Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Lab Technician III
Occupation profile for Lab Technician III covers 6 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $62,400.
- FY2026 certified median
- $62,400
- Total filings
- 6
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $62,400–$62,400
- Top employer
- Eurofins Microbiology Laboratories, Inc
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 3 | $52,000 | $50,039 | $54,080 |
| FY2025 | 1 | $41,600 | $41,600 | $41,600 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 2 | $62,400 | $62,400 | $62,400 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Eurofins Microbiology Laboratories, Inc2 filings
- Pattern Bioscience1 filings
- Plasmidsaurus, Inc.1 filings
- The Fountain Group, LLC1 filings
- WuXi Advanced Therapies Inc.1 filings
Top cities
- Louisville2 filings
- Columbus1 filings
- Philadelphia1 filings
- Austin1 filings
- New Berlin1 filings
Filings by employer and title
Prevailing wages by area and occupation
The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-INArea 31140 | 19-4021 | $39,250 | $44,658 | $50,066 | $55,474 |
| 2026-27 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 12420 | 19-2031 | $58,261 | $73,382 | $88,504 | $103,626 |
| 2026-27 | Columbus, OHArea 18140 | 19-4099 | $42,598 | $48,256 | $53,934 | $59,592 |
| 2026-27 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WIArea 33340 | 19-4021 | $40,976 | $46,571 | $52,187 | $57,782 |
| 2026-27 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 37980 | 19-4021 | $47,258 | $54,850 | $62,462 | $70,054 |