Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$75,540avg. a year
$36.32 an hour · 10,150 employed
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area earn an average of $75,540 a year. That is $3,300 (4%) less than the California average of $78,840. The U.S. average is $67,350.
$67,430Median pay
$36.32Average hourly
-4%vs. California average
10,150Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 21.
11,870 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$97,190
$46.73 an hour
280 jobs
Redding, CA
$88,920
$42.75 an hour
35,210 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$88,130
$42.37 an hour
4220 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$84,970
$40.85 an hour
52,020 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$83,210
$40.01 an hour
680 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$82,330
$39.58 an hour
7340 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$81,180
$39.03 an hour
8270 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$77,700
$37.36 an hour
950 jobs
Napa, CA
$77,370
$37.20 an hour
102,740 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$73,640
$35.40 an hour
11360 jobs
Modesto, CA
$72,900
$35.05 an hour
12110 jobs
Salinas, CA
$71,910
$34.57 an hour
1370 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$71,840
$34.54 an hour
14370 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$71,510
$34.38 an hour
151,530 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$69,320
$33.33 an hour
16360 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$67,700
$32.55 an hour
17600 jobs
Fresno, CA
$67,080
$32.25 an hour
18170 jobs
Chico, CA
$64,480
$31.00 an hour
19240 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$64,070
$30.80 an hour
2050 jobs
El Centro, CA
$61,480
$29.56 an hour
2190 jobs
Visalia, CA
$60,320
$29.00 an hour
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How Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim compares
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Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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| Medical Records Specialists | $65,810 |
| Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other | $71,480 |
| Emergency Medical Technicians | $49,750 |
Questions and answers
How much do clinical laboratory technologists and technicians make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
The average is $75,540 a year, and the median is $67,430. About 10,150 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is $3,300 (4%) less than the California average of $78,840.
Is this job common in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
It makes up 1.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.76 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 29-2010. Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 31080). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.