H-1B salary guideSOC 29-2011Rank #41Updated Jun 2026
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
H-1B prevailing-wage data for Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists (SOC 29-2011). Based on 26,708 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.
Median wage
$72,155
P50 · FY2026
P25 wage
$63,352
lower quartile · FY2026
P75 wage
$80,933
upper quartile · FY2026
Filings
1,040
Rank #41 · FY2026
Wage by DOL prevailing-wage level
P25 / P50 / P75 of offered annual wage at each PW_WAGE_LEVEL. Level I = entry, Level IV = expert — the I-to-IV gap is the career runway.
| Level | N | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | 4,907 | $55,754 | $56,576 | $60,320 |
| Level II | 6,066 | $52,187 | $59,093 | $68,640 |
| Level III | 2,551 | $58,302 | $65,562 | $74,610 |
| Level IV | 1,690 | $65,629 | $73,174 | $87,318 |
| Level | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | $55,754 | $56,576 | $60,320 |
| Level II | $52,187 | $59,093 | $68,640 |
| Level III | $58,302 | $65,562 | $74,610 |
| Level IV | $65,629 | $73,174 | $87,318 |
Top hiring states
Worksite states with the most filings for this SOC, with the local median wage.
Top sponsoring employers
Who actually files most for this role.
Management Health Systems,…
1,519
ARUP Laboratories
423
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPOR…
362
Comtrix Solutions, Inc.
271
Health Carousel LLC
261
Health Management Systems,…
191
Cosmic Healthcare, LLC
167
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
159
Guardian Healthcare Provid…
131
Adventist Health System/Su…
129
Median wage by fiscal year
How the typical offered wage for this SOC has drifted across fiscal years.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | $46k |
| FY2011 | $47k |
| FY2012 | $48k |
| FY2013 | $49k |
| FY2014 | $50k |
| FY2015 | $50k |
| FY2016 | $53k |
| FY2017 | $56k |
| FY2018 | $60k |
| FY2019 | $53k |
| FY2020 | $57k |
| FY2021 | $57k |
| FY2022 | $57k |
| FY2023 | $61k |
| FY2024 | $63k |
| FY2025 | $67k |
| FY2026 | $72k |
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