How much do Phlebotomists make in Rochester, NY?

Percentile spread

For Phlebotomists, the published 10th percentile is $38,090 and the 90th percentile is $47,940. The difference is $9,850, which is 22.0% 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 $40,800 to the 75th at $46,680, covers $5,880.

The mean annual wage is $44,650, which sits below the median of $44,770. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Rochester, NY median is 1% lower than the national median of $45,230 for Phlebotomists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $46,138, which is 2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.4% lower than the New York median of $50,530.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Rochester, NY is 97.035, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $44,770 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Phlebotomists at $46,138 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Phlebotomists. Rochester, NY ranks 7th of 16 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).).

• Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY is 62 miles away, with a median of $46,350 and employment of 420. That median is 3.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,360, against $46,138 here.
• Syracuse, NY is 70 miles away, with a median of $45,110 and employment of 230. That median is 0.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,116, against $46,138 here.
• Ithaca, NY is 75 miles away, with a median of $47,680 and employment of 30. That median is 6.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,149, against $46,138 here.

Employment share

Phlebotomists accounts for 0.11% of wage-and-salary employment in Rochester, NY (560 of 494,280). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (143,540 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.23 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.