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What lab technicians make
Median
$57,510
Bottom tenth
$40,330
Top tenth
$84,940
The federal wage survey counts this work as Biological Technicians, which is the closest national match to a general lab technician job. The 2025 median is $57,510 a year, the bottom tenth earn $40,330 or less and the top tenth $84,940 or more. Clinical hospital labs and chemistry labs are counted under different titles.