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 $55,609 for beginners, reaching about $59,150 at mid-level, and approach $59,553 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 $65,361, California $65,113, Massachusetts $64,246. 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: $171,703; Director Of Lab Operations: $168,150; Lab Operations Senior Manager: $146,590; Lab Operations Manager: $133,633; Lab Operations Senior Supervisor: $111,153.

Lab Operations Assistant Salary in Vermont

How much does a Lab Operations Assistant make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Lab Operations Assistant in Vermont is $57,941 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $69,029
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $52,146 to $63,745
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $46,870

10% $46,870

50% (Median) $57,941

90% $69,029

Lab Operations Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,745	$5,312	$1,226	$31
Average	$57,941	$4,828	$1,114	$28
25th Percentile	$52,146	$4,345	$1,003	$25

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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): $55,609
Early Career (1-2 years): $56,893
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $59,150
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $59,392
Expert (over 8 years): $59,553

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Lab Operations Assistant	less than 1 year	$55,609
Early Career Level Lab Operations Assistant	1-2 years	$56,893
Mid-Level Level Lab Operations Assistant	2-4 years	$59,150
Senior-Level Level Lab Operations Assistant	5-8 years	$59,392
Expert Level Lab Operations Assistant	over 8 years	$59,553

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: $65,361.
California: $65,113.
Massachusetts: $64,246.

District of Columbia $65,361 California $65,113 Massachusetts $64,246 Washington $64,009 New Jersey $63,986 Alaska $63,903 Connecticut $63,088 New York $62,758

Hawaii $61,701 Rhode Island $61,205 Maryland $60,869 Minnesota $60,408 Colorado $60,231 Illinois $60,172 Oregon $59,948 Delaware $59,783

New Hampshire $59,679 Virginia $59,446 Pennsylvania $58,767 Nevada $58,425 North Dakota $58,313 Michigan $58,136 Wisconsin $58,071 Vermont $57,941

Texas $57,581 Maine $57,557 Arizona $57,522 Ohio $57,480 Georgia $56,937 Indiana $56,666 Wyoming $56,613 Utah $56,530

Iowa $56,494 Kansas $56,211 Louisiana $56,128 North Carolina $56,099 Missouri $56,087 Florida $55,857 Montana $55,733 Nebraska $55,615

Kentucky $55,550 South Carolina $55,314 Tennessee $55,166 Idaho $55,107 New Mexico $54,676 Oklahoma $54,582 Alabama $54,234 South Dakota $53,649

Arkansas $53,330 West Virginia $53,159 Mississippi $52,646

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:

Adamant: $59,307
Barre: $59,397
Cabot: $59,266

Adamant, VT $59,307

Barre, VT $59,397

Cabot, VT $59,266

Calais, VT $59,318

East Barre, VT $59,306

East Calais, VT $59,307

East Montpelier, VT $59,347

Eden, VT $59,268

Eden Mills, VT $59,215

Graniteville, VT $59,393

Hyde Park, VT $59,356

Johnson, VT $59,431

Lake Elmore, VT $59,290

Marshfield, VT $59,276

Moretown, VT $59,435

Morrisville, VT $59,428

Moscow, VT $59,458

Northfield, VT $59,362

Northfield Falls, VT $59,640

North Hyde Park, VT $59,352

North Montpelier, VT $59,292

Plainfield, VT $59,284

Roxbury, VT $59,183

South Barre, VT $59,466

Waterbury, VT $59,452

Stowe, VT $59,460

Waitsfield, VT $59,427

Warren, VT $59,316

Washington, VT $59,201

Waterbury Center, VT $59,450

Websterville, VT $59,384

Williamstown, VT $59,314

Wolcott, VT $59,282

Woodbury, VT $59,224

Worcester, VT $59,283

Rutland, VT $59,281

Belmont, VT $59,098

Benson, VT $59,097

Bomoseen, VT $59,191

Brandon, VT $59,234

Bridport, VT $59,241

Castleton, VT $59,202

Center Rutland, VT $59,242

Chittenden, VT $59,106

Cuttingsville, VT $59,085

Danby, VT $59,186

East Middlebury, VT $59,273

East Poultney, VT $59,193

East Wallingford, VT $59,129

Fair Haven, VT $59,150

Florence, VT $59,129

Forest Dale, VT $59,237

Gaysville, VT $58,861

Granville, VT $59,139

Hancock, VT $59,129

Hydeville, VT $59,198

Killington, VT $59,123

Middlebury, VT $59,365

Middletown Springs, VT $59,161

Mount Holly, VT $59,106

North Clarendon, VT $59,193

Orwell, VT $59,186

Pawlet, VT $59,208

Pittsfield, VT $59,157

Pittsford, VT $59,214

Poultney, VT $59,202

Proctor, VT $59,268

Ripton, VT $59,199

Rochester, VT $59,169

Rupert, VT $59,163

Salisbury, VT $59,257

Shoreham, VT $59,207

Stockbridge, VT $59,102

Wallingford, VT $59,134

Wells, VT $59,210

West Pawlet, VT $59,230

West Rupert, VT $59,216

West Rutland, VT $59,180

Whiting, VT $59,209

Saint Johnsbury, VT $59,273

Albany, VT $59,239

Barnet, VT $59,210

Barton, VT $59,232

Beebe Plain, VT $59,250

Concord, VT $59,154

Coventry, VT $59,319

Craftsbury, VT $59,256

Craftsbury Common, VT $59,259

Danville, VT $59,223

Derby, VT $59,250

Derby Line, VT $59,206

East Burke, VT $59,204

East Charleston, VT $59,210

East Hardwick, VT $59,242

East Haven, VT $59,075

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $59,272

Glover, VT $59,215

Granby, VT $59,002

Greensboro, VT $59,195

Greensboro Bend, VT $59,232

Hardwick, VT $59,298

Irasburg, VT $59,218

Island Pond, VT $59,121

Lowell, VT $59,198

Lower Waterford, VT $59,265

Lyndon, VT $59,255

Lyndon Center, VT $59,322

Lyndonville, VT $59,257

Morgan, VT $59,150

Newport, VT $59,286

Newport Center, VT $59,210

North Concord, VT $59,055

North Troy, VT $59,218

Orleans, VT $59,196

Passumpsic, VT $59,277

Peacham, VT $59,157

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $59,278

Sheffield, VT $59,173

Sutton, VT $59,169

Troy, VT $59,224

West Burke, VT $59,208

West Charleston, VT $59,180

West Danville, VT $59,227

Westfield, VT $59,179

West Glover, VT $59,220

Averill, VT $58,875

Beecher Falls, VT $59,257

Canaan, VT $59,110

Gilman, VT $59,370

Guildhall, VT $59,032

Lunenburg, VT $59,160

Norton, VT $58,993

North Bennington, VT $59,652

North Pownal, VT $59,773

Pownal, VT $59,806

White River Junction, VT $59,265

Ascutney, VT $59,293

Barnard, VT $59,131

Bethel, VT $59,167

Bradford, VT $59,229

Bridgewater, VT $59,192

Bridgewater Corners, VT $59,074

Brookfield, VT $59,225

Brownsville, VT $59,193

Chelsea, VT $59,191

Corinth, VT $59,175

East Corinth, VT $59,200

East Randolph, VT $59,211

East Ryegate, VT $59,160

East Thetford, VT $59,233

Fairlee, VT $59,169

Groton, VT $59,185

Hartford, VT $59,420

Hartland, VT $59,212

Hartland Four Corners, VT $59,209

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $59,362

