Expert Medical Technologist salary in Rochester, MN

Based on 12 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Rochester, MN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Lake City.

Also listed as: Clinical Laboratory Scientist

Median salary$78,609
Middle 50%$75k–$89.4k
vs. all levels here+6%comparison median $73,925
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $71,693 and $97,290.
PercentileSalary
10th$72,715
25th$74,968
50th (median)$78,609
75th$89,379
90th$95,207

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2022: median $60,819 (19 filings) FY2023: median $74,818 (18 filings) FY2024: median $77,043 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 6 filings FY20 FY2021: 1 filings FY21 FY2022: 19 filings FY22 FY2023: 18 filings FY23 FY2024: 10 filings FY24 FY2025: 7 filings FY25 FY2026: 5 filings FY26 19
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–––6
FY2021–––1
FY2022$60,819$60,819$63,00319
FY2023$74,818$68,999$80,52718
FY2024$77,043$72,403$85,25910
FY2025–––7
FY2026–––5

Cost of living

Rochester's median expert Medical Technologist salary of $78,609 is worth about $86,600 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Mayo Clinic$78,60912

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.