California · 2025 pay · 43 people
How much does a lab helper make in California?
$29,263typical pay for a lab helper in 2025
$11,256 – $51,516what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 4.5% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where lab helpers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- University of California, Berkeley13 people$18,211
- University of California, Irvine11 people$34,455
- University of California, Los Angeles10 people$55,485
- University of California, San Francisco4 people$45,799
- University of California, Davis3 people$5,459
- University of California, Riverside1 person$8,291
- University of California, Santa Cruz1 person$17,626
Highest-paid lab helpers, 2025
Common questions
How much does a lab helper make in California?
The typical lab helper was paid $29,263 in 2025; most earned between $11,256 and $51,516. This counts all 43 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 1.7% of all pay for lab helpers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Lab Helper, at any level (for example "Lab Helper"). 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