What are the main factors that influence an Apprentice Lab Technician's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Apprentice Lab Technician?

The Transportation industry offers the highest average compensation for Apprentice Lab Technician roles, with salaries approximately 50% above the market median.

How does experience change An Apprentice Lab Technician's salary?

An Apprentice Lab Technician's salary grows with experience: starting around $60,322 for beginners, reaching about $62,727 at mid-level, and approach $63,296 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Apprentice Lab Technician?

Apprentice Lab Technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Apprentice Lab Technician roles are District of Columbia $70,504, California $70,237, Massachusetts $69,301. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Apprentice Lab Technician roles make?

Salaries for Apprentice Lab Technician level roles vary by specialization: Tower Technician Apprentice: $73,345; Cardiac Catheterization Lab Technician: $69,793; Apprentice Technician: $66,312; Apprentice electrical technician: $64,331; Apprentice Mechanical Technician: $53,835.

Apprentice Lab Technician Salary in Vermont

How much does an Apprentice Lab Technician make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Apprentice Lab Technician in Vermont is $62,500 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

However, an Apprentice Lab Technician's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $78,148
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $56,169 to $70,691
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $50,405

10% $50,405

50% (Median) $62,500

90% $78,148

Apprentice Lab Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,691	$5,891	$1,359	$34
Average	$62,500	$5,208	$1,202	$30
25th Percentile	$56,169	$4,681	$1,080	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Apprentice Lab Technician Salaries

An Apprentice Lab Technician's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Apprentice Lab Technician Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Apprentice Lab Technician's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $60,322
Early Career (1-2 years): $61,021
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $62,727
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $63,069
Expert (over 8 years): $63,296

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Apprentice Lab Technician	less than 1 year	$60,322
Early Career Level Apprentice Lab Technician	1-2 years	$61,021
Mid-Level Level Apprentice Lab Technician	2-4 years	$62,727
Senior-Level Level Apprentice Lab Technician	5-8 years	$63,069
Expert Level Apprentice Lab Technician	over 8 years	$63,296

How Do Apprentice Lab Technician Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Apprentice Lab Technicians. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $70,504.
California: $70,237.
Massachusetts: $69,301.

District of Columbia $70,504 California $70,237 Massachusetts $69,301 Washington $69,046 New Jersey $69,021 Alaska $68,931 Connecticut $68,053 New York $67,696

Hawaii $66,556 Rhode Island $66,021 Maryland $65,658 Minnesota $65,162 Colorado $64,971 Illinois $64,907 Oregon $64,665 Delaware $64,487

New Hampshire $64,375 Virginia $64,124 Pennsylvania $63,391 Nevada $63,022 North Dakota $62,901 Michigan $62,710 Wisconsin $62,640 Vermont $62,500

Texas $62,112 Maine $62,086 Arizona $62,048 Ohio $62,003 Georgia $61,417 Indiana $61,125 Wyoming $61,067 Utah $60,978

Iowa $60,940 Kansas $60,634 Louisiana $60,545 North Carolina $60,513 Missouri $60,500 Florida $60,252 Montana $60,118 Nebraska $59,991

Kentucky $59,921 South Carolina $59,666 Tennessee $59,507 Idaho $59,443 New Mexico $58,979 Oklahoma $58,877 Alabama $58,501 South Dakota $57,871

Arkansas $57,527 West Virginia $57,342 Mississippi $56,788

Top Paying Cities for Apprentice Lab Technician

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Adamant: $63,974
Barre: $64,070
Cabot: $63,930

