Lab Tech Salary

The average salary for a Lab Tech in the UK is:

£24,446

Job profile for a Lab Tech

Someone who assists a microbiologist in the lab. I usualu draw blood every morning from patients then I proceed with various techinques to analyse it and check for certain parameters that can help the doctor diagnose an illness

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Lab Tech Salary Comparison

In 2008, the average salary for this job was £32,000.

The average salary in 2010 was £18,032, based on 8 respondents (a difference of -100% from the 2009 figure.

The average salary in 2012 was £25,500, based on 2 respondents (a difference of 0% from the 2011 figure.

The median salary for a Lab Tech based on all salary survey responses is: £18,625

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About the Salary Survey Data in this survey is based on over 368,000 individual salary records. The date period for which job information was gathered varies, but is usually between 2008 - 2012. For precise date related information, custom reports may be ordered with greater granularity. Working 8 hours a day, 250 days of the year, the data suggests the hourly rate for Lab Tech is £12.22.


Lab Tech Salary By UK Region

These figures use non-job specific statistical weighting from our salary data pool and also include for comparison the salaries for a Lab Tech job in US Dollars based on a recent exchante rate (last rate update 02/05/2013 with a pound to dollar exchange rate 1.56) for comparisons for our international visitors
Salary US Dollars Region
£21513 $33560.28 North West
£26647 $41569.32 London
£19557 $30508.92 Yorkshire and North East
£21269 $33179.64 South West
£25180 $39280.8 South East
£20780 $32416.8 Scotland
£22002 $34323.12 Northern Ireland
£20535 $32034.6 Wales
£22735 $35466.6 Midlands
£20291 $31653.96 East of England

With regard to age and impact on salary for a Lab Tech, a statistical average weighting (that is based on how salary varies by age and not for a specific job which may vary considerably) suggests these figures: £18,335 for a worker in their 20s, £23,958 (30s), £28,358 (40s) and £28,358 (50s).
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