What are the main factors that influence a Forensic Lab Tech'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 Forensic Lab Tech?

The Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit industry offers the highest average compensation for Forensic Lab Tech roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change A Forensic Lab Tech's salary?

A Forensic Lab Tech's salary grows with experience: starting around $38,071 for beginners, reaching about $97,293 at mid-level, and approach $167,012 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Forensic Lab Tech?

Forensic Lab Tech salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Forensic Lab Tech roles are District of Columbia $43,611, California $43,446, Massachusetts $42,867. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Forensic Lab Tech roles make?

Salaries for Forensic Lab Tech level roles vary by specialization: Forensic Computer Lab Manager: $85,998; Cath Lab Tech: $84,451; Qc Lab Tech: $69,904; Lab Tech: $68,837; Lab Tech Assistant: $67,406.

Forensic Lab Tech Salary in Wisconsin

How much does a Forensic Lab Tech make in Wisconsin? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Forensic Lab Tech in Wisconsin is $38,747 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $19.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $44,946
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $36,247 to $41,992
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $33,970

10% $33,970

50% (Median) $38,747

90% $44,946

Forensic Lab Tech Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$41,992	$3,499	$808	$20
Average	$38,747	$3,229	$745	$19
25th Percentile	$36,247	$3,021	$697	$17

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Key Factors That Influence Forensic Lab Tech Salaries

A Forensic Lab Tech'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 Forensic Lab Tech Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Forensic Lab Tech'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): $38,071
Early Career (1-2 years): $72,625
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $97,293
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $124,904
Expert (over 8 years): $167,012

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Forensic Lab Tech	less than 1 year	$38,071
Patient Accounts Supervisor	1-2 years	$72,625
Patient Accounts Manager	2-4 years	$97,293
Patient Accounts Senior Manager	5-8 years	$124,904
Patient Accounts Director	over 8 years	$167,012

How Do Forensic Lab Tech 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 Forensic Lab Teches. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $43,611.
California: $43,446.
Massachusetts: $42,867.

District of Columbia $43,611 California $43,446 Massachusetts $42,867 Washington $42,709 New Jersey $42,694 Alaska $42,638 Connecticut $42,095 New York $41,874

Hawaii $41,169 Rhode Island $40,838 Maryland $40,614 Minnesota $40,307 Colorado $40,188 Illinois $40,149 Oregon $39,999 Delaware $39,889

New Hampshire $39,820 Virginia $39,665 Pennsylvania $39,212 Nevada $38,983 North Dakota $38,908 Michigan $38,790 Wisconsin $38,747 Vermont $38,660

Texas $38,420 Maine $38,404 Arizona $38,381 Ohio $38,353 Georgia $37,991 Indiana $37,809 Wyoming $37,774 Utah $37,719

Iowa $37,695 Kansas $37,506 Louisiana $37,451 North Carolina $37,431 Missouri $37,423 Florida $37,270 Montana $37,187 Nebraska $37,108

Kentucky $37,065 South Carolina $36,907 Tennessee $36,809 Idaho $36,770 New Mexico $36,482 Oklahoma $36,419 Alabama $36,187 South Dakota $35,797

Arkansas $35,584 West Virginia $35,470 Mississippi $35,127

Top Paying Cities for Forensic Lab Tech

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:

