What are the main factors that influence a Lab Operations Assistant'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 Lab Operations Assistant?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Lab Operations Assistant roles, with salaries approximately 40% above the market median.

How does experience change A Lab Operations Assistant's salary?

A Lab Operations Assistant's salary grows with experience: starting around $52,473 for beginners, reaching about $55,820 at mid-level, and approach $56,202 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Lab Operations Assistant?

Lab Operations Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Lab Operations Assistant roles are District of Columbia $65,360, California $65,112, Massachusetts $64,244. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Lab Operations Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Lab Operations Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Lab Operations Director: $171,713; Director Of Lab Operations: $168,156; Lab Operations Senior Manager: $146,590; Lab Operations Manager: $120,733; Lab Operations Senior Supervisor: $99,003.

Lab Operations Assistant Salary in New Mexico

How much does a Lab Operations Assistant make in New Mexico? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Lab Operations Assistant in New Mexico is $54,675 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $26.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $65,173
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $49,211 to $60,170
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $44,236

10% $44,236

50% (Median) $54,675

90% $65,173

Lab Operations Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$60,170	$5,014	$1,157	$29
Average	$54,675	$4,556	$1,051	$26
25th Percentile	$49,211	$4,101	$946	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Lab Operations Assistant Salaries

A Lab Operations Assistant'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 Lab Operations Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Lab Operations Assistant'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): $52,473
Early Career (1-2 years): $53,683
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $55,820
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $56,049
Expert (over 8 years): $56,202

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Lab Operations Assistant	less than 1 year	$52,473
Early Career Level Lab Operations Assistant	1-2 years	$53,683
Mid-Level Level Lab Operations Assistant	2-4 years	$55,820
Senior-Level Level Lab Operations Assistant	5-8 years	$56,049
Expert Level Lab Operations Assistant	over 8 years	$56,202

How Do Lab Operations Assistant 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 Lab Operations Assistants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $65,360.
California: $65,112.
Massachusetts: $64,244.

District of Columbia $65,360 California $65,112 Massachusetts $64,244 Washington $64,008 New Jersey $63,985 Alaska $63,902 Connecticut $63,087 New York $62,757

Hawaii $61,700 Rhode Island $61,204 Maryland $60,868 Minnesota $60,407 Colorado $60,230 Illinois $60,171 Oregon $59,947 Delaware $59,782

New Hampshire $59,678 Virginia $59,445 Pennsylvania $58,766 Nevada $58,424 North Dakota $58,312 Michigan $58,135 Wisconsin $58,070 Vermont $57,940

Texas $57,580 Maine $57,556 Arizona $57,521 Ohio $57,479 Georgia $56,936 Indiana $56,665 Wyoming $56,612 Utah $56,529

Iowa $56,494 Kansas $56,210 Louisiana $56,128 North Carolina $56,098 Missouri $56,086 Florida $55,856 Montana $55,732 Nebraska $55,614

Kentucky $55,549 South Carolina $55,313 Tennessee $55,165 Idaho $55,106 New Mexico $54,675 Oklahoma $54,581 Alabama $54,233 South Dakota $53,648

Arkansas $53,329 West Virginia $53,158 Mississippi $52,645

Top Paying Cities for Lab Operations Assistant

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:

Algodones: $55,257
Belen: $54,950
Bernalillo: $55,355

Algodones, NM $55,257

Belen, NM $54,950

Bernalillo, NM $55,355

Bluewater, NM $54,193

Bosque, NM $54,546

Casa Blanca, NM $54,669

Cedar Crest, NM $55,401

Cedarvale, NM $53,229

Cerrillos, NM $55,298

Claunch, NM $53,032

Coyote, NM $54,483

Cuba, NM $54,396

Cubero, NM $54,790

Edgewood, NM $55,154

Estancia, NM $54,496

Gallina, NM $54,198

Counselor, NM $54,231

Grants, NM $54,131

Milan, NM $54,348

Isleta, NM $55,450

Jarales, NM $54,897

Jemez Pueblo, NM $54,992

Jemez Springs, NM $54,822

Laguna, NM $55,058

La Jara, NM $54,335

La Joya, NM $54,209

Lindrith, NM $54,143

Los Lunas, NM $55,241

Mcintosh, NM $54,796

Pueblo Of Acoma, NM $54,432

Moriarty, NM $54,612

Mountainair, NM $54,023

Nageezi, NM $54,159

New Laguna, NM $54,764

Paguate, NM $54,801

Pena Blanca, NM $55,413

Peralta, NM $55,328

Placitas, NM $55,357

Ponderosa, NM $54,922

Prewitt, NM $54,177

Regina, NM $54,214

Sandia Park, NM $55,262

Corrales, NM $55,471

San Fidel, NM $54,469

San Rafael, NM $54,237

Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM $55,263

San Ysidro, NM $55,188

Stanley, NM $54,605

Tijeras, NM $55,269

Tome, NM $55,167

Torreon, NM $54,983

Veguita, NM $54,542

Willard, NM $53,926

Youngsville, NM $54,498

Bosque Farms, NM $55,430

Clines Corners, NM $54,275

Cochiti Pueblo, NM $55,305

Cochiti Lake, NM $55,377

Albuquerque, NM $55,502

Kirtland Afb, NM $55,502

Rio Rancho, NM $55,411

Gallup, NM $54,255

Brimhall, NM $54,102

Church Rock, NM $54,127

Continental Divide, NM $54,089

Crownpoint, NM $54,133

Fence Lake, NM $53,892

Fort Wingate, NM $54,108

Gamerco, NM $54,199

Mentmore, NM $54,115

Mexican Springs, NM $54,109

Ramah, NM $54,009

Rehoboth, NM $54,145

Thoreau, NM $54,148

Tohatchi, NM $54,098

Vanderwagen, NM $54,109

Zuni, NM $54,096

Navajo, NM $54,169

Jamestown, NM $54,035

Pinehill, NM $53,968

Sheep Springs, NM $54,156

Smith Lake, NM $54,358

Yatahey, NM $54,137

Farmington, NM $54,397

Aztec, NM $54,498

Blanco, NM $54,243

Bloomfield, NM $54,179

Flora Vista, NM $54,453

Fruitland, NM $54,113

Kirtland, NM $54,454

La Plata, NM $54,473

Navajo Dam, NM $54,449

Shiprock, NM $54,374

Waterflow, NM $54,346

Newcomb, NM $54,123

Sanostee, NM $54,158

Santa Fe, NM $55,785

Abiquiu, NM $54,259

Alcalde, NM $55,204

Amalia, NM $54,177

Arroyo Hondo, NM $54,100

Arroyo Seco, NM $54,163

Canjilon, NM $54,092

Canones, NM $54,584

Carson, NM $54,308

Cebolla, NM $54,123

Cerro, NM $54,139

Chama, NM $54,361

Chamisal, NM $55,058

Chimayo, NM $55,445

Cordova, NM $55,351

Costilla, NM $54,404

Taos Ski Valley, NM $53,991

Dixon, NM $55,005

Dulce, NM $54,360

El Prado, NM $54,211

El Rito, NM $54,459

Embudo, NM $54,723

Espanola, NM $55,377

Glorieta, NM $55,570

Hernandez, NM $54,862

Ilfeld, NM $55,057

La Madera, NM $54,364

Lamy, NM $55,358

Llano, NM $54,946

Los Alamos, NM $55,489

White Rock, NM $55,594

Medanales, NM $54,923

Ojo Caliente, NM $54,600

Los Ojos, NM $54,227

Pecos, NM $55,397

Penasco, NM $54,742

Petaca, NM $54,041

Questa, NM $54,197

Ranchos De Taos, NM $54,482

Red River, NM $54,042

Ribera, NM $54,390

Rowe, NM $55,109

San Cristobal, NM $54,040

San Jose, NM $54,973

Ohkay Owingeh, NM $55,242

Santa Cruz, NM $55,426

Serafina, NM $54,252

Taos, NM $54,179

Tererro, NM $55,574

Tesuque, NM $55,785

Tierra Amarilla, NM $54,179

Trampas, NM $54,697

Tres Piedras, NM $54,027

Truchas, NM $55,196

Vadito, NM $54,670

Valdez, NM $54,081

Vallecitos, NM $54,038

Velarde, NM $54,922

Villanueva, NM $54,285

Spaceport City, NM $53,178

Las Vegas, NM $53,824

Angel Fire, NM $53,983

Anton Chico, NM $53,731

Buena Vista, NM $54,224

Chacon, NM $54,263

Cimarron, NM $53,898

Cleveland, NM $54,648

Eagle Nest, NM $53,939

Guadalupita, NM $54,179

Holman, NM $54,508

La Loma, NM $53,641

Maxwell, NM $53,917

Miami, NM $53,800

Mills, NM $53,609

Montezuma, NM $54,925

Mora, NM $54,724

Mosquero, NM $53,563

Ocate, NM $53,859

Ojo Feliz, NM $54,001

Rainsville, NM $54,237

Raton, NM $54,053

Rociada, NM $54,953

Roy, NM $53,621

Sapello, NM $54,476

Solano, NM $53,556

Springer, NM $53,777

Ute Park, NM $53,924

Valmora, NM $53,779

Wagon Mound, NM $53,717

Watrous, NM $53,797

Socorro, NM $53,672

Aragon, NM $53,835

Datil, NM $53,613

Lemitar, NM $53,922

Luna, NM $53,930

Magdalena, NM $53,617

Pie Town, NM $53,796

Polvadera, NM $54,052

Quemado, NM $53,907

Reserve, NM $53,811

San Acacia, NM $54,141

San Antonio, NM $53,375

Truth Or Consequences, NM $53,364

