What are the main factors that influence a Laboratory Officer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Laboratory Officer's salary?

A Laboratory Officer's salary grows with experience: starting around $64,330 for beginners, reaching about $65,802 at mid-level, and approach $66,051 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Laboratory Officer?

Laboratory Officer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Laboratory Officer roles are District of Columbia $71,636, California $71,364, Massachusetts $70,413. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Laboratory Officer roles make?

Salaries for Laboratory Officer level roles vary by specialization: Laboratory Director: $171,688; Laboratory Manager: $133,614; Laboratory Supervisor: $95,029; Biomedical Laboratory Officer: $80,982; Laboratory: $69,174.

Laboratory Officer Salary in Oregon

How much does a Laboratory Officer make in Oregon? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Laboratory Officer in Oregon is $65,703 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $32.

However, a Laboratory Officer's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $72,542
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $58,817 to $69,283
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $52,548

10% $52,548

50% (Median) $65,703

90% $72,542

Laboratory Officer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,283	$5,774	$1,332	$33
Average	$65,703	$5,475	$1,264	$32
25th Percentile	$58,817	$4,901	$1,131	$28

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Key Factors That Influence Laboratory Officer Salaries

A Laboratory Officer'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 Laboratory Officer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Laboratory Officer'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): $64,330
Early Career (1-2 years): $65,056
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $65,802
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $65,951
Expert (over 8 years): $66,051

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Laboratory Officer	less than 1 year	$64,330
Early Career Level Laboratory Officer	1-2 years	$65,056
Mid-Level Level Laboratory Officer	2-4 years	$65,802
Senior-Level Level Laboratory Officer	5-8 years	$65,951
Expert Level Laboratory Officer	over 8 years	$66,051

How Do Laboratory Officer 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 Laboratory Officers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $71,636.
California: $71,364.
Massachusetts: $70,413.

District of Columbia $71,636 California $71,364 Massachusetts $70,413 Washington $70,154 New Jersey $70,128 Alaska $70,037 Connecticut $69,145 New York $68,782

Hawaii $67,624 Rhode Island $67,081 Maryland $66,712 Minnesota $66,207 Colorado $66,013 Illinois $65,948 Oregon $65,703 Delaware $65,521

New Hampshire $65,408 Virginia $65,153 Pennsylvania $64,409 Nevada $64,033 North Dakota $63,910 Michigan $63,716 Wisconsin $63,645 Vermont $63,503

Texas $63,108 Maine $63,082 Arizona $63,043 Ohio $62,998 Georgia $62,403 Indiana $62,105 Wyoming $62,047 Utah $61,956

Iowa $61,918 Kansas $61,607 Louisiana $61,516 North Carolina $61,484 Missouri $61,471 Florida $61,219 Montana $61,083 Nebraska $60,954

Kentucky $60,882 South Carolina $60,624 Tennessee $60,462 Idaho $60,397 New Mexico $59,925 Oklahoma $59,821 Alabama $59,440 South Dakota $58,799

Arkansas $58,450 West Virginia $58,262 Mississippi $57,699

Top Paying Cities for Laboratory Officer

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: $62,536
Aurora: $66,328
Beaverton: $67,664