Green Lake: $37,690
Greenville: $38,048
Hancock: $37,356

Green Lake, WI $37,690

Greenville, WI $38,048

Hancock, WI $37,356

Hortonville, WI $37,968

Iola, WI $37,522

King, WI $37,809

Larsen, WI $37,898

Leopolis, WI $37,475

Manawa, WI $37,661

Marion, WI $37,545

Menasha, WI $38,079

Neenah, WI $38,010

Neshkoro, WI $37,554

New London, WI $37,811

Ogdensburg, WI $37,577

Omro, WI $37,762

Pickett, WI $37,793

Pine River, WI $37,647

Plainfield, WI $37,425

Poy Sippi, WI $37,673

Princeton, WI $37,599

Readfield, WI $37,860

Redgranite, WI $37,683

Ripon, WI $37,756

Rosendale, WI $37,775

Saxeville, WI $37,606

Scandinavia, WI $37,552

Tilleda, WI $37,419

Van Dyne, WI $37,822

Waukau, WI $37,756

Waupaca, WI $37,655

Wautoma, WI $37,567

Weyauwega, WI $37,720

Wild Rose, WI $37,579

Winnebago, WI $37,909

Winneconne, WI $37,820

Wilson, WI $38,440

Boyd, WI $37,445

Cadott, WI $37,472

Chetek, WI $37,371

Chippewa Falls, WI $37,552

Colfax, WI $37,507

Conrath, WI $37,295

Cornell, WI $37,391

Dallas, WI $37,585

Downing, WI $38,260

Downsville, WI $37,983

Durand, WI $37,946

Eau Galle, WI $37,862

Eleva, WI $37,593

Elk Mound, WI $37,510

Elmwood, WI $38,226

Fairchild, WI $37,547

Fall Creek, WI $37,569

Gilmanton, WI $37,764

Holcombe, WI $37,327

Humbird, WI $37,505

Independence, WI $37,655

Jim Falls, WI $37,423

Knapp, WI $38,240

Maiden Rock, WI $38,287

Menomonie, WI $37,946

Merrillan, WI $37,453

Mondovi, WI $37,669

Nelson, WI $38,118

New Auburn, WI $37,356

Osseo, WI $37,681

Pepin, WI $38,418

Pigeon Falls, WI $37,765

Plum City, WI $38,235

Prairie Farm, WI $37,909

Ridgeland, WI $37,706

Rock Falls, WI $37,526

Sand Creek, WI $37,376

Sheldon, WI $37,279

Spring Valley, WI $38,466

Stanley, WI $37,455

Stockholm, WI $38,509

Strum, WI $37,656

Thorp, WI $37,437

Wheeler, WI $37,788

Whitehall, WI $37,607

Spooner, WI $37,267

Almena, WI $37,789

Ashland, WI $37,230

Balsam Lake, WI $38,405

Barron, WI $37,552

Barronett, WI $37,283

Bayfield, WI $37,231

Benoit, WI $37,176

Birchwood, WI $37,217

Brill, WI $37,373

Bruce, WI $37,259

Brule, WI $37,578

Cable, WI $37,100

Cameron, WI $37,382

Centuria, WI $38,616

Comstock, WI $37,892

Cornucopia, WI $37,280

Couderay, WI $37,119

Cumberland, WI $37,613

Danbury, WI $37,490

Drummond, WI $37,211

Edgewater, WI $37,195

Exeland, WI $37,147

Foxboro, WI $37,712

Frederic, WI $37,822

Gordon, WI $37,399

Grand View, WI $37,135

Grantsburg, WI $38,052

Haugen, WI $37,413

Hawthorne, WI $37,701

Hayward, WI $37,147

Herbster, WI $37,332

Hertel, WI $37,278

High Bridge, WI $37,174

Iron River, WI $37,442

Ladysmith, WI $37,262

Lake Nebagamon, WI $37,618

La Pointe, WI $37,167

Luck, WI $38,260

Maple, WI $37,707

Marengo, WI $37,159

Mason, WI $37,164

Mikana, WI $37,368

Milltown, WI $38,420

Minong, WI $37,382

Odanah, WI $37,315

Ojibwa, WI $37,083

Glidden, WI $37,096

Harshaw, WI $37,269

Hawkins, WI $37,198

Hazelhurst, WI $37,275

Heafford Junction, WI $37,306

