Medical Technologist salary in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

Based on 63 certified H-1B filings in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Louisville, Clarksville.

Also listed as: Clinical Laboratory Scientist

Median salary$75,573
Middle 50%$69.4k–$79.6k
vs. national median+10%comparison median $68,411
Filings63FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $60,786 and $99,798.
PercentileSalary
10th$63,199
25th$69,410
50th (median)$75,573
75th$79,591
90th$88,716

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2022: median $64,916 (20 filings) FY2023: median $73,278 (29 filings) FY2024: median $70,658 (18 filings) FY2025: median $74,381 (35 filings) FY2026: median $77,740 (28 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 0 filings FY20 FY2021: 3 filings FY21 FY2022: 20 filings FY22 FY2023: 29 filings FY23 FY2024: 18 filings FY24 FY2025: 35 filings FY25 FY2026: 28 filings FY26 35
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––0
FY2021–––3
FY2022$64,916$60,231$74,02720
FY2023$73,278$70,033$81,57729
FY2024$70,658$64,171$83,20518
FY2025$74,381$66,643$76,98135
FY2026$77,740$73,528$85,54028

Cost of living

Louisville/Jefferson County's median Medical Technologist salary of $75,573 is worth about $81,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Louisville/Jefferson County = 93.1).

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
UofL Health - Louisville$74,81833
University Medical Center$76,41924
HealthTrackRxtoo few5

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 3
Mid-level · Level II too few 7
Senior · Level III too few 3
Expert · Level IV $74,506 48

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Expert · Level IV$46,509$74,50648

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.