Antelope, OR $62,536

Aurora, OR $66,328

Beaverton, OR $67,664

Beavercreek, OR $66,557

Boring, OR $66,987

Bridal Veil, OR $66,884

Brightwood, OR $65,841

Canby, OR $66,372

Cascade Locks, OR $64,898

Clackamas, OR $67,639

Clatskanie, OR $64,779

Colton, OR $65,860

Columbia City, OR $66,454

Corbett, OR $66,556

Donald, OR $65,974

Dufur, OR $62,877

Eagle Creek, OR $66,700

Estacada, OR $65,699

Fairview, OR $67,523

Gervais, OR $65,274

Gladstone, OR $67,615

Government Camp, OR $64,644

Grass Valley, OR $62,677

Gresham, OR $67,502

Hood River, OR $64,528

Hubbard, OR $65,637

Kent, OR $62,535

Lake Oswego, OR $67,779

Marylhurst, OR $67,691

Maupin, OR $62,610

Molalla, OR $65,311

Moro, OR $62,809

Mosier, OR $63,862

Mount Hood Parkdale, OR $64,288

Mulino, OR $66,295

Odell, OR $64,380

Oregon City, OR $67,142

Rainier, OR $65,720

Rhododendron, OR $65,235

Rufus, OR $63,003

Saint Helens, OR $66,242

Warren, OR $66,612

Deer Island, OR $66,005

Sandy, OR $66,185

Scappoose, OR $66,522

Shaniko, OR $62,742

The Dalles, OR $63,225

Troutdale, OR $67,266

Tualatin, OR $67,465

Tygh Valley, OR $63,162

Vernonia, OR $65,517

Wasco, OR $62,861

Welches, OR $65,518

West Linn, OR $67,466

Wilsonville, OR $67,045

Woodburn, OR $65,415

Happy Valley, OR $67,731

Damascus, OR $67,393

Amity, OR $65,111

Arch Cape, OR $63,395

Astoria, OR $63,806

Banks, OR $66,417

Bay City, OR $63,662

Beaver, OR $63,986

Buxton, OR $66,014

Cannon Beach, OR $63,368

Carlton, OR $65,274

Cloverdale, OR $63,591

Cornelius, OR $66,914

Dayton, OR $65,316

Dundee, OR $65,842

Forest Grove, OR $66,382

Gales Creek, OR $65,642

Garibaldi, OR $63,668

Gaston, OR $66,039

Hammond, OR $63,083

Hebo, OR $63,797

Hillsboro, OR $67,098

Manning, OR $66,086

Lafayette, OR $65,396

Mcminnville, OR $65,076

Manzanita, OR $63,584

Nehalem, OR $63,753

Newberg, OR $66,429

North Plains, OR $66,791

Oceanside, OR $63,443

Pacific City, OR $63,594

Rockaway Beach, OR $63,582

Saint Paul, OR $65,602

Seaside, OR $63,932

Sherwood, OR $67,119

Tillamook, OR $64,031

Netarts, OR $63,502

Timber, OR $65,611

Tolovana Park, OR $63,377

Warrenton, OR $63,349

Wheeler, OR $63,747

Yamhill, OR $65,478

Neskowin, OR $63,561

Portland, OR $67,792

Salem, OR $65,327

Keizer, OR $65,340

Albany, OR $64,684

Alsea, OR $63,584

Aumsville, OR $65,202

Blodgett, OR $63,655

Brownsville, OR $64,007

Cascadia, OR $63,252

Corvallis, OR $64,530

Crabtree, OR $64,618

Crawfordsville, OR $63,975

Dallas, OR $65,002

Depoe Bay, OR $63,339

Detroit, OR $63,087

Eddyville, OR $63,316

Falls City, OR $64,684

Foster, OR $63,748

Gates, OR $64,304

Grand Ronde, OR $64,416

Halsey, OR $64,018

Idanha, OR $63,138

Independence, OR $65,245

Jefferson, OR $65,105

Lebanon, OR $64,072

Logsden, OR $63,582

Lyons, OR $64,440

Mill City, OR $64,445

Monmouth, OR $64,830

Mount Angel, OR $65,257

Neotsu, OR $63,636

Newport, OR $63,216

South Beach, OR $63,010

