Medical and clinical laboratory technologists perform complex tests that help diagnose and treat disease. Based on 11,304 certified H-1B and PERM filings from U.S. Department of Labor disclosure data, the median sponsored salary for a Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technologist is $56,139 per year.
| Percentile | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| 10th (entry) | $41,000 |
| 25th | $47,632 |
| 50th (median) | $56,139 |
| 75th | $56,576 |
| 90th (senior) | $69,722 |
Every other salary site shows the LCA-posted wage — the wage for the position. Using USCIS I-129 petition data, we can compare that against the actual pay the sponsored worker received, and the prevailing-wage floor, across 1,101 matched Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technologists petitions.
The median worker is paid -4.4% below the posted LCA wage, but the mean actual pay runs 157.7% above the mean posted wage — so the upside is concentrated in the top earners. 5.8% are paid above their posted wage, 60.7% at it, and 33.5% below.
Actual-pay data covers FY2021–FY2024 cap-subject H-1B lottery petitions matched to certified LCAs (aggregates only). Base wage excludes equity and bonuses, so it is not total compensation. Source: I-129 petition data sourced from USCIS, obtained by Bloomberg.
Of 11,304 filings, 52 are H-1B (temporary work visa) and 11,252 are PERM (green-card labor certification, 100% of the total).
| # | Employer | Filings | Avg. salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Management Health Systems, LLC D/B/A MedPro | 1,740 | $52,981 |
| 2 | MANAGEMENT HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. | 1,654 | $56,576 |
| 3 | CONEXUS MEDSTAFF LLC | 1,364 | $54,084 |
| 4 | HEALTH CAROUSEL, LLC | 680 | $43,444 |
| 5 | QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED | 422 | $66,816 |
| 6 | ARUP LABORATORIES | 259 | $68,152 |
| 7 | Comtrix Solutions, Inc | 195 | $59,187 |
| 8 | Cosmic Healthcare, LLC | 126 | $61,894 |
| 9 | APPALACHIAN REGIONAL HEALTHCARE, INC | 82 | $49,576 |
| 10 | GUARDIAN HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, INC. | 47 | $60,031 |
| 11 | Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare | 46 | $54,266 |
| 12 | OSF HEALTHCARE SYSTEM | 43 | $65,845 |
| 13 | Sanford Health | 41 | $52,766 |
| 14 | INTEGRATED REGIONAL LABORATORIES | 37 | $60,206 |
| 15 | ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER | 37 | $54,746 |
| 16 | Ochsner Clinic Foundation | 34 | $50,474 |
| 17 | O'Grady Peyton International | 34 | $65,600 |
| 18 | CENTRA HEALTH | 31 | $55,516 |
| 19 | Northwestern Memorial Healthcare | 28 | $64,691 |
| 20 | ADVENTIST HEALTH SYSTEM/SUNBELT INC D/B/A FLORIDA | 27 | $53,185 |
| State | Filings | Avg. salary |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 2,057 | $52,633 |
| Texas | 1,098 | $50,791 |
| Ohio | 459 | $46,212 |
| California | 428 | $76,781 |
| New York | 248 | $60,230 |
| New Jersey | 197 | $60,088 |
| Kansas | 195 | $43,551 |
| Illinois | 168 | $50,243 |
| Iowa | 137 | $48,111 |
| Oklahoma | 135 | $42,195 |
| Utah | 128 | $62,285 |
| North Dakota | 120 | $49,102 |
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Salaries are the certified offered annual wage on public U.S. Department of Labor H-1B (LCA) and PERM disclosure filings, not a guarantee of pay. Occupation is the DOL-assigned Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code.