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 $55,733 for beginners, reaching about $59,283 at mid-level, and approach $59,687 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 Wisconsin

How much does a Lab Operations Assistant make in Wisconsin? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Lab Operations Assistant in Wisconsin is $58,071 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): $69,184
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $52,263 to $63,888
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $46,975

10% $46,975

50% (Median) $58,071

90% $69,184

Lab Operations Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,888	$5,324	$1,229	$31
Average	$58,071	$4,839	$1,117	$28
25th Percentile	$52,263	$4,355	$1,005	$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): $55,733
Early Career (1-2 years): $57,020
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $59,283
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $59,525
Expert (over 8 years): $59,687

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Lab Operations Assistant	less than 1 year	$55,733
Early Career Level Lab Operations Assistant	1-2 years	$57,020
Mid-Level Level Lab Operations Assistant	2-4 years	$59,283
Senior-Level Level Lab Operations Assistant	5-8 years	$59,525
Expert Level Lab Operations Assistant	over 8 years	$59,687

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:

Green Lake: $56,486
Greenville: $57,023
Hancock: $55,986

Green Lake, WI $56,486

Greenville, WI $57,023

Hancock, WI $55,986

Hortonville, WI $56,904

Iola, WI $56,235

King, WI $56,665

Larsen, WI $56,799

Leopolis, WI $56,165

Manawa, WI $56,444

Marion, WI $56,270

Menasha, WI $57,070

Neenah, WI $56,966

Neshkoro, WI $56,283

New London, WI $56,669

Ogdensburg, WI $56,317

Omro, WI $56,595

Pickett, WI $56,641

Pine River, WI $56,422

Plainfield, WI $56,090

Poy Sippi, WI $56,461

Princeton, WI $56,351

Readfield, WI $56,742

Redgranite, WI $56,477

Ripon, WI $56,585

Rosendale, WI $56,614

Saxeville, WI $56,360

Scandinavia, WI $56,280

Tilleda, WI $56,080

Van Dyne, WI $56,685

Waukau, WI $56,586

Waupaca, WI $56,434

Wautoma, WI $56,303

Weyauwega, WI $56,531

Wild Rose, WI $56,320

Winnebago, WI $56,814

Winneconne, WI $56,682

Wilson, WI $57,611

Boyd, WI $56,120

Cadott, WI $56,160

Chetek, WI $56,008

Chippewa Falls, WI $56,280

Colfax, WI $56,212

Conrath, WI $55,895

Cornell, WI $56,039

Dallas, WI $56,330

Downing, WI $57,342

Downsville, WI $56,925

Durand, WI $56,871

Eau Galle, WI $56,745

Eleva, WI $56,341

Elk Mound, WI $56,216

Elmwood, WI $57,290

Fairchild, WI $56,273

Fall Creek, WI $56,306

Gilmanton, WI $56,598

Holcombe, WI $55,943

Humbird, WI $56,210

Independence, WI $56,434

Jim Falls, WI $56,087

Knapp, WI $57,312

Maiden Rock, WI $57,381

Menomonie, WI $56,871

Merrillan, WI $56,132

Mondovi, WI $56,455

Nelson, WI $57,128

New Auburn, WI $55,986

Osseo, WI $56,473

Pepin, WI $57,578

Pigeon Falls, WI $56,598

Plum City, WI $57,304

Prairie Farm, WI $56,816

Ridgeland, WI $56,511

Rock Falls, WI $56,241

Sand Creek, WI $56,016

Sheldon, WI $55,871

Spring Valley, WI $57,650

