 
Median annual earnings of medical and clinical laboratory technologists were $42,910 in 2002. The middle 50 percent earned between $36,400 and $50,820. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $30,530, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $58,000. Median annual earnings in the industries employing the largest numbers of medical and clinical laboratory technologists in 2002 were as follows:
| General medical and surgical hospitals |
$43,340 |
| Medical and diagnostic laboratories |
42,020 |
| Offices of physicians |
38,690 |
Median annual earnings of medical and clinical laboratory technicians were $29,040 in 2002. The middle 50 percent earned between $23,310 and $35,840. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $19,070, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $43,960. Median annual earnings in the industries employing the largest numbers of medical and clinical laboratory technicians in 2002 were as follows:
| General medical and surgical hospitals |
$30,500 |
| Colleges, universities, and professional schools |
30,350 |
| Offices of physicians |
27,820 |
| Medical and diagnostic laboratories |
27,550 |
| Other ambulatory health care services |
26,710 |
According to the American Society for Clinical Pathology, median annual wages of staff clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in 2002 varied by specialty as follows:
| |
Lowest |
Average |
Highest |
| Cytotechnologist |
$41,454 |
$49,920 |
$54,600 |
| Histotechnologist |
33,280 |
41,122 |
45,760 |
| Medical technologist |
33,280 |
40,186 |
45,760 |
| Histotechnician |
28,413 |
34,549 |
38,667 |
| Medical laboratory technician |
27,040 |
31,928 |
35,776 |
| Phlebotomist |
18,720 |
21,944 |
25,168 |
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