What are the main factors that influence a Lab Processing Assistant's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Lab Processing Assistant's salary?

A Lab Processing Assistant's salary grows with experience: a Phlebotomist (0-0 years)earns $41,497, a Hospital Lab Clerk (0-1 years)earns $42,613, a Lab Processing Assistant (1-3 years)earns $47,657, a Medical Lab Technician II (3-5 years)earns $55,556,

What are the highest paying states for a Lab Processing Assistant?

Lab Processing Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Lab Processing Assistant roles are District of Columbia $59,748, California $59,521, Massachusetts $58,728. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Lab Processing Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Lab Processing Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Processing Assistant: $85,509; Lab Processing Technician: $71,348; Lab Assistant: $69,628; Assistant Processing Manager: $62,037; Administrative Processing Assistant: $54,234.

How do different companies affect a Lab Processing Assistant's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Lab Processing Assistant roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Lab Processing Assistant Salary in the United States

How much does a Lab Processing Assistant make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Lab Processing Assistant in the United States is $53,963 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $26.

However, a Lab Processing Assistant's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $67,341
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $47,837 to $60,966
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $42,259

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$60,966	$5,080	$1,172	$29
Average	$53,963	$4,497	$1,038	$26
25th Percentile	$47,837	$3,986	$920	$23

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Key Factors That Influence Lab Processing Assistant Salaries

A Lab Processing Assistant's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Lab Processing Assistant Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Lab Processing Assistants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $59,748.
California: $59,521.
Massachusetts: $58,728.

District of Columbia $59,748

California $59,521

Massachusetts $58,728

Washington $58,512

New Jersey $58,491

Alaska $58,415

Connecticut $57,670

New York $57,368

Hawaii $56,402

Rhode Island $55,949

Maryland $55,641

Minnesota $55,221

Colorado $55,059

Illinois $55,005

Oregon $54,800

Delaware $54,649

New Hampshire $54,554

Virginia $54,341

Pennsylvania $53,720

Nevada $53,407

North Dakota $53,305

Michigan $53,143

Wisconsin $53,084

Vermont $52,965

Texas $52,636

Maine $52,614

Arizona $52,582

Ohio $52,544

Georgia $52,048

Indiana $51,799

Wyoming $51,751

Utah $51,675

Iowa $51,643

Kansas $51,384

Louisiana $51,308

North Carolina $51,281

Missouri $51,270

Florida $51,060

Montana $50,947

Nebraska $50,839

Kentucky $50,779

South Carolina $50,564

Tennessee $50,429

Idaho $50,375

New Mexico $49,981

Oklahoma $49,894

Alabama $49,576

South Dakota $49,042

Arkansas $48,750

West Virginia $48,594

Mississippi $48,124

Top Paying Cities for Lab Processing Assistants

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $68,064
San Francisco: $67,395
Oakland: $65,900

