Explore Laboratory Salaries Across the U.S.
Curious how your salary compares across the country? Lab Pay Map helps laboratory professionals explore reported pay rates by state and county. Compare median hourly wages and cost-of-living indexes to get a better picture of what your earnings are worth in different locations.
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How to use this map
- Choose your job in the box below.
- Click a state on the map, or type a zip code.
- See the typical pay for your years of experience and type of specialty, and the cost of living for that area.
Median hourly pay by state
Thinking about moving here?
Click a state or county on the map first. Then you can see what you would need to earn there.
Tell us where you live now and what you earn. We will show what you would need to earn in this area to live the same way.
Median pay by experience
Perks and extras
Experience bars use all pay reports in this area. Perks count only the people who answered each question, and show once at least 5 have.
Zip code data from GeoNames. Cost of living index from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities (U.S. average = 100); counties use their metro area’s value, or their state’s non-metro value. Pay figures show only once an area has enough reports.
Add your pay to the database
Fill in the boxes below, then press Submit. Your entry is added to our anonymous pay database to help other lab professionals. Anonymous. No login. About 20 seconds.
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