Medical Technologist salary in Rochester, MN

Based on 22 certified H-1B filings in the Rochester, MN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Lake City.

Also listed as: Clinical Laboratory Scientist

Median salary$73,925
Middle 50%$71.6k–$82k
vs. national median+8%comparison median $68,411
Filings22FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $60,278 and $97,117.
PercentileSalary
10th$62,067
25th$71,615
50th (median)$73,925
75th$82,025
90th$90,210

Salary by year

Median salary

$30k $55k $80k FY2020: median $37,066 (35 filings) FY2021: median $50,564 (19 filings) FY2022: median $60,819 (40 filings) FY2023: median $66,872 (35 filings) FY2024: median $70,398 (18 filings) FY2025: median $72,467 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 35 filings FY20 FY2021: 19 filings FY21 FY2022: 40 filings FY22 FY2023: 35 filings FY23 FY2024: 18 filings FY24 FY2025: 16 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 40
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$37,066$37,066$50,84635
FY2021$50,564$45,448$63,25319
FY2022$60,819$53,487$63,00340
FY2023$66,872$59,706$76,95035
FY2024$70,398$62,561$77,77118
FY2025$72,467$69,480$76,24716
FY2026–––6

Cost of living

Rochester's median Medical Technologist salary of $73,925 is worth about $81,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Rochester = 90.8).

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Mayo Clinic$73,92522

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 6
Senior · Level III too few 4
Expert · Level IV $78,609 12

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$71,427$78,60912

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.