Laboratory Analyst Salary

Q: How much does a Laboratory Analyst make?

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.

Updated July 11, 2022

Average Laboratory Analyst Salary

$44,766 yearly
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$21.52 hourly

Entry level Salary

$32,000 yearly

$32,000

10 %

$44,766

Median

$62,000

90 %

How much does a Laboratory Analyst make?

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.

Highest Paying States For Laboratory Analysts

The darker areas on the map show where laboratory analysts earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.

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Average Salary:

Laboratory Analyst average salary by State

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
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

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Highest Paying Cities For Laboratory Analysts

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
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

Laboratory Analyst Salary Details

What is a Laboratory Analyst's Salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
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

Average Salary By Related Titles

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
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:

Which Companies Pay Laboratory Analysts The Most?

According to our most recent salary estimates, Honeywell and Estée Lauder are the highest paying companies for laboratory analysts.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
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

How Much Do Laboratory Analysts Make In Different Industries?

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

Highest Paying Industries For Laboratory Analysts

Rank	Industry	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
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

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Laboratory Analyst Salary Trends

Average Laboratory Analyst Salary Over Time

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

Laboratory Analyst Salary By Year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
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%

Recently Added Laboratory Analyst Salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
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

Laboratory Analyst Salaries FAQs

What state pays Laboratory Analysts the most?

Alaska pays Laboratory Analysts the most in the United States, with an average salary of $61,989 per year, or $29.80 per hour.

How do I know if I'm being paid fairly as a Laboratory Analyst?

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.

What type of Laboratory Analyst gets paid the most?

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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