SOC 29-2010 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians make in Syracuse, NY?
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 Syracuse, NY is $79,250. The 10th percentile is $47,640 and the 90th percentile is $109,950. Employment is 480.
Median annual wage
$79,250
- 10th percentile
- $47,640
- 25th percentile
- $61,960
- Median
- $79,250
- 75th percentile
- $95,890
- 90th percentile
- $109,950
- Mean
- $78,790
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $47,640 and the 90th percentile is $109,950. The difference is $62,310, which is 78.6% 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 $61,960 to the 75th at $95,890, covers $33,930.
The mean annual wage is $78,790, which sits below the median of $79,250. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Syracuse, NY median is 25.9% higher than the national median of $62,930 for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $82,775, which is 31.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 18.5% lower than the New York median of $97,280.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Syracuse, NY is 95.742, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $79,250 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians at $82,775 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
21 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians. Syracuse, NY ranks 11th of 22 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).).
- Utica-Rome, NY is 56 miles away, with a median of $80,270 and employment of 120. That median is 1.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,612, against $82,775 here.
- Binghamton, NY is 59 miles away, with a median of $102,040 and employment of 130. That median is 28.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $109,882, against $82,775 here.
- Watertown-Fort Drum, NY is 69 miles away, with a median of $81,330 and employment of 60. That median is 2.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $92,747, against $82,775 here.
Employment share
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians accounts for 0.16% of wage-and-salary employment in Syracuse, NY (480 of 300,130). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (332,940 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.75 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 Syracuse, NY?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians in Syracuse, NY is $79,250. The 10th percentile is $47,640 and the 90th percentile is $109,950. Employment is 480.
How does that compare with the national median for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians?
The local median is 25.9% higher than the national median of $62,930.
What is Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians pay in Syracuse, NY after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Syracuse, NY is 95.742, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $79,250 is $82,775. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Syracuse, NY compare with nearby metros for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians?
Utica-Rome, NY is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 56 miles away, at $80,270. Syracuse, NY ranks 11th of 22 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.