Adamant, VT $63,974

Barre, VT $64,070

Cabot, VT $63,930

Calais, VT $63,986

East Barre, VT $63,973

East Calais, VT $63,974

East Montpelier, VT $64,017

Eden, VT $63,932

Eden Mills, VT $63,874

Graniteville, VT $64,066

Hyde Park, VT $64,026

Johnson, VT $64,107

Lake Elmore, VT $63,955

Marshfield, VT $63,940

Moretown, VT $64,112

Morrisville, VT $64,104

Moscow, VT $64,136

Northfield, VT $64,033

Northfield Falls, VT $64,333

North Hyde Park, VT $64,022

North Montpelier, VT $63,958

Plainfield, VT $63,949

Roxbury, VT $63,840

South Barre, VT $64,145

Waterbury, VT $64,130

Stowe, VT $64,139

Waitsfield, VT $64,103

Warren, VT $63,984

Washington, VT $63,859

Waterbury Center, VT $64,128

Websterville, VT $64,056

Williamstown, VT $63,982

Wolcott, VT $63,947

Woodbury, VT $63,884

Worcester, VT $63,947

Rutland, VT $63,945

Belmont, VT $63,748

Benson, VT $63,747

Bomoseen, VT $63,848

Brandon, VT $63,895

Bridport, VT $63,902

Castleton, VT $63,860

Center Rutland, VT $63,904

Chittenden, VT $63,757

Cuttingsville, VT $63,735

Danby, VT $63,844

East Middlebury, VT $63,937

East Poultney, VT $63,851

East Wallingford, VT $63,781

Fair Haven, VT $63,804

Florence, VT $63,782

Forest Dale, VT $63,898

Gaysville, VT $63,492

Granville, VT $63,792

Hancock, VT $63,782

Hydeville, VT $63,856

Killington, VT $63,775

Middlebury, VT $64,036

Middletown Springs, VT $63,816

Mount Holly, VT $63,757

North Clarendon, VT $63,851

Orwell, VT $63,844

Pawlet, VT $63,866

Pittsfield, VT $63,812

Pittsford, VT $63,873

Poultney, VT $63,861

Proctor, VT $63,931

Ripton, VT $63,858

Rochester, VT $63,824

Rupert, VT $63,818

Salisbury, VT $63,920

Shoreham, VT $63,866

Stockbridge, VT $63,753

Wallingford, VT $63,787

Wells, VT $63,869

West Pawlet, VT $63,891

West Rupert, VT $63,875

West Rutland, VT $63,837

Whiting, VT $63,868

Saint Johnsbury, VT $63,937

Albany, VT $63,900

Barnet, VT $63,869

Barton, VT $63,893

Beebe Plain, VT $63,912

Concord, VT $63,809

Coventry, VT $63,987

Craftsbury, VT $63,919

Craftsbury Common, VT $63,922

Danville, VT $63,883

Derby, VT $63,912

Derby Line, VT $63,865

East Burke, VT $63,863

East Charleston, VT $63,869

East Hardwick, VT $63,903

East Haven, VT $63,723

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $63,936

Glover, VT $63,874

Granby, VT $63,645

Greensboro, VT $63,852

Greensboro Bend, VT $63,893

Hardwick, VT $63,964

Irasburg, VT $63,877

Island Pond, VT $63,773

Lowell, VT $63,856

Lower Waterford, VT $63,929

Lyndon, VT $63,917

Lyndon Center, VT $63,989

Lyndonville, VT $63,920

Morgan, VT $63,805

Newport, VT $63,951

Newport Center, VT $63,869

North Concord, VT $63,702

North Troy, VT $63,878

Orleans, VT $63,854

Passumpsic, VT $63,941

Peacham, VT $63,812

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $63,943

Sheffield, VT $63,830

Sutton, VT $63,824

Troy, VT $63,884

West Burke, VT $63,867

West Charleston, VT $63,837

West Danville, VT $63,887

Westfield, VT $63,836

West Glover, VT $63,880

Averill, VT $63,508

Beecher Falls, VT $63,920

Canaan, VT $63,761

Gilman, VT $64,042

Guildhall, VT $63,677

Lunenburg, VT $63,816

Norton, VT $63,635

North Bennington, VT $64,346

North Pownal, VT $64,476

Pownal, VT $64,512

White River Junction, VT $63,929

Ascutney, VT $63,959

Barnard, VT $63,784

Bethel, VT $63,823

Bradford, VT $63,890

Bridgewater, VT $63,849

Bridgewater Corners, VT $63,723

Brookfield, VT $63,886

Brownsville, VT $63,851

Chelsea, VT $63,849

Corinth, VT $63,831

East Corinth, VT $63,858

East Randolph, VT $63,870

East Ryegate, VT $63,815

East Thetford, VT $63,894

Fairlee, VT $63,825

Groton, VT $63,842

Hartford, VT $64,095

Hartland, VT $63,871

Hartland Four Corners, VT $63,868

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $64,033

Newbury, VT $63,835

North Hartland, VT $63,916

North Pomfret, VT $63,807

North Thetford, VT $63,893

Norwich, VT $63,880

Plymouth, VT $63,677

Post Mills, VT $63,879

Quechee, VT $63,945

Randolph, VT $63,933

Randolph Center, VT $63,901

Reading, VT $63,730

Sharon, VT $63,822

South Pomfret, VT $63,761

South Royalton, VT $63,840

South Ryegate, VT $63,853

