia | $49,105 | $23.61 | 898 |
10 | Pennsylvania | $45,151 | $21.71 | 1,223 |
11 | Illinois | $46,671 | $22.44 | 1,154 |
12 | Texas | $47,213 | $22.70 | 1,656 |
13 | North Carolina | $46,482 | $22.35 | 836 |
14 | South Dakota | $41,739 | $20.07 | 149 |
15 | North Dakota | $43,054 | $20.70 | 104 |
16 | California | $46,102 | $22.16 | 4,481 |
17 | Michigan | $45,267 | $21.76 | 660 |
18 | Florida | $45,078 | $21.67 | 1,663 |
19 | New Jersey | $46,109 | $22.17 | 991 |
20 | Indiana | $43,624 | $20.97 | 590 |
21 | Delaware | $44,914 | $21.59 | 131 |
22 | Minnesota | $43,547 | $20.94 | 647 |
23 | New Mexico | $42,045 | $20.21 | 196 |
24 | Mississippi | $45,110 | $21.69 | 135 |
25 | Louisiana | $45,414 | $21.83 | 212 |
26 | South Carolina | $45,411 | $21.83 | 295 |
27 | Missouri | $43,037 | $20.69 | 511 |
28 | West Virginia | $41,922 | $20.15 | 139 |
29 | District of Columbia | $44,578 | $21.43 | 195 |
30 | Montana | $42,191 | $20.28 | 105 |
31 | Arkansas | $39,897 | $19.18 | 264 |
32 | Idaho | $40,518 | $19.48 | 181 |
33 | Iowa | $39,110 | $18.80 | 480 |
34 | New Hampshire | $40,968 | $19.70 | 214 |
35 | Ohio | $40,908 | $19.67 | 904 |
36 | Alabama | $40,389 | $19.42 | 372 |
37 | Utah | $39,548 | $19.01 | 298 |
38 | Maine | $40,657 | $19.55 | 120 |
39 | Rhode Island | $41,862 | $20.13 | 86 |
40 | Oregon | $39,882 | $19.17 | 394 |
41 | Wyoming | $38,176 | $18.35 | 54 |
42 | Arizona | $37,211 | $17.89 | 664 |
43 | Wisconsin | $36,796 | $17.69 | 641 |
44 | Tennessee | $38,716 | $18.61 | 494 |
45 | Kansas | $38,845 | $18.68 | 256 |
46 | Kentucky | $38,976 | $18.74 | 259 |
47 | Nevada | $38,853 | $18.68 | 158 |
48 | Georgia | $39,690 | $19.08 | 762 |
49 | Colorado | $36,164 | $17.39 | 552 |
50 | Nebraska | $36,188 | $17.40 | 165 |
51 | Oklahoma | $36,515 | $17.56 | 189 |
Rank | City | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate |
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1 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $56,604 | $27.21 |
2 | New York, NY | $56,253 | $27.04 |
3 | Worcester, MA | $52,181 | $25.09 |
4 | Pasadena, TX | $48,903 | $23.51 |
5 | Silver Spring, MD | $48,715 | $23.42 |
6 | Seattle, WA | $48,523 | $23.33 |
7 | Greenville, NC | $47,886 | $23.02 |
8 | Hayward, CA | $47,395 | $22.79 |
9 | Metairie, LA | $46,125 | $22.18 |
10 | Nutley, NJ | $45,762 | $22.00 |
11 | Fort Myers, FL | $45,725 | $21.98 |
12 | Ann Arbor, MI | $45,415 | $21.83 |
13 | Erie, PA | $42,650 | $20.50 |
14 | Kansas City, MO | $42,288 | $20.33 |
15 | Twin Falls, ID | $39,951 | $19.21 |
Percentile | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate |
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90th Percentile | $62,000 | $5,167 | $30 |
75th Percentile | $53,000 | $4,417 | $25 |
Average | $44,766 | $3,731 | $22 |
25th Percentile | $37,000 | $3,083 | $18 |
10th Percentile | $32,000 | $2,667 | $15 |
Job Title | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Openings |
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Chemical Technician | $39,796 | $3,316 | $19.13 | 40,191 |
Chemist | $58,294 | $4,858 | $28.03 | 20,221 |
Research Technician | $41,218 | $3,435 | $19.82 | 64,786 |
Research Chemist | $78,999 | $6,583 | $37.98 | 53,769 |
Research And Development Scientist | $87,961 | $7,330 | $42.29 | 129,803 |
Microbiologist | $56,411 | $4,701 | $27.12 | 11,444 |
Here are the five companies hiring the most now:
Rank | Company | Average Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Openings |
