What are the main factors that influence a Construction 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 Construction Lab Technician?

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

How does experience change A Construction Lab Technician's salary?

A Construction Lab Technician's salary grows with experience: starting around $60,248 for beginners, reaching about $62,651 at mid-level, and approach $63,219 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Construction Lab Technician?

Construction Lab Technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Construction Lab Technician roles are District of Columbia $68,060, California $67,802, Massachusetts $66,898. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

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

Salaries for Construction Lab Technician level roles vary by specialization: Microbiologist Lab Technician: $87,899; Microbiology Lab Technician: $73,626; Cardiac Catheterization Lab Technician: $69,793; Sleep Lab Technician: $65,820; Biology Lab Technician: $64,336.

Construction Lab Technician Salary in Oregon

How much does a Construction Lab Technician make in Oregon? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Construction Lab Technician in Oregon is $62,423 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $78,053
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $56,100 to $70,604
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $50,343

10% $50,343

50% (Median) $62,423

90% $78,053

Construction Lab Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,604	$5,884	$1,358	$34
Average	$62,423	$5,202	$1,200	$30
25th Percentile	$56,100	$4,675	$1,079	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Construction Lab Technician Salaries

A Construction 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 Construction Lab Technician Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Construction 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): $60,248
Early Career (1-2 years): $60,946
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $62,651
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $62,991
Expert (over 8 years): $63,219

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Construction Lab Technician	less than 1 year	$60,248
Early Career Level Construction Lab Technician	1-2 years	$60,946
Mid-Level Level Construction Lab Technician	2-4 years	$62,651
Senior-Level Level Construction Lab Technician	5-8 years	$62,991
Expert Level Construction Lab Technician	over 8 years	$63,219

How Do Construction 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 Construction Lab Technicians. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $68,060.
California: $67,802.
Massachusetts: $66,898.

District of Columbia $68,060 California $67,802 Massachusetts $66,898 Washington $66,652 New Jersey $66,628 Alaska $66,542 Connecticut $65,694 New York $65,349

Hawaii $64,249 Rhode Island $63,733 Maryland $63,382 Minnesota $62,903 Colorado $62,718 Illinois $62,657 Oregon $62,423 Delaware $62,251

New Hampshire $62,143 Virginia $61,901 Pennsylvania $61,194 Nevada $60,837 North Dakota $60,721 Michigan $60,536 Wisconsin $60,469 Vermont $60,333

Texas $59,958 Maine $59,934 Arizona $59,897 Ohio $59,854 Georgia $59,288 Indiana $59,006 Wyoming $58,950 Utah $58,864

Iowa $58,827 Kansas $58,532 Louisiana $58,446 North Carolina $58,415 Missouri $58,403 Florida $58,163 Montana $58,034 Nebraska $57,911

Kentucky $57,844 South Carolina $57,598 Tennessee $57,444 Idaho $57,383 New Mexico $56,934 Oklahoma $56,836 Alabama $56,473 South Dakota $55,864

Arkansas $55,532 West Virginia $55,354 Mississippi $54,819

Top Paying Cities for Construction 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:

Antelope: $59,415
Aurora: $63,018
Beaverton: $64,287

Antelope, OR $59,415

Aurora, OR $63,018

Beaverton, OR $64,287

Beavercreek, OR $63,235

Boring, OR $63,644

Bridal Veil, OR $63,546

Brightwood, OR $62,555

Canby, OR $63,060

Cascade Locks, OR $61,659

Clackamas, OR $64,263

Clatskanie, OR $61,545

Colton, OR $62,573

Columbia City, OR $63,137

Corbett, OR $63,234

Donald, OR $62,681

Dufur, OR $59,739

Eagle Creek, OR $63,371

Estacada, OR $62,420

Fairview, OR $64,153

Gervais, OR $62,016

Gladstone, OR $64,240

Government Camp, OR $61,418

Grass Valley, OR $59,548

Gresham, OR $64,133

Hood River, OR $61,307

Hubbard, OR $62,361

Kent, OR $59,414

Lake Oswego, OR $64,396

Marylhurst, OR $64,313

Maupin, OR $59,485

Molalla, OR $62,051

Moro, OR $59,674

Mosier, OR $60,675

Mount Hood Parkdale, OR $61,080

Mulino, OR $62,986

Odell, OR $61,167

Oregon City, OR $63,791

Rainier, OR $62,440

Rhododendron, OR $61,979

Rufus, OR $59,859

Saint Helens, OR $62,936

Warren, OR $63,287

Deer Island, OR $62,711

Sandy, OR $62,881

Scappoose, OR $63,202

Shaniko, OR $59,610

The Dalles, OR $60,069

Troutdale, OR $63,908

Tualatin, OR $64,098

Tygh Valley, OR $60,009

Vernonia, OR $62,247

Wasco, OR $59,724

Welches, OR $62,248

West Linn, OR $64,098

Wilsonville, OR $63,699

Woodburn, OR $62,150

Happy Valley, OR $64,350

Damascus, OR $64,029

Amity, OR $61,861

Arch Cape, OR $60,231

Astoria, OR $60,622

Banks, OR $63,103

Bay City, OR $60,485

Beaver, OR $60,792

Buxton, OR $62,719

Cannon Beach, OR $60,205

Carlton, OR $62,016

Cloverdale, OR $60,417

Cornelius, OR $63,574

Dayton, OR $62,056

Dundee, OR $62,556

Forest Grove, OR $63,069

Gales Creek, OR $62,366

Garibaldi, OR $60,490

Gaston, OR $62,743

Hammond, OR $59,934

Hebo, OR $60,613

Hillsboro, OR $63,749

Manning, OR $62,787

Lafayette, OR $62,132

Mcminnville, OR $61,828

Manzanita, OR $60,411

Nehalem, OR $60,571

Newberg, OR $63,114

North Plains, OR $63,458

Oceanside, OR $60,276

Pacific City, OR $60,420

Rockaway Beach, OR $60,408

Saint Paul, OR $62,327

Seaside, OR $60,741

Sherwood, OR $63,769

Tillamook, OR $60,836

Netarts, OR $60,333

Timber, OR $62,337

Tolovana Park, OR $60,214

Warrenton, OR $60,188

Wheeler, OR $60,565

Yamhill, OR $62,210

Neskowin, OR $60,389

Portland, OR $64,409

Salem, OR $62,067

Keizer, OR $62,078

Albany, OR $61,455

Alsea, OR $60,410

Aumsville, OR $61,948

Blodgett, OR $60,478

Brownsville, OR $60,813

Cascadia, OR $60,095

Corvallis, OR $61,309

Crabtree, OR $61,393

Crawfordsville, OR $60,782

Dallas, OR $61,758

Depoe Bay, OR $60,178

Detroit, OR $59,938

Eddyville, OR $60,156

Falls City, OR $61,455

Foster, OR $60,566

Gates, OR $61,094

Grand Ronde, OR $61,201

Halsey, OR $60,823

Idanha, OR $59,987

Independence, OR $61,989

Jefferson, OR $61,856

Lebanon, OR $60,874

Logsden, OR $60,408

Lyons, OR $61,223

Mill City, OR $61,228

Monmouth, OR $61,595

Mount Angel, OR $62,000

Neotsu, OR $60,460

Newport, OR $60,061

South Beach, OR $59,865

Lincoln City, OR $60,386

Otis, OR $60,505

Otter Rock, OR $60,072

Philomath, OR $60,693

Rickreall, OR $61,999

Rose Lodge, OR $60,565

Saint Benedict, OR $61,991