Newbury, VT $59,178

North Hartland, VT $59,254

North Pomfret, VT $59,152

North Thetford, VT $59,232

Norwich, VT $59,220

Plymouth, VT $59,032

Post Mills, VT $59,219

Quechee, VT $59,280

Randolph, VT $59,270

Randolph Center, VT $59,240

Reading, VT $59,081

Sharon, VT $59,166

South Pomfret, VT $59,110

South Royalton, VT $59,183

South Ryegate, VT $59,195

South Strafford, VT $59,180

South Woodstock, VT $59,095

Strafford, VT $59,129

Taftsville, VT $59,285

Thetford, VT $59,233

Thetford Center, VT $59,171

Topsham, VT $59,153

Tunbridge, VT $59,165

Vershire, VT $59,137

Wells River, VT $59,199

West Fairlee, VT $59,308

West Hartford, VT $59,153

West Newbury, VT $59,176

West Topsham, VT $59,201

Wilder, VT $59,423

Windsor, VT $59,236

Woodstock, VT $59,163

Bellows Falls, VT $59,379

Cambridgeport, VT $59,312

Cavendish, VT $59,114

Chester, VT $59,173

Chester Depot, VT $59,152

Grafton, VT $59,129

Londonderry, VT $59,235

Ludlow, VT $59,145

North Springfield, VT $59,352

Perkinsville, VT $59,191

Peru, VT $59,173

Proctorsville, VT $59,124

Saxtons River, VT $59,367

South Londonderry, VT $59,271

Springfield, VT $59,323

Westminster, VT $59,379

Westminster Station, VT $59,383

Weston, VT $59,112

Shaftsbury, VT $59,581

Brattleboro, VT $59,500

Bondville, VT $59,254

East Dover, VT $59,375

Jacksonville, VT $59,524

Jamaica, VT $59,255

Marlboro, VT $59,795

Newfane, VT $59,336

Putney, VT $59,323

Readsboro, VT $59,802

South Newfane, VT $59,356

Stamford, VT $59,759

Townshend, VT $59,282

Vernon, VT $59,682

Wardsboro, VT $59,325

West Dover, VT $59,423

West Dummerston, VT $59,350

West Halifax, VT $59,442

West Townshend, VT $59,202

West Wardsboro, VT $59,204

Whitingham, VT $59,503

Williamsville, VT $59,350

Wilmington, VT $59,467

Burlington, VT $59,629

South Burlington, VT $59,626

Winooski, VT $59,629

Colchester, VT $59,629

Alburgh, VT $59,332

Bakersfield, VT $59,420

Belvidere Center, VT $59,204

Bristol, VT $59,432

Cambridge, VT $59,503

Charlotte, VT $59,548

East Berkshire, VT $59,362

East Fairfield, VT $59,451

Enosburg Falls, VT $59,287

Essex, VT $59,584

Essex Junction, VT $59,588

Fairfax, VT $59,507

Fairfield, VT $59,450

Ferrisburgh, VT $59,482

Franklin, VT $59,290

Grand Isle, VT $59,513

Highgate Center, VT $59,340

Highgate Springs, VT $59,371

Hinesburg, VT $59,547

Huntington, VT $59,502

Isle La Motte, VT $59,405

Jeffersonville, VT $59,463

Jericho, VT $59,534

Jonesville, VT $59,546

Milton, VT $59,562

Monkton, VT $59,499

Montgomery, VT $59,287

Montgomery Center, VT $59,215

New Haven, VT $59,425

North Ferrisburgh, VT $59,509

North Hero, VT $59,450

Richford, VT $59,277

Richmond, VT $59,541

Saint Albans, VT $59,476

Saint Albans Bay, VT $59,469

Shelburne, VT $59,603

Sheldon, VT $59,405

Sheldon Springs, VT $59,551

South Hero, VT $59,567

Starksboro, VT $59,467

Swanton, VT $59,395

Underhill, VT $59,521

Underhill Center, VT $59,522

Vergennes, VT $59,407

Waterville, VT $59,427

Westford, VT $59,550

Williston, VT $59,595

Montpelier, VT $59,387

Bennington, VT $59,696

Arlington, VT $59,486

Dorset, VT $59,254

East Arlington, VT $59,232

East Dorset, VT $59,255

Manchester, VT $59,415

Manchester Center, VT $59,376

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	$81,117	$39.0	40%
Financial Services	$75,323	$36.0	30%
Pharmaceuticals	$75,323	$36.0	30%
Biotechnology	$69,529	$33.0	20%
Healthcare	$69,529	$33.0	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.

$52,146

Average $57,941/year

$63,745

$4,345

Average $4,828/month

$5,312

$1,003

Average $1,114/week

$1,226

$25

Average $28/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,745	$5,312	$1,226	$31
Average	$57,941	$4,828	$1,114	$28
25th Percentile	$52,146	$4,345	$1,003	$25

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