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What lab technicians make
Typical
$57,510
First job
$40,330
Senior or lead tech
$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 median is $57,510 a year and the bottom tenth start near $40,330. Clinical hospital labs and chemistry labs are counted under different titles and pay differently.