Scio, OR $61,497

Scotts Mills, OR $61,845

Seal Rock, OR $59,794

Shedd, OR $60,798

Sheridan, OR $61,620

Siletz, OR $60,295

Silverton, OR $61,864

Stayton, OR $61,695

Mehama, OR $61,530

Sublimity, OR $61,796

Sweet Home, OR $60,676

Gleneden Beach, OR $60,243

Tangent, OR $60,907

Tidewater, OR $60,010

Toledo, OR $60,079

Turner, OR $61,958

Waldport, OR $59,868

Willamina, OR $61,408

Eugene, OR $61,206

Agness, OR $59,248

Allegany, OR $59,320

Alvadore, OR $61,147

Azalea, OR $59,941

Bandon, OR $59,366

Blachly, OR $60,626

Blue River, OR $59,689

Broadbent, OR $59,275

Brookings, OR $59,618

Camas Valley, OR $59,307

Canyonville, OR $59,751

Cheshire, OR $60,852

Coos Bay, OR $59,337

Coquille, OR $59,342

Cottage Grove, OR $60,647

Crescent Lake, OR $59,420

Creswell, OR $61,006

Culp Creek, OR $60,392

Curtin, OR $60,602

Days Creek, OR $59,672

Deadwood, OR $60,375

Dexter, OR $60,831

Dillard, OR $59,497

Dorena, OR $60,211

Drain, OR $60,383

Elkton, OR $59,958

Elmira, OR $60,933

Fall Creek, OR $60,749

Florence, OR $59,905

Gardiner, OR $59,418

Glendale, OR $59,816

Glide, OR $59,562

Gold Beach, OR $59,438

Harrisburg, OR $61,053

Idleyld Park, OR $59,418

Junction City, OR $61,013

Lakeside, OR $59,437

Langlois, OR $59,307

Lorane, OR $60,765

Lowell, OR $60,743

Mapleton, OR $60,032

Marcola, OR $60,933

Pleasant Hill, OR $61,097

Monroe, OR $60,741

Myrtle Creek, OR $59,502

Myrtle Point, OR $59,298

North Bend, OR $59,339

Noti, OR $60,729

Oakland, OR $59,866

Oakridge, OR $60,141

Ophir, OR $59,432

Port Orford, OR $59,350

Powers, OR $59,338

Reedsport, OR $59,759

Riddle, OR $59,624

Roseburg, OR $59,582

Scottsburg, OR $59,653

Springfield, OR $61,083

Sixes, OR $59,301

Sutherlin, OR $59,896

Swisshome, OR $60,098

Tenmile, OR $59,367

Thurston, OR $61,111

Tiller, OR $59,726

Umpqua, OR $59,532

Veneta, OR $60,880

Vida, OR $60,417

Walterville, OR $60,703

Walton, OR $60,503

Wedderburn, OR $59,473

Westfir, OR $60,341

Westlake, OR $59,735

Wilbur, OR $59,638

Winchester, OR $59,642

Winston, OR $59,379

Wolf Creek, OR $59,926

Yachats, OR $59,880

Yoncalla, OR $60,216

Medford, OR $60,936

Central Point, OR $60,850

White City, OR $60,467

Ashland, OR $60,494

Butte Falls, OR $60,105

Cave Junction, OR $59,935

Eagle Point, OR $60,596

Gold Hill, OR $60,706

Grants Pass, OR $60,229

Jacksonville, OR $60,595

Kerby, OR $60,028

Merlin, OR $59,840

Murphy, OR $60,459

O Brien, OR $59,905

Phoenix, OR $60,917

Prospect, OR $59,954

Rogue River, OR $60,431

Selma, OR $59,879

Shady Cove, OR $60,512

Talent, OR $60,800

Trail, OR $60,050

Wilderville, OR $60,005

Williams, OR $60,407

Klamath Falls, OR $59,943

Crater Lake, OR $59,299

Adel, OR $59,604

Beatty, OR $59,452

Bly, OR $59,510

Bonanza, OR $59,560

Chiloquin, OR $59,554

Dairy, OR $59,527

Fort Klamath, OR $59,534

Keno, OR $59,967

Lakeview, OR $59,653

Malin, OR $59,637

Merrill, OR $59,662

Midland, OR $59,726

New Pine Creek, OR $59,787

Paisley, OR $59,507

Plush, OR $59,576

Silver Lake, OR $59,486

Sprague River, OR $59,502

Summer Lake, OR $59,429

Christmas Valley, OR $59,529

Bend, OR $59,666