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1 | Honeywell | $66,308 | $31.88 | 8 |
2 | Estée Lauder | $62,513 | $30.05 | 93 |
3 | Empire Electronics | $58,840 | $28.29 | |
4 | Gillette | $56,311 | $27.07 | |
5 | ATI Physical Therapy | $55,623 | $26.74 | 9 |
6 | Evonik | $54,772 | $26.33 | 3 |
7 | Precision Castparts | $54,408 | $26.16 | 3 |
8 | Eastman | $53,219 | $25.59 | 11 |
9 | Lockheed Martin | $53,110 | $25.53 | 16 |
10 | Pfizer | $52,915 | $25.44 | 19 |
11 | Bayer | $52,578 | $25.28 | 10 |
12 | Threshold Enterprises | $52,275 | $25.13 | 2 |
13 | Citi | $52,216 | $25.10 | 11 |
14 | SAIC | $52,001 | $25.00 | |
15 | Emory Healthcare | $51,660 | $24.84 | 88 |
16 | AbbVie | $51,652 | $24.83 | 30 |
17 | Occidental Petroleum | $50,991 | $24.51 | 6 |
18 | Optimum Nutrition | $50,829 | $24.44 | 9 |
19 | Memorial Healthcare System | $50,687 | $24.37 | 49 |
20 | Givaudan | $50,664 | $24.36 | 2 |
Here are some examples of how much a laboratory analyst salaries can based on different industries:
The manufacturing industry pays laboratory analysts an average salary of $50,520
The health care industry pay $49,747
The lowest paying industry for laboratory analysts is the government industry. Laboratory analysts in this industry earn an average salary of $46,469
Rank | Industry | Average Salary | Hourly Rate |
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1 | Manufacturing | $50,520 | $24.29 |
2 | Health Care | $49,747 | $23.92 |
3 | Pharmaceutical | $48,507 | $23.32 |
4 | Utilities | $48,274 | $23.21 |
5 | Internet | $46,987 | $22.59 |
6 | Government | $46,469 | $22.34 |
Compare salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.
Year | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate | % Change |
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2022 | $44,800 | $21.52 | +0.4% |
2021 | $44,600 | $21.43 | +3.1% |
2020 | $43,200 | $20.77 | +1.5% |
2019 | $42,600 | $20.46 | +2.9% |
2018 | $41,300 | $19.88 | +2.6% |
Company | Job | Location | Date Added | Salary |
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OCI Peroxygens | Lab Analyst | Decatur, AL | 05/31/2022 | $41,740 |
Xylem | Xylem Innovation Labs, Analyst | Rye Brook, NY | 05/31/2022 | $95,000 |
Bergaila | Lab Analyst | Farmington, NM | 05/31/2022 | $44,265 |
OCI Chemical Decatur Facility | Lab Analyst | Decatur, AL | 05/30/2022 | $41,740 |
Metropolitan Council | Lab Analyst 1 | Saint Paul, MN | 05/30/2022 | $60,258 |
Environmental Testing Company | Laboratory Analyst-Mold/Asbestos | Denver, CO | 05/25/2022 | $37,566 |
Lee County Board of County Commissioners | Environmental Lab Analyst | Fort Myers, FL | 05/24/2022 | $40,008 |
Eurofins Scient. | Laboratory Analyst II | Saint Charles, MO | 05/20/2022 | $48,001 |
System One | Entry Environmental Lab Analyst | Arvada, CO | 05/18/2022 | $45,914 |
Environmental Testing and Consulting | Laboratory Analyst | Romulus, MI | 05/15/2022 | $31,305 |
Alaska pays Laboratory Analysts the most in the United States, with an average salary of $61,989 per year, or $29.80 per hour.
You know if you are being paid fairly as a Laboratory Analyst if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in Hawaii you should be paid close to $56,536 per year.
Research And Development Scientist gets paid the most. Research And Development Scientist made a median salary of $87,961. The best-paid 10 percent make $105,000, while the lowest-paid 10 percent make $73,000.
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