Phlebotomists salary

The median pay for phlebotomists in the United States is $45,230 a year. About 143,540 people hold this job.

10th percentile: $35,780
25th percentile: $38,190
Median percentile: $45,230
75th percentile: $48,930
90th percentile: $58,780

Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities

By state

California $56,040
District of Columbia $51,980
New York $50,530
Massachusetts $50,170
Oregon $49,160
Washington $48,880
New Hampshire $48,660
New Jersey $48,650
Delaware $48,110
Hawaii $47,750
North Dakota $47,430
Colorado $47,180
Wisconsin $46,470
Rhode Island $46,380
Virginia $46,340
Arizona $46,260
Illinois $46,010
Minnesota $46,000
Vermont $46,000
Alaska $45,900
Georgia $45,840
Connecticut $45,820
Nevada $45,760
Maine $45,640
Montana $45,470
Pennsylvania $43,910
Maryland $43,480
Idaho $43,400
North Carolina $43,330
Missouri $43,120
New Mexico $42,910
Kentucky $42,480
Utah $40,630
Texas $40,450
Florida $40,230
Michigan $39,860
Ohio $39,770
South Dakota $39,560
Nebraska $39,540
Indiana $39,250
West Virginia $39,250
Kansas $39,100
Oklahoma $39,030
South Carolina $39,010
Tennessee $38,550
Iowa $38,240
Wyoming $38,180
Arkansas $37,450
Alabama $37,220
Mississippi $36,290
Louisiana $36,120

By metro area

Santa Rosa, CA $62,350
San Jose, CA $60,600
Santa Maria, CA $60,290
Vallejo, CA $59,920
Napa, CA $59,840
Santa Cruz, CA $59,800
Redding, CA $59,320
Chico, CA $59,100
San Francisco, CA $58,900
San Diego, CA $58,170
Oxnard, CA $55,740
San Luis Obispo, CA $53,560
Barnstable Town, MA $53,500
Los Angeles, CA $52,940
Salinas, CA $52,940
Sacramento, CA $52,560
Modesto, CA $51,960
Portland, OR $51,680
Riverside, CA $51,490
Merced, CA $51,180
Stockton, CA $50,770
Boston, MA $50,420
Springfield, MA $50,240
New York, NY $49,980
Seattle, WA $49,900
Fresno, CA $49,570
Visalia, CA $49,390
Atlanta, GA $49,370
Lexington Park, MD $49,210
Racine, WI $49,100
Washington, DC $49,030
Manchester, NH $48,660
Kiryas Joel, NY $48,490
Sheboygan, WI $48,350
Bellingham, WA $48,300
Salem, OR $48,160
Worcester, MA $48,110
Denver, CO $48,070
New Haven, CT $48,060
Atlantic City, NJ $48,020
Eugene, OR $48,010
Yakima, WA $47,970
Urban Honolulu, HI $47,750
Madison, WI $47,740
Decatur, IL $47,720
Durham, NC $47,690
Ithaca, NY $47,680
Kennewick, WA $47,640
Boulder, CO $47,590
Corvallis, OR $47,560
Waterbury, CT $47,530
Bridgeport, CT $47,470
Fargo, ND $47,430
Rochester, MN $47,400
Philadelphia, PA $47,370
Portland, ME $47,320
Olympia, WA $47,280
Bakersfield, CA $47,200
Chicago, IL $47,190
Oshkosh, WI $47,180
Kingston, NY $47,060
Grand Forks, ND $47,040
Milwaukee, WI $47,000
El Centro, CA $46,910
Colorado Springs, CO $46,790
Green Bay, WI $46,490
Dallas, TX $46,480
Medford, OR $46,480
Minneapolis, MN $46,460
Providence, RI $46,430
Flint, MI $46,420
Roanoke, VA $46,380
Richmond, VA $46,370
Topeka, KS $46,370
Buffalo, NY $46,350
Raleigh, NC $46,280
Phoenix, AZ $46,260
Tucson, AZ $46,200
Prescott Valley, AZ $46,150
Appleton, WI $46,120
Kansas City, MO $46,110
Vineland, NJ $46,110
La Crosse, WI $46,080
Albany, NY $46,040
Trenton, NJ $46,020
Burlington, VT $46,000
Pueblo, CO $45,930
Reno, NV $45,930
Spokane, WA $45,880
St. Louis, MO $45,750
Las Vegas, NV $45,620
Boise City, ID $45,610
Lawrence, KS $45,590
Austin, TX $45,570
Houston, TX $45,540
Binghamton, NY $45,500
Champaign, IL $45,480
Bozeman, MT $45,470
Sebastian, FL $45,450
Reading, PA $45,360
Bangor, ME $45,340
Naples, FL $45,310
Traverse City, MI $45,310
Janesville, WI $45,270
Greensboro, NC $45,230
Ann Arbor, MI $45,220
Miami, FL $45,210
Anchorage, AK $45,200
Billings, MT $45,190
Wausau, WI $45,190
Syracuse, NY $45,110
Eau Claire, WI $45,010
Charlotte, NC $44,980
Winston, NC $44,980
Oklahoma City, OK $44,890
Hagerstown, MD $44,860
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $44,830
Hartford, CT $44,800
Rochester, NY $44,770
Albuquerque, NM $44,720