Lincoln City, OR $63,558

Otis, OR $63,683

Otter Rock, OR $63,228

Philomath, OR $63,881

Rickreall, OR $65,256

Rose Lodge, OR $63,747

Saint Benedict, OR $65,248

Scio, OR $64,728

Scotts Mills, OR $65,094

Seal Rock, OR $62,935

Shedd, OR $63,992

Sheridan, OR $64,857

Siletz, OR $63,463

Silverton, OR $65,114

Stayton, OR $64,936

Mehama, OR $64,762

Sublimity, OR $65,042

Sweet Home, OR $63,863

Gleneden Beach, OR $63,408

Tangent, OR $64,107

Tidewater, OR $63,162

Toledo, OR $63,236

Turner, OR $65,213

Waldport, OR $63,013

Willamina, OR $64,634

Eugene, OR $64,421

Agness, OR $62,361

Allegany, OR $62,436

Alvadore, OR $64,359

Azalea, OR $63,090

Bandon, OR $62,484

Blachly, OR $63,811

Blue River, OR $62,825

Broadbent, OR $62,389

Brookings, OR $62,750

Camas Valley, OR $62,423

Canyonville, OR $62,889

Cheshire, OR $64,049

Coos Bay, OR $62,455

Coquille, OR $62,459

Cottage Grove, OR $63,833

Crescent Lake, OR $62,542

Creswell, OR $64,211

Culp Creek, OR $63,565

Curtin, OR $63,785

Days Creek, OR $62,807

Deadwood, OR $63,547

Dexter, OR $64,026

Dillard, OR $62,622

Dorena, OR $63,374

Drain, OR $63,555

Elkton, OR $63,108

Elmira, OR $64,134

Fall Creek, OR $63,941

Florence, OR $63,052

Gardiner, OR $62,539

Glendale, OR $62,959

Glide, OR $62,691

Gold Beach, OR $62,561

Harrisburg, OR $64,260

Idleyld Park, OR $62,539

Junction City, OR $64,218

Lakeside, OR $62,559

Langlois, OR $62,423

Lorane, OR $63,958

Lowell, OR $63,934

Mapleton, OR $63,186

Marcola, OR $64,134

Pleasant Hill, OR $64,306

Monroe, OR $63,932

Myrtle Creek, OR $62,628

Myrtle Point, OR $62,413

North Bend, OR $62,457

Noti, OR $63,919

Oakland, OR $63,010

Oakridge, OR $63,300

Ophir, OR $62,554

Port Orford, OR $62,468

Powers, OR $62,455

Reedsport, OR $62,898

Riddle, OR $62,756

Roseburg, OR $62,712

Scottsburg, OR $62,787

Springfield, OR $64,292

Sixes, OR $62,416

Sutherlin, OR $63,042

Swisshome, OR $63,256

Tenmile, OR $62,486

Thurston, OR $64,321

Tiller, OR $62,864

Umpqua, OR $62,660

Veneta, OR $64,079

Vida, OR $63,591

Walterville, OR $63,892

Walton, OR $63,681

Wedderburn, OR $62,598

Westfir, OR $63,511

Westlake, OR $62,873

Wilbur, OR $62,771

Winchester, OR $62,776

Winston, OR $62,498

Wolf Creek, OR $63,074

Yachats, OR $63,025

Yoncalla, OR $63,379

Medford, OR $64,137

Central Point, OR $64,047

White City, OR $63,644

Ashland, OR $63,672

Butte Falls, OR $63,263

Cave Junction, OR $63,084

Eagle Point, OR $63,780

Gold Hill, OR $63,895

Grants Pass, OR $63,393

Jacksonville, OR $63,778

Kerby, OR $63,182

Merlin, OR $62,984

Murphy, OR $63,635

O Brien, OR $63,052

Phoenix, OR $64,117

Prospect, OR $63,104

Rogue River, OR $63,606

Selma, OR $63,025

Shady Cove, OR $63,691

Talent, OR $63,994

Trail, OR $63,204

Wilderville, OR $63,157

Williams, OR $63,580

Klamath Falls, OR $63,092

Crater Lake, OR $62,414

Adel, OR $62,735

Beatty, OR $62,576

Bly, OR $62,636