Hurley, WI $37,200

Iron Belt, WI $37,130

Kennan, WI $37,204

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $37,265

Lake Tomahawk, WI $37,286

Land O Lakes, WI $37,236

Laona, WI $37,256

Long Lake, WI $37,154

Mc Naughton, WI $37,290

Manitowish Waters, WI $37,233

Mellen, WI $37,112

Mercer, WI $37,167

Minocqua, WI $37,304

Montreal, WI $37,210

Park Falls, WI $37,195

Phelps, WI $37,235

Phillips, WI $37,211

Prentice, WI $37,240

Presque Isle, WI $37,217

Saint Germain, WI $37,311

Saxon, WI $37,145

Sayner, WI $37,260

Star Lake, WI $37,163

Three Lakes, WI $37,267

Tony, WI $37,257

Tripoli, WI $37,177

Upson, WI $37,020

Wabeno, WI $37,259

Woodruff, WI $37,319

La Crosse, WI $37,057

Alma, WI $38,001

Alma Center, WI $37,500

Arcadia, WI $37,637

Arkdale, WI $37,358

Bangor, WI $37,138

Black River Falls, WI $37,378

Blair, WI $37,492

Camp Douglas, WI $37,413

Cashton, WI $37,178

Cataract, WI $37,238

Chaseburg, WI $37,118

Cochrane, WI $37,935

Coon Valley, WI $37,103

De Soto, WI $37,182

Dodge, WI $37,532

Eastman, WI $37,288

Ettrick, WI $37,254

Ferryville, WI $37,243

Fountain City, WI $37,772

Galesville, WI $37,367

Gays Mills, WI $37,360

Genoa, WI $37,146

Hillsboro, WI $37,493

Hixton, WI $37,500

Holmen, WI $37,143

Hustler, WI $37,550

Kendall, WI $37,447

La Farge, WI $37,389

Lynxville, WI $37,291

Mather, WI $37,368

Melrose, WI $37,247

Millston, WI $37,288

Mindoro, WI $37,170

Mount Sterling, WI $37,421

Necedah, WI $37,373

Norwalk, WI $37,223

Oakdale, WI $37,415

Onalaska, WI $37,085

Ontario, WI $37,386

Readstown, WI $37,347

Rockland, WI $37,131

Seneca, WI $37,458

Soldiers Grove, WI $37,388

Sparta, WI $37,208

Steuben, WI $37,355

Stoddard, WI $37,087

Taylor, WI $37,418

Tomah, WI $37,434

Trempealeau, WI $37,362

Palmyra, WI $38,207

Tunnel City, WI $37,416

Viola, WI $37,413

Viroqua, WI $37,179

Warrens, WI $37,357

Westby, WI $37,160

West Salem, WI $37,105

Wilton, WI $37,413

Eau Claire, WI $37,655

Altoona, WI $37,706

Arkansaw, WI $38,102

Augusta, WI $37,561

Bay City, WI $38,448

Bloomer, WI $37,432

Boyceville, WI $38,022

Glen Flora, WI $37,197

Wales, WI $38,730

Bagley, WI $37,294

Beetown, WI $37,332

Benton, WI $37,479

Bloomington, WI $37,338

Boscobel, WI $37,419

Cassville, WI $37,294

Cuba City, WI $37,412

Dickeyville, WI $37,444

Fennimore, WI $37,464

Glen Haven, WI $37,273

Hazel Green, WI $37,352

Kieler, WI $37,455

Lancaster, WI $37,378

Mount Hope, WI $37,332

Patch Grove, WI $37,467

Platteville, WI $37,537

Potosi, WI $37,304

Prairie Du Chien, WI $37,385

Sinsinawa, WI $37,337

Stitzer, WI $37,452

Wauzeka, WI $37,351

Woodman, WI $37,310

Portage, WI $38,132

Adams, WI $37,530

Arlington, WI $38,517

Baraboo, WI $38,135

Beaver Dam, WI $38,100

Brandon, WI $37,695

Briggsville, WI $37,894

Burnett, WI $37,843

Cambria, WI $38,078

Cazenovia, WI $37,561

Columbus, WI $38,401

Dalton, WI $37,861

Dellwood, WI $37,404

Doylestown, WI $38,341