San Jose, CA $68,064

San Francisco, CA $67,395

Oakland, CA $65,900

New York, NY $62,538

Queens Village, NY $62,133

Paramus, NJ $61,702

Passaic, NJ $61,648

Bergenfield, NJ $61,594

Stamford, CT $61,513

Huntington, NY $61,459

Newark, NJ $61,108

Bridgeport, CT $61,000

New Brunswick, NJ $60,822

Vallejo, CA $60,709

Middlesex, NJ $60,676

Somerset, NJ $60,628

Petaluma, CA $60,504

Santa Cruz, CA $60,293

Boston, MA $60,185

Monterey, CA $59,915

Fairbanks, AK $59,878

Los Angeles, CA $59,775

Washington, DC $59,748

Seattle, WA $59,651

Santa Rosa, CA $59,640

Juneau, AK $59,484

Orange, CA $59,306

Anchorage, AK $59,208

Anaheim, CA $59,171

Santa Ana, CA $59,090

Nassau, NY $59,057

Long Beach, CA $59,036

Danbury, CT $59,020

Santa Maria, CA $58,836

Everett, WA $58,825

Bremerton, WA $58,561

Trenton, NJ $58,458

Sacramento, CA $58,437

San Diego, CA $58,410

Brockton, MA $58,388

Tacoma, WA $58,367

Santa Barbara, CA $58,291

Lowell, MA $58,075

New Suffolk, NY $58,054

Nashua, NH $57,989

Lompoc, CA $57,903

Ventura, CA $57,849

Stockton, CA $57,832

New Haven, CT $57,724

Atlantic City, NJ $57,584

Hartford, CT $57,465

Modesto, CA $57,438

Poughkeepsie, NY $57,320

New Britain, CT $57,293

Kennewick, WA $57,217

Olympia, WA $57,217

New London, CT $57,206

Norwich, CT $57,190

Lawrence, MA $57,163

Bakersfield, CA $57,012

New Bedford, MA $56,937

Riverside, CA $56,937

Richland, WA $56,883

Portsmouth, NH $56,839

Vineland, NJ $56,829

San Bernardino, CA $56,785

Boulder, CO $56,634

Worcester, MA $56,591

Portland, OR $56,543

Saint Paul, MN $56,478

Minneapolis, MN $56,478

Philadelphia, PA $56,402

Honolulu, HI $56,116

Springfield, MA $55,927

Providence, RI $55,922

Chicago, IL $55,766

Bellingham, WA $55,701

Baltimore, MD $55,641

Chico, CA $55,507

Wilmington, DE $55,415

Pittsfield, MA $55,361

Manchester, NH $55,258

Spokane, WA $55,021

Denver, CO $55,015

Albany, NY $54,762

Troy, NY $54,740

Schenectady, NY $54,627

Burlington, VT $54,508

Portland, ME $54,319

Salem, OR $54,276

Yakima, WA $54,265

Ann Arbor, MI $54,249

Rochester, MN $54,098

Reno, NV $54,071

Fresno, CA $54,071

Milwaukee, WI $54,023

Detroit, MI $53,969

Allentown, PA $53,952

Carson City, NV $53,947

Houston, TX $53,866

Colorado Springs, CO $53,861

Syracuse, NY $53,834

Eugene, OR $53,731

Gary, IN $53,666

Bismarck, ND $53,666

Galveston, TX $53,666

Springfield, OR $53,623

Medford, OR $53,494

Fort Collins, CO $53,472

Austin, TX $53,429

Mesa, AZ $53,316

Phoenix, AZ $53,305

Dallas, TX $53,289

Reading, PA $53,256

Saint Cloud, MN $53,235

Concord, NH $53,186

Madison, WI $53,165

Utica, NY $53,019

Raleigh, NC $52,976

Las Vegas, NV $52,970

Rochester, NY $52,933

Des Moines, IA $52,927

Atlanta, GA $52,841

Battle Creek, MI $52,825

Salt Lake City, UT $52,808

Lancaster, PA $52,727

Champaign, IL $52,717

Harrisburg, PA $52,652

Durham, NC $52,603

Kansas City, MO $52,598

Kansas City, KS $52,587

Fort Worth, TX $52,582

Boca Raton, FL $52,560

Cleveland, OH $52,555

Columbus, OH $52,544

Pittsburgh, PA $52,539

Richmond, VA $52,517

Indianapolis, IN $52,506

Cincinnati, OH $52,436

Petersburg, VA $52,355

Lansing, MI $52,236

Billings, MT $52,236

Huntsville, AL $52,236

Lebanon, PA $52,231

Pueblo, CO $52,226

Dayton, OH $52,226

Appleton, WI $52,209

Buffalo, NY $52,188

Racine, WI $52,161

Charlotte, NC $52,155

Saint Louis, MO $52,139

Springfield, IL $52,118

York, PA $52,107

Elkhart, IN $52,107

Gastonia, NC $52,101

Benton Harbor, MI $52,101

Beaumont, TX $52,069

Lorain, OH $52,058

Toledo, OH $52,037

Binghamton, NY $52,010

Rock Hill, SC $52,004

Rockford, IL $51,977

Elyria, OH $51,950

Fargo, ND $51,950

Flagstaff, AZ $51,913

Fort Lauderdale, FL $51,880

Miami, FL $51,848

Duluth, MN $51,762

Bangor, ME $51,691

Cedar Rapids, IA $51,632

Louisville, KY $51,605

Grand Rapids, MI $51,594

Hialeah, FL $51,589

Casper, WY $51,513

Scranton, PA $51,449

New Orleans, LA $51,432

Virginia Beach, VA $51,427

Akron, OH $51,400

Peoria, IL $51,330

Sarasota, FL $51,319

Green Bay, WI $51,281

Baton Rouge, LA $51,254

Charleston, SC $51,243

Nashville, TN $51,227

Jamestown, NY $51,216

Davenport, IA $51,216

Tucson, AZ $51,190

Cheyenne, WY $51,173

Saint Petersburg, FL $51,157

Tampa, FL $51,146

Omaha, NE $51,136

Evansville, IN $51,114

Port Arthur, TX $51,114

Bradenton, FL $51,092

Santa Fe, NM $50,995

Orlando, FL $50,941

Clearwater, FL $50,882

La Crosse, WI $50,769

Canton, OH $50,769

Grand Forks, ND $50,752

Tulsa, OK $50,736

Albuquerque, NM $50,736

Newport News, VA $50,731

