- Median annual wage-and-salary earnings of medical and clinical laboratory technologists were $49,700 in 2006.
- Median annual earnings in the industries employing the largest numbers of medical and clinical laboratory technologists were:
• Federal government ─ $57,360
• Medical and diagnostic laboratories ─ $50,740
• General medical and surgical hospitals ─ $49,930
• Offices of physicians ─ $45,420
• Colleges, universities and professional schools ─ $45,080 - Median annual wage-and-salary earnings of medical and clinical laboratory technicians were $32,840 in 2006.
- Median annual earnings in the industries employing the largest numbers of medical and clinical laboratory technicians were:
• General medical and surgical hospitals ─ $34,200
• Colleges, universities and professional schools ─ $33,440
• Offices of physicians ─ $31,330
• Medical and diagnostic laboratories ─ $30,240
• Other ambulatory health care services ─ $29,560 - According to the American Society for Clinical Pathology, median hourly wages of staff clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in 2005 in various specialties and laboratory types were:
| Speciality | Hospital | Physician’s Office | Laboratory |
| Cytotechnologist | $26.39 | $31.64 | $25.69 |
| Histotechnologist | $21.50 | $21.63 | $23.29 |
| Medical technologist | $21.77 | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Histotechnician | $18.50 | $20.86 | $18.27 |
| Medical laboratory technician | $17.41 | $16.94 | $16.63 |
| Phlebotomist | $11.70 | $12.15 | $11.25 |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Outlook Handbook: 2008-09 Edition.