Elroy, WI $37,457

Endeavor, WI $37,847

Fairwater, WI $37,768

Fall River, WI $38,292

Fox Lake, WI $37,913

Friendship, WI $37,417

Friesland, WI $38,030

Grand Marsh, WI $37,547

Hillpoint, WI $37,780

Kingston, WI $37,897

Lake Delton, WI $37,995

La Valle, WI $37,613

Lime Ridge, WI $37,753

Loganville, WI $37,867

Lyndon Station, WI $37,663

Markesan, WI $37,714

Marquette, WI $37,844

Mauston, WI $37,521

Montello, WI $37,713

New Lisbon, WI $37,417

North Freedom, WI $38,153

Oxford, WI $37,720

Packwaukee, WI $37,870

Pardeeville, WI $38,154

Poynette, WI $38,396

Randolph, WI $38,077

Reedsburg, WI $37,856

Rio, WI $38,355

Rock Springs, WI $37,906

Union Center, WI $37,627

Waupun, WI $37,774

Westfield, WI $37,538

Wisconsin Dells, WI $37,839

Wonewoc, WI $37,484

Wyocena, WI $38,240

Amery, WI $38,626

Baldwin, WI $38,858

Beldenville, WI $38,786

Clayton, WI $38,121

Clear Lake, WI $38,427

Cushing, WI $38,496

Deer Park, WI $38,704

Dresser, WI $38,964

East Ellsworth, WI $38,688

Ellsworth, WI $38,751

Glenwood City, WI $38,513

Hager City, WI $38,850

Hammond, WI $39,316

Hudson, WI $39,938

New Richmond, WI $39,411

Osceola, WI $39,512

Prescott, WI $39,621

River Falls, WI $39,571

Roberts, WI $39,560

Saint Croix Falls, WI $38,733

Somerset, WI $39,782

Star Prairie, WI $39,306

Pell Lake, WI $38,103

Pleasant Prairie, WI $38,139

Powers Lake, WI $38,168

Rochester, WI $38,322

Salem, WI $38,199

Silver Lake, WI $38,208

Somers, WI $38,092

South Milwaukee, WI $39,219

Springfield, WI $38,120

Sturtevant, WI $38,099

Sullivan, WI $38,296

Trevor, WI $38,217

Twin Lakes, WI $38,200

Union Grove, WI $38,182

Walworth, WI $38,039

Radisson, WI $37,130

Waterford, WI $38,524

Waukesha, WI $39,109

Whitewater, WI $37,989

Williams Bay, WI $38,003

Wilmot, WI $38,215

Woodworth, WI $38,168

Zenda, WI $38,001

Milwaukee, WI $39,432

Saint Francis, WI $39,415

Racine, WI $38,073

Afton, WI $37,963

Albany, WI $38,221

Arena, WI $38,234

Argyle, WI $38,008

Avalon, WI $37,968

Avoca, WI $37,750

Barneveld, WI $38,238

Belleville, WI $38,474

Belmont, WI $37,642

Beloit, WI $37,928

Black Earth, WI $38,475

Blanchardville, WI $38,108

Blue Mounds, WI $38,362

Blue River, WI $37,405

Brodhead, WI $37,961

Brooklyn, WI $38,492

Browntown, WI $37,710

Cambridge, WI $38,474

Gile, WI $37,324

Clinton, WI $37,990

Wausau, WI $37,448

Marshfield, WI $37,464

Abbotsford, WI $37,427

Amherst, WI $37,527

Amherst Junction, WI $37,484

Aniwa, WI $37,301

Antigo, WI $37,338

Arpin, WI $37,390

Athens, WI $37,341

Auburndale, WI $37,371

Babcock, WI $37,313

Birnamwood, WI $37,323

Blenker, WI $37,366

Bowler, WI $37,396

Brokaw, WI $37,398

Bryant, WI $37,257

Chili, WI $37,419

Colby, WI $37,407

Curtiss, WI $37,390

Custer, WI $37,432

Deerbrook, WI $37,255

Dorchester, WI $37,392

Edgar, WI $37,371

Eland, WI $37,366

Elcho, WI $37,273

Elderon, WI $37,388

Elton, WI $37,305

Galloway, WI $37,424

Gilman, WI $37,308