South Strafford, VT $63,837

South Woodstock, VT $63,745

Strafford, VT $63,782

Taftsville, VT $63,950

Thetford, VT $63,894

Thetford Center, VT $63,827

Topsham, VT $63,808

Tunbridge, VT $63,820

Vershire, VT $63,790

Wells River, VT $63,858

West Fairlee, VT $63,975

West Hartford, VT $63,808

West Newbury, VT $63,833

West Topsham, VT $63,859

Wilder, VT $64,098

Windsor, VT $63,897

Woodstock, VT $63,819

Bellows Falls, VT $64,052

Cambridgeport, VT $63,979

Cavendish, VT $63,766

Chester, VT $63,830

Chester Depot, VT $63,807

Grafton, VT $63,781

Londonderry, VT $63,896

Ludlow, VT $63,799

North Springfield, VT $64,022

Perkinsville, VT $63,848

Peru, VT $63,829

Proctorsville, VT $63,777

Saxtons River, VT $64,038

South Londonderry, VT $63,935

Springfield, VT $63,991

Westminster, VT $64,051

Westminster Station, VT $64,056

Weston, VT $63,763

Shaftsbury, VT $64,270

Brattleboro, VT $64,182

Bondville, VT $63,917

East Dover, VT $64,047

Jacksonville, VT $64,208

Jamaica, VT $63,918

Marlboro, VT $64,500

Newfane, VT $64,005

Putney, VT $63,991

Readsboro, VT $64,508

South Newfane, VT $64,027

Stamford, VT $64,461

Townshend, VT $63,947

Vernon, VT $64,378

Wardsboro, VT $63,993

West Dover, VT $64,098

West Dummerston, VT $64,021

West Halifax, VT $64,119

West Townshend, VT $63,861

West Wardsboro, VT $63,862

Whitingham, VT $64,185

Williamsville, VT $64,021

Wilmington, VT $64,146

Burlington, VT $64,321

South Burlington, VT $64,317

Winooski, VT $64,321

Colchester, VT $64,321

Alburgh, VT $64,000

Bakersfield, VT $64,095

Belvidere Center, VT $63,863

Bristol, VT $64,108

Cambridge, VT $64,185

Charlotte, VT $64,234

East Berkshire, VT $64,033

East Fairfield, VT $64,129

Enosburg Falls, VT $63,952

Essex, VT $64,272

Essex Junction, VT $64,277

Fairfax, VT $64,189

Fairfield, VT $64,128

Ferrisburgh, VT $64,163

Franklin, VT $63,956

Grand Isle, VT $64,196

Highgate Center, VT $64,010

Highgate Springs, VT $64,042

Hinesburg, VT $64,233

Huntington, VT $64,184

Isle La Motte, VT $64,080

Jeffersonville, VT $64,142

Jericho, VT $64,219

Jonesville, VT $64,232

Milton, VT $64,249

Monkton, VT $64,181

Montgomery, VT $63,952

Montgomery Center, VT $63,874

New Haven, VT $64,101

North Ferrisburgh, VT $64,191

North Hero, VT $64,128

Richford, VT $63,941

Richmond, VT $64,226

Saint Albans, VT $64,156

Saint Albans Bay, VT $64,148

Shelburne, VT $64,292

Sheldon, VT $64,080

Sheldon Springs, VT $64,237

South Hero, VT $64,254

Starksboro, VT $64,146

Swanton, VT $64,068

Underhill, VT $64,204

Underhill Center, VT $64,206

Vergennes, VT $64,081

Waterville, VT $64,103

Westford, VT $64,236

Williston, VT $64,284

Montpelier, VT $64,060

Bennington, VT $64,393

Arlington, VT $64,166

Dorset, VT $63,917

East Arlington, VT $63,893

East Dorset, VT $63,918

Manchester, VT $64,091

Manchester Center, VT $64,049

Apprentice Lab Technician Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Apprentice Lab Technician roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 100% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Transportation and Software & Networking sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 50% above the average. In contrast, Apprentice Lab Technician positions in Telecom or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Apprentice Lab Technician as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Apprentice Lab Technician

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Transportation	$93,750	$45.0	50%
Software & Networking	$90,625	$44.0	45%
MFG Durable	$87,500	$42.0	40%
Pharmaceuticals	$84,375	$41.0	35%
Internet	$81,250	$39.0	30%

Apprentice Lab Technician Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Apprentice Lab Technician's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$56,169

Average $62,500/year

$70,691

$4,681

Average $5,208/month

$5,891

$1,080

Average $1,202/week

$1,359

$27

Average $30/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,691	$5,891	$1,359	$34
Average	$62,500	$5,208	$1,202	$30
25th Percentile	$56,169	$4,681	$1,080	$27

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