Stanley, WI $56,134

Stockholm, WI $57,714

Strum, WI $56,435

Thorp, WI $56,108

Wheeler, WI $56,634

Whitehall, WI $56,362

Spooner, WI $55,853

Almena, WI $56,635

Ashland, WI $55,797

Balsam Lake, WI $57,559

Barron, WI $56,280

Barronett, WI $55,877

Bayfield, WI $55,798

Benoit, WI $55,717

Birchwood, WI $55,777

Brill, WI $56,011

Bruce, WI $55,841

Brule, WI $56,319

Cable, WI $55,603

Cameron, WI $56,025

Centuria, WI $57,875

Comstock, WI $56,789

Cornucopia, WI $55,873

Couderay, WI $55,631

Cumberland, WI $56,372

Danbury, WI $56,187

Drummond, WI $55,768

Edgewater, WI $55,745

Exeland, WI $55,673

Foxboro, WI $56,519

Frederic, WI $56,684

Gordon, WI $56,050

Grand View, WI $55,655

Grantsburg, WI $57,029

Haugen, WI $56,071

Hawthorne, WI $56,504

Hayward, WI $55,673

Herbster, WI $55,950

Hertel, WI $55,869

High Bridge, WI $55,714

Iron River, WI $56,114

Ladysmith, WI $55,846

Lake Nebagamon, WI $56,379

La Pointe, WI $55,703

Luck, WI $57,341

Maple, WI $56,512

Marengo, WI $55,691

Mason, WI $55,699

Mikana, WI $56,005

Milltown, WI $57,580

Minong, WI $56,025

Odanah, WI $55,924

Ojibwa, WI $55,577

Glidden, WI $55,597

Harshaw, WI $55,855

Hawkins, WI $55,749

Hazelhurst, WI $55,864

Heafford Junction, WI $55,911

Hurley, WI $55,752

Iron Belt, WI $55,648

Kennan, WI $55,758

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $55,849

Lake Tomahawk, WI $55,881

Land O Lakes, WI $55,806

Laona, WI $55,836

Long Lake, WI $55,683

Mc Naughton, WI $55,887

Manitowish Waters, WI $55,801

Mellen, WI $55,620

Mercer, WI $55,703

Minocqua, WI $55,908

Montreal, WI $55,767

Park Falls, WI $55,745

Phelps, WI $55,805

Phillips, WI $55,770

Prentice, WI $55,813

Presque Isle, WI $55,778

Saint Germain, WI $55,919

Saxon, WI $55,669

Sayner, WI $55,843

Star Lake, WI $55,698

Three Lakes, WI $55,853

Tony, WI $55,838

Tripoli, WI $55,718

Upson, WI $55,482

Wabeno, WI $55,841

Woodruff, WI $55,931

La Crosse, WI $55,538

Alma, WI $56,953

Alma Center, WI $56,202

Arcadia, WI $56,408

Arkdale, WI $55,990

Bangor, WI $55,660

Black River Falls, WI $56,020

Blair, WI $56,190

Camp Douglas, WI $56,072

Cashton, WI $55,720

Cataract, WI $55,809

Chaseburg, WI $55,630

Cochrane, WI $56,855

Coon Valley, WI $55,607

De Soto, WI $55,726

Dodge, WI $56,249

Eastman, WI $55,884

Ettrick, WI $55,833

Ferryville, WI $55,817

Fountain City, WI $56,609

Galesville, WI $56,003

Gays Mills, WI $55,992

Genoa, WI $55,671

Hillsboro, WI $56,191

Hixton, WI $56,202

Holmen, WI $55,667

Hustler, WI $56,277

Kendall, WI $56,122

La Farge, WI $56,036

Lynxville, WI $55,889

Mather, WI $56,005

Melrose, WI $55,822

Millston, WI $55,885

Mindoro, WI $55,707

Mount Sterling, WI $56,084

Necedah, WI $56,011

Norwalk, WI $55,786

Oakdale, WI $56,075

Onalaska, WI $55,581

Ontario, WI $56,030

Readstown, WI $55,972

Rockland, WI $55,649

Seneca, WI $56,139

Soldiers Grove, WI $56,033

Sparta, WI $55,765

Steuben, WI $55,985

Stoddard, WI $55,584

Taylor, WI $56,079

Tomah, WI $56,103

Trempealeau, WI $55,996

Palmyra, WI $57,261

Tunnel City, WI $56,076

Viola, WI $56,071

Viroqua, WI $55,721

Warrens, WI $55,988

Westby, WI $55,693