Bonanza, OR $62,689

Chiloquin, OR $62,682

Dairy, OR $62,655

Fort Klamath, OR $62,662

Keno, OR $63,117

Lakeview, OR $62,787

Malin, OR $62,770

Merrill, OR $62,796

Midland, OR $62,864

New Pine Creek, OR $62,928

Paisley, OR $62,633

Plush, OR $62,706

Silver Lake, OR $62,611

Sprague River, OR $62,627

Summer Lake, OR $62,551

Christmas Valley, OR $62,656

Bend, OR $62,801

Fields, OR $62,722

Ashwood, OR $62,521

Brothers, OR $62,579

Burns, OR $62,732

Princeton, OR $62,613

Diamond, OR $62,572

Camp Sherman, OR $62,619

Chemult, OR $62,574

Crane, OR $62,682

Crescent, OR $62,541

Culver, OR $62,667

Fort Rock, OR $62,619

Frenchglen, OR $62,566

Gilchrist, OR $62,662

Hines, OR $62,744

La Pine, OR $62,730

Madras, OR $62,710

Mitchell, OR $62,571

Paulina, OR $62,596

Post, OR $62,567

Powell Butte, OR $62,717

Prineville, OR $62,719

Redmond, OR $62,808

Riley, OR $62,563

Sisters, OR $62,620

Terrebonne, OR $62,744

Warm Springs, OR $62,631

Pendleton, OR $64,739

Adams, OR $63,469

Arlington, OR $62,748

Athena, OR $64,883

Baker City, OR $62,786

Bates, OR $62,612

Boardman, OR $64,450

Bridgeport, OR $62,625

Canyon City, OR $62,713

Condon, OR $62,600

Cove, OR $62,721

Dayville, OR $62,645

Echo, OR $64,922

Elgin, OR $62,733

Enterprise, OR $62,589

Fossil, OR $62,609

Haines, OR $62,748

Halfway, OR $62,612

Helix, OR $66,412

Heppner, OR $62,639

Hereford, OR $62,653

Hermiston, OR $66,773

Lexington, OR $63,791

Oxbow, OR $62,328

Imbler, OR $62,768

Imnaha, OR $62,173

Ione, OR $62,732

Irrigon, OR $66,334

John Day, OR $62,814

Joseph, OR $62,515

Kimberly, OR $62,626

La Grande, OR $62,805

Long Creek, OR $62,637

Lostine, OR $62,666

Meacham, OR $62,748

Mikkalo, OR $62,825

Milton Freewater, OR $64,280

Monument, OR $62,623

Mount Vernon, OR $62,709

North Powder, OR $62,721

Pilot Rock, OR $62,951

Prairie City, OR $62,755

Richland, OR $62,549

Seneca, OR $62,717

Spray, OR $62,622

Stanfield, OR $66,597

Summerville, OR $62,741

Sumpter, OR $62,689

Ukiah, OR $62,627

Umatilla, OR $67,092

Union, OR $62,734

Unity, OR $62,722

Wallowa, OR $62,752

Weston, OR $63,642

Adrian, OR $61,685

Arock, OR $62,344

Brogan, OR $62,599

Drewsey, OR $62,677

Durkee, OR $62,556

Harper, OR $62,422

Huntington, OR $62,605

Ironside, OR $62,631

Jamieson, OR $62,433

Jordan Valley, OR $62,354

Juntura, OR $62,631

Nyssa, OR $61,986

Ontario, OR $62,120

Riverside, OR $62,567

Vale, OR $62,450

Westfall, OR $62,650

Laboratory Officer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Laboratory Officer'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.

$58,817

Average $65,703/year

$69,283

$4,901

Average $5,475/month

$5,774

$1,131

Average $1,264/week

$1,332

$28

Average $32/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,283	$5,774	$1,332	$33
Average	$65,703	$5,475	$1,264	$32
25th Percentile	$58,817	$4,901	$1,131	$28

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