SOC 29-2010 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians make in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR is $38,680. The 10th percentile is $22,880 and the 90th percentile is $55,310. Employment is 2,350.

Median annual wage

$38,680

10th percentile
$22,880
25th percentile
$35,830
Median
$38,680
75th percentile
$45,200
90th percentile
$55,310
Mean
$40,960

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $22,880 and the 90th percentile is $55,310. The difference is $32,430, which is 83.8% 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 $35,830 to the 75th at $45,200, covers $9,370.

The mean annual wage is $40,960, which sits above the median of $38,680. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR median is 38.5% lower than the national median of $62,930 for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians.

It is 2.4% higher than the Puerto Rico median of $37,790.

Price-adjusted pay

The Bureau of Economic Analysis has not published a 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR, so this page does not show a price-adjusted wage.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians. San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR ranks 2nd of 6 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).).

  • Guayama, PR is 22 miles away, with a median of $43,350 and employment of 50. That median is 12.1% higher than the median here.
  • Ponce, PR is 44 miles away, with a median of $36,280 and employment of 340. That median is 6.2% lower than the median here.
  • Arecibo, PR is 48 miles away, with a median of $37,530 and employment of 150. That median is 3% lower than the median here.

Employment share

Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians accounts for 0.34% of wage-and-salary employment in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR (2,350 of 690,810). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (332,940 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.59 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians make in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR is $38,680. The 10th percentile is $22,880 and the 90th percentile is $55,310. Employment is 2,350.

How does that compare with the national median for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians?

The local median is 38.5% lower than the national median of $62,930.

How does San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR compare with nearby metros for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians?

Guayama, PR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 22 miles away, at $43,350. San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR ranks 2nd of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.