West Salem, WI $55,610

Wilton, WI $56,072

Eau Claire, WI $56,434

Altoona, WI $56,511

Arkansaw, WI $57,104

Augusta, WI $56,293

Bay City, WI $57,623

Bloomer, WI $56,100

Boyceville, WI $56,984

Glen Flora, WI $55,747

Wales, WI $58,045

Bagley, WI $55,894

Beetown, WI $55,950

Benton, WI $56,170

Bloomington, WI $55,960

Boscobel, WI $56,080

Cassville, WI $55,893

Cuba City, WI $56,071

Dickeyville, WI $56,118

Fennimore, WI $56,147

Glen Haven, WI $55,862

Hazel Green, WI $55,980

Kieler, WI $56,134

Lancaster, WI $56,019

Mount Hope, WI $55,951

Patch Grove, WI $56,153

Platteville, WI $56,258

Potosi, WI $55,908

Prairie Du Chien, WI $56,030

Sinsinawa, WI $55,957

Stitzer, WI $56,130

Wauzeka, WI $55,979

Woodman, WI $55,917

Portage, WI $57,149

Adams, WI $56,247

Arlington, WI $57,727

Baraboo, WI $57,153

Beaver Dam, WI $57,102

Brandon, WI $56,494

Briggsville, WI $56,793

Burnett, WI $56,716

Cambria, WI $57,069

Cazenovia, WI $56,293

Columbus, WI $57,552

Dalton, WI $56,744

Dellwood, WI $56,058

Doylestown, WI $57,462

Elroy, WI $56,138

Endeavor, WI $56,722

Fairwater, WI $56,604

Fall River, WI $57,389

Fox Lake, WI $56,820

Friendship, WI $56,078

Friesland, WI $56,996

Grand Marsh, WI $56,272

Hillpoint, WI $56,622

Kingston, WI $56,797

Lake Delton, WI $56,943

La Valle, WI $56,371

Lime Ridge, WI $56,582

Loganville, WI $56,752

Lyndon Station, WI $56,447

Markesan, WI $56,523

Marquette, WI $56,718

Mauston, WI $56,234

Montello, WI $56,522

New Lisbon, WI $56,078

North Freedom, WI $57,181

Oxford, WI $56,531

Packwaukee, WI $56,756

Pardeeville, WI $57,183

Poynette, WI $57,545

Randolph, WI $57,067

Reedsburg, WI $56,736

Rio, WI $57,484

Rock Springs, WI $56,811

Union Center, WI $56,392

Waupun, WI $56,612

Westfield, WI $56,260

Wisconsin Dells, WI $56,709

Wonewoc, WI $56,179

Wyocena, WI $57,312

Amery, WI $57,889

Baldwin, WI $58,237

Beldenville, WI $58,130

Clayton, WI $57,132

Clear Lake, WI $57,592

Cushing, WI $57,694

Deer Park, WI $58,006

Dresser, WI $58,397

East Ellsworth, WI $57,982

Ellsworth, WI $58,077

Glenwood City, WI $57,720

Hager City, WI $58,226

Hammond, WI $58,923

Hudson, WI $59,856

New Richmond, WI $59,065

Osceola, WI $59,218

Prescott, WI $59,381

River Falls, WI $59,306

Roberts, WI $59,290

Saint Croix Falls, WI $58,051

Somerset, WI $59,621

Star Prairie, WI $58,909

Pell Lake, WI $57,106

Pleasant Prairie, WI $57,159

Powers Lake, WI $57,203

Rochester, WI $57,434

Salem, WI $57,249

Silver Lake, WI $57,263

Somers, WI $57,089

South Milwaukee, WI $58,778

Springfield, WI $57,131

Sturtevant, WI $57,100

Sullivan, WI $57,395

Trevor, WI $57,276

Twin Lakes, WI $57,251

Union Grove, WI $57,224

Walworth, WI $57,010

Radisson, WI $55,647

Waterford, WI $57,737

Waukesha, WI $58,613

Whitewater, WI $56,935

Williams Bay, WI $56,956

Wilmot, WI $57,273

Woodworth, WI $57,203

Zenda, WI $56,953

Milwaukee, WI $59,098

Saint Francis, WI $59,072

Racine, WI $57,061

Afton, WI $56,895

Albany, WI $57,283

Arena, WI $57,303

Argyle, WI $56,963

Avalon, WI $56,904

Avoca, WI $56,577

Barneveld, WI $57,307

Belleville, WI $57,661

Belmont, WI $56,415

