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What lab assistants make
Median
$56,000
Lower end
$40,000
Upper end
$75,000
Job Bank's national median is $27 an hour, about $56,000 a year at 40 hours a week. The lower end ($19.18) and upper end ($36.11) are the bottom and top of the wage range for everyone in the group. Hospital labs usually pay on a union grid. Private collection clinics often start people part time.