Fields, OR $59,591

Ashwood, OR $59,401

Brothers, OR $59,456

Burns, OR $59,601

Princeton, OR $59,488

Diamond, OR $59,449

Camp Sherman, OR $59,494

Chemult, OR $59,451

Crane, OR $59,553

Crescent, OR $59,420

Culver, OR $59,539

Fort Rock, OR $59,494

Frenchglen, OR $59,443

Gilchrist, OR $59,535

Hines, OR $59,613

La Pine, OR $59,599

Madras, OR $59,580

Mitchell, OR $59,448

Paulina, OR $59,471

Post, OR $59,444

Powell Butte, OR $59,586

Prineville, OR $59,589

Redmond, OR $59,673

Riley, OR $59,441

Sisters, OR $59,495

Terrebonne, OR $59,613

Warm Springs, OR $59,505

Pendleton, OR $61,508

Adams, OR $60,301

Arlington, OR $59,617

Athena, OR $61,644

Baker City, OR $59,652

Bates, OR $59,487

Boardman, OR $61,233

Bridgeport, OR $59,499

Canyon City, OR $59,583

Condon, OR $59,475

Cove, OR $59,591

Dayville, OR $59,518

Echo, OR $61,682

Elgin, OR $59,602

Enterprise, OR $59,465

Fossil, OR $59,484

Haines, OR $59,617

Halfway, OR $59,487

Helix, OR $63,097

Heppner, OR $59,513

Hereford, OR $59,526

Hermiston, OR $63,440

Lexington, OR $60,607

Oxbow, OR $59,218

Imbler, OR $59,635

Imnaha, OR $59,070

Ione, OR $59,601

Irrigon, OR $63,023

John Day, OR $59,679

Joseph, OR $59,395

Kimberly, OR $59,500

La Grande, OR $59,671

Long Creek, OR $59,511

Lostine, OR $59,538

Meacham, OR $59,616

Mikkalo, OR $59,690

Milton Freewater, OR $61,072

Monument, OR $59,498

Mount Vernon, OR $59,579

North Powder, OR $59,591

Pilot Rock, OR $59,809

Prairie City, OR $59,623

Richland, OR $59,427

Seneca, OR $59,586

Spray, OR $59,496

Stanfield, OR $63,273

Summerville, OR $59,610

Sumpter, OR $59,560

Ukiah, OR $59,502

Umatilla, OR $63,744

Union, OR $59,603

Unity, OR $59,591

Wallowa, OR $59,620

Weston, OR $60,465

Adrian, OR $58,606

Arock, OR $59,232

Brogan, OR $59,475

Drewsey, OR $59,548

Durkee, OR $59,433

Harper, OR $59,306

Huntington, OR $59,480

Ironside, OR $59,505

Jamieson, OR $59,317

Jordan Valley, OR $59,242

Juntura, OR $59,505

Nyssa, OR $58,892

Ontario, OR $59,020

Riverside, OR $59,444

Vale, OR $59,333

Westfall, OR $59,523

Construction Lab Technician Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Construction 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, Construction Lab Technician positions in Telecom or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Construction Lab Technician as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Construction Lab Technician

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Transportation	$93,635	$45.0	50%
Software & Networking	$90,514	$44.0	45%
MFG Durable	$87,393	$42.0	40%
Pharmaceuticals	$84,271	$41.0	35%
Internet	$81,150	$39.0	30%

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

Understanding how a Construction 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.

$56,100

Average $62,423/year

$70,604

$4,675

Average $5,202/month

$5,884

$1,079

Average $1,200/week

$1,358

$27

Average $30/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,604	$5,884	$1,358	$34
Average	$62,423	$5,202	$1,200	$30
25th Percentile	$56,100	$4,675	$1,079	$27

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