How much do Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians make in Salem, OR?

Percentile spread

For Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $51,350 and the 90th percentile is $115,500. The difference is $64,150, which is 81.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $58,320 to the 75th at $98,250, covers $39,930.

The mean annual wage is $79,470, which sits above the median of $78,640. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Salem, OR median is 25% higher than the national median of $62,930 for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $75,871, which is 20.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.3% lower than the Oregon median of $83,010.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Salem, OR is 103.649, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $78,640 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians at $75,871 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians. Salem, OR ranks 7th of 11 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Albany, OR is 34 miles away, with a median of $84,850 and employment of 40. That median is 7.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,105, against $75,871 here.
• Corvallis, OR is 38 miles away, with a median of $81,230 and employment of 100. That median is 3.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,093, against $75,871 here.
• Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 52 miles away, with a median of $83,010 and employment of 1,540. That median is 5.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,741, against $75,871 here.

Employment share

Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians accounts for 0.14% of wage-and-salary employment in Salem, OR (270 of 188,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (332,940 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.67 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.