Arrey, NM $53,355

Caballo, NM $53,392

Derry, NM $53,120

Elephant Butte, NM $53,503

Garfield, NM $52,966

Hatch, NM $52,117

Monticello, NM $53,361

Rincon, NM $51,818

Salem, NM $52,801

Williamsburg, NM $53,432

Winston, NM $53,400

Las Cruces, NM $51,139

White Sands Missile Range, NM $51,307

Santa Teresa, NM $51,680

Playas, NM $53,611

Animas, NM $53,743

Anthony, NM $51,668

Arenas Valley, NM $53,648

Bayard, NM $53,598

Berino, NM $51,433

Buckhorn, NM $53,654

Santa Clara, NM $53,692

Chamberino, NM $51,487

Cliff, NM $53,592

Columbus, NM $53,447

Deming, NM $53,460

Dona Ana, NM $51,141

Fairacres, NM $51,294

Faywood, NM $53,435

Fort Bayard, NM $53,641

Gila, NM $53,512

Glenwood, NM $53,554

Hachita, NM $53,447

Hanover, NM $53,459

Hillsboro, NM $53,349

Hurley, NM $53,562

La Mesa, NM $52,117

Lordsburg, NM $53,571

Mesilla, NM $51,141

Mesilla Park, NM $51,146

Mesquite, NM $51,190

Mimbres, NM $53,501

Mule Creek, NM $53,646

Organ, NM $51,172

Pinos Altos, NM $53,590

Radium Springs, NM $51,161

Redrock, NM $53,454

Rodeo, NM $53,811

San Miguel, NM $51,170

Silver City, NM $53,591

Sunland Park, NM $51,405

Tyrone, NM $53,750

Vado, NM $51,210

Chaparral, NM $51,856

Clovis, NM $53,488

Cannon Afb, NM $53,370

Broadview, NM $53,332

Causey, NM $53,241

Crossroads, NM $53,115

Dora, NM $53,367

Elida, NM $53,146

Floyd, NM $53,275

Fort Sumner, NM $53,232

Grady, NM $53,383

House, NM $53,341

Kenna, NM $53,146

Lingo, NM $53,237

Melrose, NM $53,349

Milnesand, NM $53,125

Pep, NM $53,198

Portales, NM $53,393

Rogers, NM $53,213

Saint Vrain, NM $53,384

Taiban, NM $53,214

Texico, NM $53,404

Yeso, NM $53,021

Roswell, NM $53,082

Artesia, NM $53,187

Caprock, NM $53,079

Carlsbad, NM $53,222

Dexter, NM $53,120

Eunice, NM $53,269

Hagerman, NM $53,146

Hobbs, NM $53,347

Hope, NM $52,952

Jal, NM $53,207

Lake Arthur, NM $53,058

Lakewood, NM $53,138

Loco Hills, NM $53,236

Loving, NM $53,208

Lovington, NM $53,296

Mcdonald, NM $53,151

Malaga, NM $53,156

Maljamar, NM $53,105

Monument, NM $53,230

Tatum, NM $53,185

Whites City, NM $53,274

Carrizozo, NM $52,831

Alamogordo, NM $52,662

Alto, NM $52,838

Bent, NM $52,672

Capitan, NM $52,715

Cloudcroft, NM $52,666

Corona, NM $53,060

Encino, NM $53,486

Fort Stanton, NM $52,738

Glencoe, NM $52,700

High Rolls Mountain Park, NM $52,656

Holloman Air Force Base, NM $52,656

Hondo, NM $52,749

La Luz, NM $52,656

Lincoln, NM $52,595

Mayhill, NM $52,776

Mescalero, NM $52,680

Nogal, NM $52,906

Orogrande, NM $52,683

Picacho, NM $52,737

Pinon, NM $52,936

Ruidoso, NM $52,939

Ruidoso Downs, NM $52,867

Sacramento, NM $52,704

San Patricio, NM $52,766

Sunspot, NM $52,656

Timberon, NM $52,770

Tinnie, NM $52,707

Tularosa, NM $52,691

Vaughn, NM $53,271

Weed, NM $52,769

Tucumcari, NM $53,535

Amistad, NM $53,466

Bard, NM $53,381

Capulin, NM $53,985

Clayton, NM $53,570

Conchas Dam, NM $53,619

Cuervo, NM $53,361

Des Moines, NM $53,772

Folsom, NM $53,855

Garita, NM $53,516

Gladstone, NM $53,623

Grenville, NM $53,613

Logan, NM $53,534

Mcalister, NM $53,368

Nara Visa, NM $53,407

Newkirk, NM $53,466

Quay, NM $53,496

San Jon, NM $53,439

Santa Rosa, NM $53,496

Sedan, NM $53,515

Trementina, NM $53,513

Lab Operations Assistant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Lab Operations Assistant roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 110% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Financial Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 40% above the average. In contrast, Lab Operations Assistant positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Transportation typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Lab Operations Assistant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Lab Operations Assistant

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$76,545	$37.0	40%
Financial Services	$71,078	$34.0	30%
Pharmaceuticals	$71,078	$34.0	30%
Biotechnology	$65,610	$32.0	20%
Healthcare	$65,610	$32.0	20%

Lab Operations Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Lab Operations Assistant'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.

$49,211

Average $54,675/year

$60,170

$4,101

Average $4,556/month

$5,014

$946

Average $1,051/week

$1,157

$24

Average $26/hour

$29

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$60,170	$5,014	$1,157	$29
Average	$54,675	$4,556	$1,051	$26
25th Percentile	$49,211	$4,101	$946	$24

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