Jump River, WI $37,275

Gleason, WI $37,263

Granton, WI $37,417

Greenwood, WI $37,436

Hannibal, WI $37,302

Hatley, WI $37,351

Hewitt, WI $37,531

Irma, WI $37,280

Junction City, WI $37,352

Loyal, WI $37,432

Lublin, WI $37,339

Marathon, WI $37,364

Mattoon, WI $37,438

Medford, WI $37,352

Merrill, WI $37,339

Milladore, WI $37,365

Mosinee, WI $37,390

Neillsville, WI $37,468

Nekoosa, WI $37,403

Nelsonville, WI $37,566

Ogema, WI $37,251

Owen, WI $37,398

Pearson, WI $37,242

Pelican Lake, WI $37,245

Phlox, WI $37,411

Woodville, WI $38,644

Houlton, WI $40,036

Abrams, WI $37,449

Amberg, WI $37,223

Armstrong Creek, WI $37,232

Athelstane, WI $37,247

Black Creek, WI $37,855

Bonduel, WI $37,553

Brillion, WI $37,821

Cecil, WI $37,495

Coleman, WI $37,417

Combined Locks, WI $38,106

Crivitz, WI $37,349

De Pere, WI $37,529

Dunbar, WI $37,207

Fence, WI $37,168

Florence, WI $37,223

Forest Junction, WI $37,929

Gillett, WI $37,468

Goodman, WI $37,230

Greenleaf, WI $37,673

Green Valley, WI $37,478

Gresham, WI $37,455

Hilbert, WI $37,915

Kaukauna, WI $38,059

Freedom, WI $38,012

Keshena, WI $37,495

Kimberly, WI $38,108

Krakow, WI $37,479

Lakewood, WI $37,292

Lena, WI $37,442

Little Chute, WI $38,107

Little Suamico, WI $37,440

Marinette, WI $37,464

Mountain, WI $37,313

Neopit, WI $37,403

Niagara, WI $37,263

Nichols, WI $37,687

Oconto, WI $37,439

Oconto Falls, WI $37,459

Oneida, WI $37,482

Pembine, WI $37,239

Peshtigo, WI $37,432

Porterfield, WI $37,334

Potter, WI $37,841

Pound, WI $37,376

Pulaski, WI $37,492

Pickerel, WI $37,277

Pittsville, WI $37,362

Plover, WI $37,488

Port Edwards, WI $37,508

Rib Lake, WI $37,302

Ringle, WI $37,339

Rosholt, WI $37,416

Rothschild, WI $37,482

Rudolph, WI $37,377

Schofield, WI $37,452

Spencer, WI $37,425

Stetsonville, WI $37,369

Stevens Point, WI $37,471

Stratford, WI $37,394

Summit Lake, WI $37,284

Tigerton, WI $37,454

Tomahawk, WI $37,307

Unity, WI $37,396

Vesper, WI $37,383

Westboro, WI $37,254

White Lake, WI $37,273

Willard, WI $37,428

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $37,449

Withee, WI $37,375

Wittenberg, WI $37,408

Rhinelander, WI $37,328

Argonne, WI $37,208

Boulder Junction, WI $37,232

Brantwood, WI $37,197

Butternut, WI $37,136

Catawba, WI $37,209

Clam Lake, WI $37,007

Conover, WI $37,251

Crandon, WI $37,309

Eagle River, WI $37,306

Fifield, WI $37,185

Poplar, WI $37,761

Port Wing, WI $37,451

Seymour, WI $37,642

Oak Creek, WI $38,954

Adell, WI $38,193

Allenton, WI $38,332

Ashippun, WI $38,456

Belgium, WI $38,568

Brookfield, WI $39,345

Brownsville, WI $37,812

Butler, WI $39,368

Campbellsport, WI $37,999

Cascade, WI $37,967

Cedarburg, WI $39,010

Cedar Grove, WI $38,390

Chilton, WI $37,842

Cleveland, WI $37,691

Clyman, WI $38,154

Colgate, WI $38,948

Delafield, WI $38,714

Eden, WI $37,800

Elkhart Lake, WI $37,798

Fredonia, WI $38,558

Germantown, WI $39,110

Glenbeulah, WI $37,779

