SOC 31-9097 · Healthcare Support Occupations

Phlebotomists wages by metro

National median annual wage

$45,230

10th percentile: $35,780
25th percentile: $38,190
Median: $45,230
75th percentile: $48,930
90th percentile: $58,780
Mean: $45,520

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 143,540.

That median is 11.3% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

A nurse attending an elderly patient in a hospital — A nurse with a patient at a hospital centre in Birmingham. Wellcome Collection. Photograph by Wellcome Collection. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Phlebotomists.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	100	$48,820	$62,350	$79,380
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	350	$54,350	$60,600	$94,720
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	190	$51,660	$60,290	$74,070
Vallejo, CA	140	$48,100	$59,920	$77,230
Napa, CA	30	$49,670	$59,840	$78,760
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	50	$47,670	$59,800	$95,820
Redding, CA	90	$44,560	$59,320	$78,050
Chico, CA	100	$47,370	$59,100	$61,620
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	1,410	$45,610	$58,900	$77,910
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	1,300	$43,730	$58,170	$75,360
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	190	$46,140	$55,740	$73,480
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	100	$47,190	$53,560	$64,420
Barnstable Town, MA	70	$41,890	$53,500	$70,120
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	4,720	$45,490	$52,940	$72,150
Salinas, CA	110	$47,170	$52,940	$70,250
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	790	$38,290	$52,560	$77,070
Modesto, CA	190	$47,660	$51,960	$74,330
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	950	$40,920	$51,680	$63,300
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	1,400	$45,770	$51,490	$71,920
Merced, CA	90	$45,020	$51,180	$72,160

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Phlebotomists jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	7,390	$43,270	$49,980	$63,110
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	5,310	$38,150	$47,190	$56,200
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	4,720	$45,490	$52,940	$72,150
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	3,840	$37,490	$46,480	$56,220
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	3,360	$35,940	$45,210	$47,720
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	2,940	$38,760	$46,260	$57,160
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	2,880	$38,720	$47,370	$55,250
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	2,790	$36,280	$49,370	$57,700
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	2,620	$35,880	$45,540	$55,650
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1,900	$39,880	$49,030	$60,210
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	1,700	$46,710	$50,420	$64,570
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	1,610	$40,840	$49,900	$69,720
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	1,590	$36,790	$39,220	$48,190
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	1,420	$37,590	$43,140	$49,330
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	1,410	$45,610	$58,900	$77,910
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	1,400	$45,770	$51,490	$71,920
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	1,310	$39,670	$48,070	$60,590
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	1,300	$43,730	$58,170	$75,360
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	1,260	$36,930	$44,980	$49,910
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	1,230	$37,510	$43,180	$49,070

States and territories

State estimates for Phlebotomists, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
California	13,520	$45,490	$56,040	$74,340
District of Columbia	180	$46,010	$51,980	$57,250
New York	6,400	$37,930	$50,530	$63,070
Massachusetts	2,580	$42,950	$50,170	$62,350
Oregon	1,800	$40,060	$49,160	$62,280
Washington	2,820	$39,410	$48,880	$64,080
New Hampshire	630	$40,640	$48,660	$58,780
New Jersey	5,230	$39,730	$48,650	$58,520
Delaware	430	$38,720	$48,110	$58,520
Hawaii	110	$41,600	$47,750	$59,760
North Dakota	220	$33,840	$47,430	$58,290
Colorado	2,420	$39,400	$47,180	$59,540
Wisconsin	3,610	$37,680	$46,470	$51,950
Rhode Island	970	$36,830	$46,380	$58,290
Virginia	3,600	$37,370	$46,340	$58,470
Arizona	3,430	$38,090	$46,260	$60,820
Illinois	7,910	$37,370	$46,010	$54,920
Minnesota	2,090	$38,740	$46,000	$58,920
Vermont	200	$38,630	$46,000	$58,960
Alaska	210	$40,300	$45,900	$59,780
Georgia	5,280	$34,600	$45,840	$55,850
Connecticut	1,630	$38,360	$45,820	$59,730
Nevada	1,300	$37,280	$45,760	$59,480
Maine	500	$37,810	$45,640	$50,740
Montana	370	$36,950	$45,470	$52,590
Pennsylvania	5,510	$37,010	$43,910	$50,060
Maryland	2,040	$35,320	$43,480	$58,180
Idaho	1,010	$35,490	$43,400	$47,340
North Carolina	5,410	$35,210	$43,330	$49,450
Missouri	1,890	$34,070	$43,120	$51,390
New Mexico	760	$32,400	$42,910	$48,350
Kentucky	2,500	$35,230	$42,480	$48,820
Utah	1,680	$35,800	$40,630	$47,420
Texas	12,820	$32,570	$40,450	$53,560
Florida	10,220	$35,560	$40,230	$48,190
Michigan	3,540	$36,850	$39,860	$48,890
Ohio	5,120	$36,190	$39,770	$48,680
South Dakota	320	$31,360	$39,560	$45,240
Nebraska	920	$35,660	$39,540	$48,900
Indiana	2,410	$35,870	$39,250	$48,290
West Virginia	1,530	$30,570	$39,250	$46,130
Kansas	1,120	$34,410	$39,100	$50,350
Oklahoma	1,670	$33,570	$39,030	$49,200
South Carolina	2,760	$35,760	$39,010	$47,060
Tennessee	3,520	$35,010	$38,550	$47,630
Iowa	1,100	$35,970	$38,240	$46,570
Wyoming	190	$31,500	$38,180	$60,590
Arkansas	1,100	$30,870	$37,450	$44,280
Alabama	2,350	$30,440	$37,220	$45,710
Mississippi	1,200	$27,730	$36,290	$47,980
Louisiana	3,410	$29,770	$36,120	$47,120
Puerto Rico	770	$23,780	$29,880	$36,340

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Phlebotomists?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Phlebotomists is $45,230. Employment is 143,540.

How does Phlebotomists pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Phlebotomists is 11.3% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Phlebotomists?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA is highest on this page's list at $62,350.