Beloit, WI $56,843

Black Earth, WI $57,664

Blanchardville, WI $57,113

Blue Mounds, WI $57,493

Blue River, WI $56,059

Brodhead, WI $56,892

Brooklyn, WI $57,689

Browntown, WI $56,516

Cambridge, WI $57,661

Gile, WI $55,938

Clinton, WI $56,937

Wausau, WI $56,124

Marshfield, WI $56,148

Abbotsford, WI $56,092

Amherst, WI $56,242

Amherst Junction, WI $56,179

Aniwa, WI $55,904

Antigo, WI $55,959

Arpin, WI $56,037

Athens, WI $55,964

Auburndale, WI $56,009

Babcock, WI $55,922

Birnamwood, WI $55,937

Blenker, WI $56,002

Bowler, WI $56,046

Brokaw, WI $56,049

Bryant, WI $55,838

Chili, WI $56,080

Colby, WI $56,062

Curtiss, WI $56,037

Custer, WI $56,100

Deerbrook, WI $55,834

Dorchester, WI $56,041

Edgar, WI $56,008

Eland, WI $56,001

Elcho, WI $55,862

Elderon, WI $56,035

Elton, WI $55,910

Galloway, WI $56,088

Gilman, WI $55,914

Jump River, WI $55,865

Gleason, WI $55,846

Granton, WI $56,077

Greenwood, WI $56,106

Hannibal, WI $55,905

Hatley, WI $55,979

Hewitt, WI $56,248

Irma, WI $55,872

Junction City, WI $55,980

Loyal, WI $56,101

Lublin, WI $55,961

Marathon, WI $55,998

Mattoon, WI $56,110

Medford, WI $55,980

Merrill, WI $55,961

Milladore, WI $56,000

Mosinee, WI $56,036

Neillsville, WI $56,154

Nekoosa, WI $56,056

Nelsonville, WI $56,301

Ogema, WI $55,829

Owen, WI $56,049

Pearson, WI $55,816

Pelican Lake, WI $55,819

Phlox, WI $56,068

Woodville, WI $57,916

Houlton, WI $60,003

Abrams, WI $56,126

Amberg, WI $55,786

Armstrong Creek, WI $55,800

Athelstane, WI $55,822

Black Creek, WI $56,734

Bonduel, WI $56,281

Brillion, WI $56,683

Cecil, WI $56,195

Coleman, WI $56,077

Combined Locks, WI $57,110

Crivitz, WI $55,976

De Pere, WI $56,246

Dunbar, WI $55,763

Fence, WI $55,705

Florence, WI $55,787

Forest Junction, WI $56,845

Gillett, WI $56,154

Goodman, WI $55,798

Greenleaf, WI $56,461

Green Valley, WI $56,169

Gresham, WI $56,134

Hilbert, WI $56,823

Kaukauna, WI $57,040

Freedom, WI $56,969

Keshena, WI $56,194

Kimberly, WI $57,114

Krakow, WI $56,170

Lakewood, WI $55,890

Lena, WI $56,115

Little Chute, WI $57,111

Little Suamico, WI $56,111

Marinette, WI $56,147

Mountain, WI $55,922

Neopit, WI $56,056

Niagara, WI $55,847

Nichols, WI $56,483

Oconto, WI $56,110

Oconto Falls, WI $56,141

Oneida, WI $56,175

Pembine, WI $55,811

Peshtigo, WI $56,100

Porterfield, WI $55,954

Potter, WI $56,713

Pound, WI $56,016

Pulaski, WI $56,190

Pickerel, WI $55,868

Pittsville, WI $55,996

Plover, WI $56,184

Port Edwards, WI $56,213

Rib Lake, WI $55,906

Ringle, WI $55,961

Rosholt, WI $56,077

Rothschild, WI $56,176

Rudolph, WI $56,018

Schofield, WI $56,130

Spencer, WI $56,090

Stetsonville, WI $56,006

Stevens Point, WI $56,159

Stratford, WI $56,043

Summit Lake, WI $55,878

Tigerton, WI $56,133

Tomahawk, WI $55,913

Unity, WI $56,046

Vesper, WI $56,026

Westboro, WI $55,833

White Lake, WI $55,862

Willard, WI $56,094

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $56,126

Withee, WI $56,015

Wittenberg, WI $56,065

Rhinelander, WI $55,944

Argonne, WI $55,765

Boulder Junction, WI $55,800

Brantwood, WI $55,748

Butternut, WI $55,657

Catawba, WI $55,765

