California · 2025 pay · 912 people
How much does a clin lab sci make in California?
$152,000typical pay for a clin lab sci in 2025
$123,055 – $175,513what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 22.9% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where clin lab scis work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- University of California, San Francisco300 people$180,840
- University of California, Los Angeles267 people$147,124
- University of California, Irvine207 people$119,665
- University of California, Davis117 people$149,976
- University of California, San Diego15 people$91,034
- University of California, Santa Barbara3 people$66,902
- University of California, Berkeley3 people$144,815
Highest-paid clin lab scis, 2025
Common questions
How much does a clin lab sci make in California?
The typical clin lab sci was paid $152,000 in 2025; most earned between $123,055 and $175,513. This counts all 912 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 4.1% of all pay for clin lab scis in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Clin Lab Sci, at any level (for example "Clin Lab Sci"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this