Medical Technologist salary in St. Louis, MO

Based on 18 certified H-1B filings in the St. Louis, MO-IL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Saint Louis, Jerseyville, Fetus, Festus, Lake St. Louis.

Also listed as: Clinical Laboratory Scientist

Median salary$58,656
Middle 50%$58.7k–$63.7k
vs. national median−14%comparison median $68,411
Filings18FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $42,532 and $72,446.
PercentileSalary
10th$50,128
25th$58,656
50th (median)$58,656
75th$63,658
90th$70,720

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $60k $70k FY2020: median $56,576 (25 filings) FY2021: median $56,576 (24 filings) FY2022: median $56,576 (34 filings) FY2023: median $56,576 (18 filings) FY2025: median $58,656 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 25 filings FY20 FY2021: 24 filings FY21 FY2022: 34 filings FY22 FY2023: 18 filings FY23 FY2024: 8 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 5 filings FY26 34
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$56,576$56,576$58,65625
FY2021$56,576$56,576$56,57624
FY2022$56,576$56,576$56,57634
FY2023$56,576$56,576$56,57618
FY2024–––8
FY2025$58,656$58,656$58,65613
FY2026–––5

Cost of living

St. Louis's median Medical Technologist salary of $58,656 is worth about $61,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; St. Louis = 95.1).

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Management Health Systemstoo few8
Barnes-Jewish Hospitaltoo few4
O'Grady Peyton Internationaltoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $58,656 11
Mid-level · Level II too few 4
Senior · Level III – 0
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$38,272$58,65611

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.