Wages Survey on Medical Laboratory Technicians and Medical Technologists

I have received a number of questions regarding the wages that an MT or MLT would make. I would like to offer some concrete data for you to examine. A recent survey by the ASCP offers very specific numbers:

MT/MLS/CLS                       Average Wage                           Average Experience
Staff Level                            $26.16/hr ($54,412/yr)                     16.53 years
Supervisory Level                  $31.68/hr ($65,478/yr)                     17.36 years

MLT/CLT                              Average Wage                           Average Experience
Staff Level                            $19.78/hr ($40,768/yr)                     14.43 years
Supervisory Level                  $23.72/hr ($49,338/yr)                     15.68 years

The survey also shows that those certified through ASCP get paid more on average. It also listed the highest paying states for MT to be California with $36.10/hr, Maryland with $32.40 versus Nebraska with $24.66 and North Dakota with $23.78.

If you are interested to know about the compensation and which states to head to with the highest salary, this would be a good read for you. The link for the PDF file is below:

http://www.labsarevital.com/media/Garcia%20E.%20ASCP's%202010%20wage%20survey%20for%20US%20clinical%20laboratories.%20LabMed%202011;42()141-146.pdf