Clam Lake, WI $55,464

Conover, WI $55,829

Crandon, WI $55,915

Eagle River, WI $55,912

Fifield, WI $55,730

Poplar, WI $56,594

Port Wing, WI $56,128

Seymour, WI $56,415

Oak Creek, WI $58,381

Adell, WI $57,241

Allenton, WI $57,450

Ashippun, WI $57,634

Belgium, WI $57,802

Brookfield, WI $58,967

Brownsville, WI $56,670

Butler, WI $59,002

Campbellsport, WI $56,950

Cascade, WI $56,902

Cedarburg, WI $58,465

Cedar Grove, WI $57,536

Chilton, WI $56,715

Cleveland, WI $56,488

Clyman, WI $57,183

Colgate, WI $58,372

Delafield, WI $58,022

Eden, WI $56,652

Elkhart Lake, WI $56,648

Fredonia, WI $57,787

Germantown, WI $58,614

Glenbeulah, WI $56,620

Grafton, WI $58,476

Greenbush, WI $56,618

Hartford, WI $57,857

Hartland, WI $58,198

Hingham, WI $57,150

Horicon, WI $57,017

Hubertus, WI $58,294

Hustisford, WI $57,245

Iron Ridge, WI $57,330

Ixonia, WI $57,509

Jackson, WI $58,299

Johnson Creek, WI $57,332

Juneau, WI $57,016

Kewaskum, WI $57,474

Kiel, WI $56,549

Kohler, WI $56,793

Lannon, WI $58,696

Lebanon, WI $57,301

Lomira, WI $56,935

Malone, WI $56,667

Mayville, WI $56,954

Menomonee Falls, WI $58,784

Merton, WI $58,294

Mount Calvary, WI $56,715

Nashotah, WI $58,009

Neosho, WI $57,529

Newburg, WI $58,022

New Holstein, WI $56,635

Newton, WI $56,434

North Lake, WI $58,496

Oakfield, WI $56,565

Oconomowoc, WI $57,781

Okauchee, WI $57,946

Oostburg, WI $57,254

Pewaukee, WI $58,450

Plymouth, WI $56,725

Port Washington, WI $58,121

Random Lake, WI $57,513

Richfield, WI $58,325

Rubicon, WI $57,629

Saint Cloud, WI $56,709

Saukville, WI $58,193

Sheboygan, WI $56,956

Sheboygan Falls, WI $56,764

Slinger, WI $58,039

Stockbridge, WI $56,842

Sussex, WI $58,495

West Bend, WI $57,737

Theresa, WI $57,276

Thiensville, WI $58,897

Waldo, WI $57,098

Watertown, WI $57,260

Mequon, WI $58,745

Woodland, WI $57,382

Bassett, WI $57,252

Benet Lake, WI $57,198

Big Bend, WI $58,144

Bristol, WI $57,205

Burlington, WI $57,313

Caledonia, WI $57,527

Camp Lake, WI $57,269

Cudahy, WI $59,026

Darien, WI $56,999

Delavan, WI $56,974

Dousman, WI $57,624

Eagle, WI $57,519

Cobb, WI $56,608

Cottage Grove, WI $57,992

Cross Plains, WI $57,846

Dane, WI $57,843

Darlington, WI $56,576

Deerfield, WI $57,832

De Forest, WI $57,908

Dodgeville, WI $56,862

Edgerton, WI $57,535

Edmund, WI $56,732

Evansville, WI $57,377

Footville, WI $57,018

Fort Atkinson, WI $57,288

Gotham, WI $56,860

Gratiot, WI $56,323

Hanover, WI $57,006

Highland, WI $56,532

Hollandale, WI $57,204

Janesville, WI $57,051

Shawano, WI $56,226

Sherwood, WI $56,990

Shiocton, WI $56,590

Sobieski, WI $56,121

Suamico, WI $56,105

Suring, WI $56,035

Townsend, WI $55,915

Wausaukee, WI $55,882

Wrightstown, WI $56,822

Zachow, WI $56,212

Algoma, WI $56,109

Baileys Harbor, WI $55,955

Brussels, WI $56,103

Casco, WI $56,114

Collins, WI $56,554

Denmark, WI $56,181

Egg Harbor, WI $55,999

Ellison Bay, WI $55,904

Ephraim, WI $55,999

Fish Creek, WI $55,961

Forestville, WI $56,104

Francis Creek, WI $56,246

Kellnersville, WI $56,283

Kewaunee, WI $56,141

Luxemburg, WI $56,115

Manitowoc, WI $56,352