Grafton, WI $39,017

Greenbush, WI $37,778

Hartford, WI $38,604

Hartland, WI $38,832

Hingham, WI $38,132

Horicon, WI $38,044

Hubertus, WI $38,896

Hustisford, WI $38,196

Iron Ridge, WI $38,253

Ixonia, WI $38,372

Jackson, WI $38,899

Johnson Creek, WI $38,254

Juneau, WI $38,043

Kewaskum, WI $38,349

Kiel, WI $37,731

Kohler, WI $37,894

Lannon, WI $39,164

Lebanon, WI $38,233

Lomira, WI $37,989

Malone, WI $37,810

Mayville, WI $38,002

Menomonee Falls, WI $39,223

Merton, WI $38,896

Mount Calvary, WI $37,842

Nashotah, WI $38,706

Neosho, WI $38,386

Newburg, WI $38,714

New Holstein, WI $37,789

Newton, WI $37,655

North Lake, WI $39,031

Oakfield, WI $37,742

Oconomowoc, WI $38,553

Okauchee, WI $38,663

Oostburg, WI $38,202

Pewaukee, WI $39,000

Plymouth, WI $37,849

Port Washington, WI $38,781

Random Lake, WI $38,375

Richfield, WI $38,917

Rubicon, WI $38,452

Saint Cloud, WI $37,839

Saukville, WI $38,829

Sheboygan, WI $38,003

Sheboygan Falls, WI $37,875

Slinger, WI $38,726

Stockbridge, WI $37,927

Sussex, WI $39,030

West Bend, WI $38,524

Theresa, WI $38,217

Thiensville, WI $39,298

Waldo, WI $38,098

Watertown, WI $38,206

Mequon, WI $39,197

Woodland, WI $38,287

Bassett, WI $38,201

Benet Lake, WI $38,165

Big Bend, WI $38,796

Bristol, WI $38,169

Burlington, WI $38,241

Caledonia, WI $38,384

Camp Lake, WI $38,212

Cudahy, WI $39,384

Darien, WI $38,032

Delavan, WI $38,015

Dousman, WI $38,449

Eagle, WI $38,379

Cobb, WI $37,771

Cottage Grove, WI $38,694

Cross Plains, WI $38,597

Dane, WI $38,595

Darlington, WI $37,750

Deerfield, WI $38,588

De Forest, WI $38,638

Dodgeville, WI $37,940

Edgerton, WI $38,389

Edmund, WI $37,854

Evansville, WI $38,284

Footville, WI $38,045

Fort Atkinson, WI $38,225

Gotham, WI $37,939

Gratiot, WI $37,581

Hanover, WI $38,037

Highland, WI $37,720

Hollandale, WI $38,169

Janesville, WI $38,067

Shawano, WI $37,516

Sherwood, WI $38,026

Shiocton, WI $37,759

Sobieski, WI $37,446

Suamico, WI $37,436

Suring, WI $37,389

Townsend, WI $37,309

Wausaukee, WI $37,287

Wrightstown, WI $37,914

Zachow, WI $37,507

Algoma, WI $37,438

Baileys Harbor, WI $37,335

Brussels, WI $37,434

Casco, WI $37,442

Collins, WI $37,735

Denmark, WI $37,486

Egg Harbor, WI $37,365

Ellison Bay, WI $37,301

Ephraim, WI $37,364

Fish Creek, WI $37,339

Forestville, WI $37,435

Francis Creek, WI $37,529

Kellnersville, WI $37,554

Kewaunee, WI $37,459

Luxemburg, WI $37,442

Manitowoc, WI $37,600

Maplewood, WI $37,428

Maribel, WI $37,531

Mishicot, WI $37,499

New Franken, WI $37,437

Reedsville, WI $37,631

Saint Nazianz, WI $37,705

Sister Bay, WI $37,342

Sturgeon Bay, WI $37,441

Tisch Mills, WI $37,482

Two Rivers, WI $37,496

Valders, WI $37,687

Washington Island, WI $37,279

Whitelaw, WI $37,556

Green Bay, WI $37,431

East Troy, WI $38,379

Elkhorn, WI $38,114

Elm Grove, WI $39,368

Fontana, WI $38,024

Franksville, WI $38,359

Genesee Depot, WI $38,654

