SOC 31-9097 · Healthcare Support Occupations · May 2025

How much do Phlebotomists make in Redding, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Phlebotomists in Redding, CA is $59,320. The 10th percentile is $44,560 and the 90th percentile is $78,050. Employment is 90.

Median annual wage

$59,320

10th percentile
$44,560
25th percentile
$46,330
Median
$59,320
75th percentile
$78,050
90th percentile
$78,050
Mean
$60,820

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Asparagus pickers in the Maneadero valley, Baja California. Photograph by Tomas Castelazo. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Percentile spread

For Phlebotomists, the published 10th percentile is $44,560 and the 90th percentile is $78,050. The difference is $33,490, which is 56.5% 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 $46,330 to the 75th at $78,050, covers $31,720.

The mean annual wage is $60,820, which sits above the median of $59,320. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Redding, CA median is 31.2% higher than the national median of $45,230 for Phlebotomists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $58,917, which is 30.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.9% higher than the California median of $56,040.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Redding, CA is 100.684, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $59,320 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Phlebotomists at $58,917 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Phlebotomists. Redding, CA ranks 4th of 9 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).).

  • Chico, CA is 79 miles away, with a median of $59,100 and employment of 100. That median is 0.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,401, against $58,917 here.
  • Medford, OR is 119 miles away, with a median of $46,480 and employment of 110. That median is 21.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,823, against $58,917 here.
  • Reno, NV is 135 miles away, with a median of $45,930 and employment of 150. That median is 22.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,469, against $58,917 here.

Employment share

Phlebotomists accounts for 0.13% of wage-and-salary employment in Redding, CA (90 of 71,550). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (143,540 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.36 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Redding, CA · Phlebotomists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Phlebotomists make in Redding, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Phlebotomists in Redding, CA is $59,320. The 10th percentile is $44,560 and the 90th percentile is $78,050. Employment is 90.

How does that compare with the national median for Phlebotomists?

The local median is 31.2% higher than the national median of $45,230.

What is Phlebotomists pay in Redding, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Redding, CA is 100.684, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $59,320 is $58,917. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Redding, CA compare with nearby metros for Phlebotomists?

Chico, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 79 miles away, at $59,100. Redding, CA ranks 4th of 9 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.