Maplewood, WI $56,094

Maribel, WI $56,248

Mishicot, WI $56,201

New Franken, WI $56,107

Reedsville, WI $56,398

Saint Nazianz, WI $56,509

Sister Bay, WI $55,966

Sturgeon Bay, WI $56,114

Tisch Mills, WI $56,175

Two Rivers, WI $56,196

Valders, WI $56,482

Washington Island, WI $55,871

Whitelaw, WI $56,286

Green Bay, WI $56,099

East Troy, WI $57,519

Elkhorn, WI $57,123

Elm Grove, WI $59,002

Fontana, WI $56,988

Franksville, WI $57,489

Genesee Depot, WI $57,932

Genoa City, WI $57,150

Greendale, WI $58,959

Hales Corners, WI $58,858

Franklin, WI $58,519

Helenville, WI $57,196

Honey Creek, WI $57,339

Kansasville, WI $57,319

Kenosha, WI $57,075

New Berlin, WI $58,674

Lake Geneva, WI $56,957

Lyons, WI $57,263

Mukwonago, WI $57,870

Muskego, WI $58,237

New Munster, WI $57,270

North Prairie, WI $57,839

Fremont, WI $56,637

Rice Lake, WI $55,960

Sarona, WI $55,823

Shell Lake, WI $55,871

Siren, WI $56,435

Solon Springs, WI $56,118

South Range, WI $56,648

Springbrook, WI $55,715

Stone Lake, WI $55,736

Superior, WI $56,708

Trego, WI $55,775

Turtle Lake, WI $57,038

Wascott, WI $56,062

Washburn, WI $55,847

Webster, WI $55,915

Weyerhaeuser, WI $55,824

Winter, WI $55,558

Oshkosh, WI $56,786

Almond, WI $56,172

Appleton, WI $57,114

Bancroft, WI $55,996

Bear Creek, WI $56,499

Berlin, WI $56,538

Big Falls, WI $56,368

Butte Des Morts, WI $56,756

Caroline, WI $56,216

Clintonville, WI $56,361

Coloma, WI $56,024

Dale, WI $56,859

Eldorado, WI $56,651

Embarrass, WI $56,342

Eureka, WI $56,553

Fond Du Lac, WI $56,927

Jefferson, WI $57,240

Juda, WI $56,822

Lake Mills, WI $57,514

Linden, WI $56,673

Livingston, WI $56,382

Lodi, WI $57,658

Lone Rock, WI $56,689

Lowell, WI $57,291

Mc Farland, WI $58,056

Marshall, WI $57,770

Mazomanie, WI $57,634

Merrimac, WI $57,407

Middleton, WI $58,014

Milton, WI $57,076

Mineral Point, WI $56,698

Monroe, WI $56,787

Montfort, WI $56,406

Monticello, WI $57,218

Morrisonville, WI $57,848

Mount Horeb, WI $57,576

Muscoda, WI $56,310

New Glarus, WI $57,452

Oregon, WI $57,959

Orfordville, WI $56,953

Plain, WI $56,861

Prairie Du Sac, WI $57,437

Reeseville, WI $57,407

Rewey, WI $56,445

Richland Center, WI $56,254

Ridgeway, WI $57,270

Sauk City, WI $57,454

Sextonville, WI $56,771

Sharon, WI $56,985

Shullsburg, WI $56,215

South Wayne, WI $56,443

Spring Green, WI $57,080

Stoughton, WI $57,849

Sun Prairie, WI $57,908

Verona, WI $57,892

Waterloo, WI $57,592

Waunakee, WI $58,037

Windsor, WI $58,000

Woodford, WI $56,777

Madison, WI $58,159

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	$81,299	$39.0	40%
Financial Services	$75,492	$36.0	30%
Pharmaceuticals	$75,492	$36.0	30%
Biotechnology	$69,685	$34.0	20%
Healthcare	$69,685	$34.0	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.

$52,263

Average $58,071/year

$63,888

$4,355

Average $4,839/month

$5,324

$1,005

Average $1,117/week

$1,229

$25

Average $28/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,888	$5,324	$1,229	$31
Average	$58,071	$4,839	$1,117	$28
25th Percentile	$52,263	$4,355	$1,005	$25

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