Genoa City, WI $38,133

Greendale, WI $39,340

Hales Corners, WI $39,272

Franklin, WI $39,046

Helenville, WI $38,163

Honey Creek, WI $38,258

Kansasville, WI $38,245

Kenosha, WI $38,083

New Berlin, WI $39,149

Lake Geneva, WI $38,004

Lyons, WI $38,208

Mukwonago, WI $38,613

Muskego, WI $38,858

New Munster, WI $38,212

North Prairie, WI $38,592

Fremont, WI $37,790

Rice Lake, WI $37,338

Sarona, WI $37,247

Shell Lake, WI $37,279

Siren, WI $37,656

Solon Springs, WI $37,444

South Range, WI $37,798

Springbrook, WI $37,175

Stone Lake, WI $37,189

Superior, WI $37,838

Trego, WI $37,215

Turtle Lake, WI $38,058

Wascott, WI $37,406

Washburn, WI $37,263

Webster, WI $37,308

Weyerhaeuser, WI $37,248

Winter, WI $37,070

Oshkosh, WI $37,889

Almond, WI $37,480

Appleton, WI $38,109

Bancroft, WI $37,363

Bear Creek, WI $37,698

Berlin, WI $37,724

Big Falls, WI $37,611

Butte Des Morts, WI $37,870

Caroline, WI $37,509

Clintonville, WI $37,606

Coloma, WI $37,381

Dale, WI $37,939

Eldorado, WI $37,800

Embarrass, WI $37,594

Eureka, WI $37,734

Fond Du Lac, WI $37,984

Jefferson, WI $38,193

Juda, WI $37,913

Lake Mills, WI $38,375

Linden, WI $37,814

Livingston, WI $37,620

Lodi, WI $38,472

Lone Rock, WI $37,825

Lowell, WI $38,227

Mc Farland, WI $38,737

Marshall, WI $38,546

Mazomanie, WI $38,456

Merrimac, WI $38,304

Middleton, WI $38,709

Milton, WI $38,083

Mineral Point, WI $37,831

Monroe, WI $37,890

Montfort, WI $37,636

Monticello, WI $38,178

Morrisonville, WI $38,598

Mount Horeb, WI $38,417

Muscoda, WI $37,572

New Glarus, WI $38,334

Oregon, WI $38,672

Orfordville, WI $38,001

Plain, WI $37,940

Prairie Du Sac, WI $38,324

Reeseville, WI $38,304

Rewey, WI $37,662

Richland Center, WI $37,534

Ridgeway, WI $38,212

Sauk City, WI $38,335

Sextonville, WI $37,880

Sharon, WI $38,022

Shullsburg, WI $37,508

South Wayne, WI $37,661

Spring Green, WI $38,086

Stoughton, WI $38,599

Sun Prairie, WI $38,638

Verona, WI $38,628

Waterloo, WI $38,427

Waunakee, WI $38,724

Windsor, WI $38,700

Woodford, WI $37,884

Madison, WI $38,806

Forensic Lab Tech Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Forensic Lab Tech roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Forensic Lab Tech positions in Healthcare typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Forensic Lab Tech as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Forensic Lab Tech

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit	$46,496	$22.0	20%

Forensic Lab Tech Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Forensic Lab Tech'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.

$36,247

Average $38,747/year

$41,992

$3,021

Average $3,229/month

$3,499

$697

Average $745/week

$808

$17

Average $19/hour

$20

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$41,992	$3,499	$808	$20
Average	$38,747	$3,229	$745	$19
25th Percentile	$36,247	$3,021	$697	$17

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