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Senior laboratory technician salary

Average senior laboratory technician salary

$48,530

$23.33 hourly rate

Entry-level senior laboratory technician salary
$34,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

Average Senior Laboratory Technician Salary

The current average salary for a Senior Laboratory Technician in the United States is approximately $48,530 per year, equating to around $23 per hour. Salaries can vary based on factors such as geographical location, years of experience, and the specific industry in which one works.

Where Can You Earn More?

Senior Laboratory Technicians often find higher salaries in states like California, New York, and Massachusetts, where demand for skilled professionals is high. Additionally, industries such as pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and environmental testing tend to offer more competitive compensation.

Highest Paying Industries

  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Biotechnology
  • Research and Development

In these sectors, experienced technicians may earn significantly above the average, reflecting the critical nature of their work in advancing scientific knowledge and ensuring product safety.

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Senior laboratory technician salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Indeed, Glassdoor, Ziprecruiter and Payscale, the average salary for a senior laboratory technician typically falls between $48,530 and $64,884.
zippia
$48,530yearly
glassdoor[1]
$64,884yearly
indeed[2]
$51,715yearly
Salary.com[3]
$48,660yearly
ZipRecruiter[4]
$56,349yearly
payscale[5]
$50,246yearly

Average senior laboratory technician salary by state

The highest-paying states for senior laboratory technicians are California, West Virginia, and Arizona. The lowest average senior laboratory technician salary states are Kentucky, Indiana, and Nebraska.

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Highest paying states for senior laboratory technicians

RankStateAvg. salaryHourly rate
1West Virginia$54,220$26.07
2Arizona$53,618$25.78
3Alaska$52,652$25.31
4California$58,441$28.10
5New York$52,264$25.13
6Delaware$52,589$25.28
7New Hampshire$48,605$23.37
8Florida$48,503$23.32
9Arkansas$47,720$22.94
10Washington$48,980$23.55
11Maryland$50,949$24.49
12Pennsylvania$48,544$23.34
13Nevada$51,944$24.97
14Louisiana$50,105$24.09
15Minnesota$48,106$23.13
16New Jersey$48,977$23.55
17Massachusetts$46,902$22.55
18Vermont$45,186$21.72
19Hawaii$51,021$24.53
20Connecticut$46,449$22.33
21Maine$43,316$20.82
22Rhode Island$48,583$23.36
23Wisconsin$42,429$20.40
24Illinois$45,318$21.79
25Ohio$45,763$22.00
26District of Columbia$52,726$25.35
27Oregon$48,175$23.16
28North Carolina$45,293$21.78
29Iowa$39,319$18.90
30Tennessee$40,614$19.53
31Michigan$40,887$19.66
32Montana$41,260$19.84
33South Dakota$37,951$18.25
34Kansas$40,659$19.55
35Virginia$45,233$21.75
36North Dakota$39,032$18.77
37Colorado$40,646$19.54
38Mississippi$40,603$19.52
39Georgia$39,520$19.00
40Indiana$37,679$18.11
41Idaho$38,187$18.36
42New Mexico$38,991$18.75
43Missouri$37,993$18.27
44Alabama$37,507$18.03
45Wyoming$37,740$18.14
46Kentucky$37,691$18.12
47Utah$37,842$18.19
48Nebraska$37,568$18.06
49Texas$38,168$18.35
50South Carolina$37,478$18.02
51Oklahoma$34,889$16.77
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Highest paying cities for senior laboratory technicians

The highest-paying cities for senior laboratory technicians are San Francisco, CA, Scottsdale, AZ, and Wilmington, DE.

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1San Francisco, CA$61,162$29.40
2Scottsdale, AZ$53,421$25.68
3Wilmington, DE$52,656$25.32
4New York, NY$52,484$25.23
5Owings Mills, MD$51,039$24.54
6Seattle, WA$49,356$23.73
7New Brunswick, NJ$48,976$23.55
8Philadelphia, PA$48,956$23.54
9Orlando, FL$48,305$23.22
10Saint Paul, MN$48,177$23.16
11Cleveland, OH$46,791$22.50
12Boston, MA$46,787$22.49
13Durham, NC$46,206$22.21
14Chicago, IL$45,560$21.90
15Burlington, VT$44,661$21.47
16Madison, WI$42,019$20.20
17Ann Arbor, MI$40,991$19.71
18Memphis, TN$40,179$19.32
19Atlanta, GA$39,499$18.99
20San Marcos, TX$38,957$18.73

Senior laboratory technician salary details

A senior laboratory technician's salary ranges from $34,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $67,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average senior laboratory technician salary graph, trends, and summary

What is a senior laboratory technician's salary?

PercentileAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rate
90th Percentile$67,000$5,583$32
75th Percentile$57,000$4,750$27
Average$48,530$4,044$23
25th Percentile$40,000$3,333$19
10th Percentile$34,000$2,833$16

Highest paying senior laboratory technician jobs

The highest paying types of senior laboratory technicians are laboratory manager, laboratory supervisor, and lead laboratory technician.

Job titleAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rateJob openings
Laboratory Coordinator$52,690$4,391$25.3364,914
Technician$38,045$3,170$18.29596,842
Laboratory Supervisor$67,361$5,613$32.3949,957
Research Technician$43,034$3,586$20.6964,786
Laboratory Aide$28,083$2,340$13.5089,595
Laboratory Manager$74,314$6,193$35.7343,321

Top companies hiring senior laboratory technicians now:

  1. IBM jobs (48)
  2. Mayo Clinic jobs (123)
  3. New York University jobs (57)
  4. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center jobs (169)
  5. The Dow Chemical Company jobs (26)

Which companies pay senior laboratory technicians the most?

Senior laboratory technician salaries at Genentech and EPAM Systems are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average senior laboratory technician salary at companies like NVIDIA and Intuitive Surgical are highly competitive.

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rate
1Genentech$77,639$37.33
2EPAM Systems$76,094$36.58
3NVIDIA$75,388$36.24
4Intuitive Surgical$74,955$36.04
5Microsoft$71,900$34.57
6Duquesne Light Company$70,667$33.97
7Google$70,306$33.80
8Merck$66,961$32.19
9Sharp Decisions$62,124$29.87
10Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory$61,826$29.72
11BASF$61,132$29.39
12Salesforce$61,126$29.39
13Ernst & Young$60,855$29.26
14Washington Hospital Healthcare System$60,745$29.20
15VMware$59,826$28.76
16Amazon$59,747$28.72
17Lennox International$59,306$28.51
18Novelis$59,198$28.46
19Dignity Health$58,824$28.28
20Mayo Clinic$58,810$28.27

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$50,000$49,400$48,800$48,200$47,600$47,000
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Senior Laboratory Technician salary by industry

The average senior laboratory technician salary varies across industries:

  • The average senior laboratory technician salary in the manufacturing industry is $49,923, the highest of any industry.
  • The average senior laboratory technician salary in the finance industry is $49,666.
  • Senior laboratory technicians in the education industry earn an average salary of $44,841, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for senior laboratory technicians

RankIndustryAverage salaryHourly rate
1Manufacturing$49,923$24.00
2Pharmaceutical$49,666$23.88
3Health Care$45,315$21.79
4Education$44,841$21.56

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Senior laboratory technician salary trends

The average senior laboratory technician salary has risen by $5,388 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average senior laboratory technician earned $43,142 annually, but today, they earn $48,530 a year. That works out to a 7% change in pay for senior laboratory technicians over the last decade.

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Average senior laboratory technician salary over time

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Senior laboratory technician salary by year

YearAvg. salaryHourly rate% Change
2025$48,500$23.33+2.7%
2024$47,200$22.70-0.7%
2023$47,600$22.86+2.5%
2022$46,400$22.29+1.9%
2021$45,500$21.86-0.1%

Recently added senior laboratory technician salaries

CompanyJobLocationDate addedSalary
City of Port St. Lucie, FlSenior Laboratory Technician-Utility Systems DepartmentPort Saint Lucie, FL06/28/2025$50,000
MedlineSenior Lab TechnicianEagan, MN06/27/2025$48,001
Mayo Clinic Health SystemSenior Research Technologist-Auton LAB-SupplementalRochester, MN06/27/2025$66,346
ManpowergroupLab Tech SR.Columbus, OH06/24/2025$41,740
Dignity HealthSenior Laboratory TechnicianRedwood City, CA06/22/2025$68,433
Utoledo Current EmployeeLab SR TechToledo, OH06/21/2025$68,516
Edwards LifesciencesSenior Laboratory Technician, BiologyIrvine, CA06/18/2025$63,000
University of ToledoLab SR TechToledo, OH06/18/2025$68,516
ManpowergroupLab Tech SR.Sturgis, MI06/17/2025$41,740
Akzonobel CorporateVacancies Senior Laboratory Technician, Research and Development (Paints and Coatings Manufacturing)Waukegan, IL06/12/2025$56,000

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