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Average Quest Diagnostics laboratory assistant salary

$35,594yearly

$16.43 hourly rate

Entry-level Quest Diagnostics laboratory assistant salary
$30,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Quest Diagnostics pay laboratory assistants?

The average salary for Quest Diagnostics laboratory assistants is $35,594 per year. Quest Diagnostics laboratory assistant salaries range between $30,000 to $41,000 per year. Quest Diagnostics laboratory assistants earn 4% more than the national average salary for laboratory assistants of $34,168.

Location impacts how much a laboratory assistant at Quest Diagnostics can expect to make. Laboratory assistants at Quest Diagnostics make the most in Marlborough, MA, Torrington, CT, and Lyndhurst, NJ.

How much does Quest Diagnostics pay laboratory assistants by location?

Quest Diagnostics pays laboratory assistants the most in Marlborough, MA, Torrington, CT, and Lyndhurst, NJ. Additionally, cities like Sedro-Woolley and San Juan Capistrano also report highly competitive salaries for laboratory assistants at Quest Diagnostics.

Laboratory assistant Quest Diagnostics salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Marlborough, MA$42,479$20.42
2Torrington, CT$41,193$19.80
3Lyndhurst, NJ$37,856$18.20
4Sedro-Woolley, WA$37,561$18.06
5San Juan Capistrano, CA$36,649$17.62
6West Norriton, PA$36,042$17.33
7Albany, NY$35,751$17.19
8Chantilly, VA$35,748$17.19
9Denver, CO$34,521$16.60
10Novi, MI$34,041$16.37

Highest-paid Quest Diagnostics laboratory assistants by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Laboratory Supervisor$84,903$4121
2Laboratory Assistant Supervisor$78,093$38-
3Lead Laboratory Technician$74,011$36-
4Laboratory Supervisor And Technician$71,475$34-
5Medical Laboratory Scientist$55,703$27248
6Laboratory Instructor$54,533$26-
7Molecular Laboratory Technologist$53,255$26-
8Cytology Laboratory Technician$53,206$26-
9Medical Laboratory Specialist$51,283$25-
10Medical Laboratory Technician$50,825$2435

Recent salaries for laboratory assistants at quest diagnostics

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Lab Assistant IITampa, FL06/28/2025$37,044
Lab Assistant (Specimen Technician I)Greensboro, NC06/28/2025$37,044
Lab Assistant IMemphis, TN06/27/2025$35,896
Lab Assistant IILewisville, TX06/25/2025$37,044
Lab Assistant IHackensack, NJ06/24/2025$35,896

Laboratory assistant salary at Quest Diagnostics competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Johnson & Johnson$40,921$201
2Abbvie Stemcentrx LLC$37,039$18-
3Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings$36,675$18487
4Cleveland HeartLab$35,910$17-
5ARUP Laboratories$35,841$1714
6ReproSource$34,757$17-
7Express Scripts Holding$34,714$17-
8Boston Scientific$34,545$17-
9BD$34,141$16-
10Seagen$32,951$16-
11Clinical Pathology Laboratories$32,826$161
12BioReference Laboratories$32,789$16-
13Clinical Laboratory Partners$32,788$16-
14Sonora Quest Labs$32,738$1632
15Solstas Lab Partners Group, LLC$32,601$16-

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