Medical Technologist salary in Rochester, NY

Based on 35 certified H-1B filings in the Rochester, NY metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes West Henrietta, Geneva, Clifton Springs, Medina, Newark.

Also listed as: Clinical Laboratory Scientist

Median salary$64,480
Middle 50%$62.4k–$66.2k
vs. national median−6%comparison median $68,411
Filings35FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $54,808 and $89,112.
PercentileSalary
10th$60,000
25th$62,400
50th (median)$64,480
75th$66,240
90th$71,200

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $60k $70k FY2023: median $58,240 (12 filings) FY2024: median $65,000 (29 filings) FY2025: median $64,480 (23 filings) FY2026: median $62,920 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 0 filings FY20 FY2021: 3 filings FY21 FY2022: 7 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 29 filings FY24 FY2025: 23 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 filings FY26 29
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–––7
FY2023$58,240$58,240$67,33012
FY2024$65,000$64,480$66,66429
FY2025$64,480$64,480$66,24023
FY2026$62,920$62,400$66,36012

Cost of living

Rochester's median Medical Technologist salary of $64,480 is worth about $66,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Rochester = 97.0).

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Cosmic Healthcare$62,40017
University of Rochestertoo few9
Comtrix Solutionstoo few8

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $64,480 32
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$40,955$64,48032

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.