High Point, NC $50,715

Ogden, UT $50,693

Corpus Christi, TX $50,650

Laramie, WY $50,617

Norfolk, VA $50,617

Rock Island, IL $50,585

Saginaw, MI $50,574

Jacksonville, FL $50,569

Salisbury, NC $50,558

Memphis, TN $50,547

Moline, IL $50,520

Fort Myers, FL $50,504

Waterloo, IA $50,434

Spartanburg, SC $50,380

Lincoln, NE $50,353

Fort Wayne, IN $50,342

Birmingham, AL $50,283

Cedar Falls, IA $50,272

Provo, UT $50,267

Springfield, OH $50,261

San Antonio, TX $50,251

Greensboro, NC $50,229

South Bend, IN $50,224

Winston Salem, NC $50,218

Boise, ID $50,202

Savannah, GA $50,164

Muskegon, MI $50,067

Lima, OH $50,002

Lake Charles, LA $49,981

Anderson, IN $49,970

Lexington, KY $49,954

Augusta, GA $49,938

Greenville, SC $49,938

Wichita, KS $49,889

Tuscaloosa, AL $49,889

Columbia, SC $49,840

Bloomington, IN $49,706

Roanoke, VA $49,673

Asheville, NC $49,603

Knoxville, TN $49,511

Shreveport, LA $49,506

Wilmington, NC $49,436

Frankfort, KY $49,333

Oklahoma City, OK $49,295

Chillicothe, OH $49,274

Longview, TX $49,268

Topeka, KS $49,252

Mobile, AL $49,171

Terre Haute, IN $49,150

Erie, PA $49,144

Altoona, PA $49,117

Melbourne, FL $49,101

Amarillo, TX $49,080

Killeen, TX $49,063

Fayetteville, AR $49,020

Sioux Falls, SD $48,982

Chattanooga, TN $48,950

Idaho Falls, ID $48,945

Gainesville, FL $48,831

Portsmouth, OH $48,804

Little Rock, AR $48,794

Lynchburg, VA $48,794

Youngstown, OH $48,772

Lafayette, LA $48,772

Temple, TX $48,750

Daytona Beach, FL $48,740

Clarksville, TN $48,734

Pensacola, FL $48,729

Hopkinsville, KY $48,567

Charleston, WV $48,561

Florence, SC $48,535

Sioux City, IA $48,502

Macon, GA $48,346

Tallahassee, FL $48,340

Fayetteville, NC $48,329

Wichita Falls, TX $48,319

Waco, TX $48,319

Pine Bluff, AR $48,297

Vincennes, IN $48,195

Lubbock, TX $48,173

Great Falls, MT $48,141

Alamogordo, NM $48,135

Abilene, TX $48,092

Rapid City, SD $48,022

Monroe, LA $48,022

Albany, GA $47,989

Huntington, WV $47,984

Jackson, MS $47,979

Greenville, MS $47,973

Parkersburg, WV $47,919

Montgomery, AL $47,909

Johnstown, PA $47,898

Springfield, MO $47,855

Biloxi, MS $47,828

Sumter, SC $47,714

Columbus, GA $47,709

Twin Falls, ID $47,677

Pascagoula, MS $47,606

Kingsport, TN $47,466

Gulfport, MS $47,450

Alexandria, LA $47,272

Fort Smith, AR $47,137

El Paso, TX $46,991

Helena, MT $46,921

Las Cruces, NM $46,748

Harlingen, TX $46,597

Pocatello, ID $46,549

Florence, AL $46,532

Brownsville, TX $46,522

Dothan, AL $46,435

Mcallen, TX $46,408

Columbus, MS $46,009

Altus, OK $45,761

Lawton, OK $45,658

Pierre, SD $45,464

What Skills Can Increase a Lab Processing Assistant's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 3.62% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Hematology (Mentioned in 3.33% Job Postings): Hematology is the branch of medicine concerned with the study of the cause, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to blood.
Quality Assurance (Mentioned in 1.92% Job Postings): Verifying the adherence of product with required specifications and expectations to track and resolve deficiencies prior to product release.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	3.62%
Hematology	3.33%
Quality Assurance	1.92%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Lab Processing Assistant's salary.

Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Coordination: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Chemistry: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Collaboration	$56,661	5%
Coordination	$56,122	4%
Chemistry	$55,582	3%
Clinical Laboratory Science	$55,582	3%
Hematology	$55,042	2%
Troubleshooting	$55,042	2%

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Lab Processing Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Lab Processing Assistant's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$47,837

Average $53,963/year

$60,966

$3,986

Average $4,497/month

$5,080

$920

Average $1,038/week

$1,172

$23

Average $26/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$60,966	$5,080	$1,172	$29
Average	$53,963	$4,497	$1,038	$26
25th Percentile	$47,837	$3,986	$920	$23

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Salary Trends for Lab Processing Assistant

Salaries for a Lab Processing Assistant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $51,508 in 2023 to around $51,254 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Lab Processing Assistant salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

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