Mid-level Medical Technologist salary in Washington, DC

Based on 31 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Frederick, Silver Spring, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Laplata.

Also listed as: Clinical Laboratory Scientist

Median salary$72,696
Middle 50%$62.4k–$78.4k
vs. all levels here−4%comparison median $75,608
Filings31FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $58,240 and $96,348.
PercentileSalary
10th$61,006
25th$62,400
50th (median)$72,696
75th$78,364
90th$83,866

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $60k $70k FY2022: median $57,491 (14 filings) FY2023: median $59,155 (17 filings) FY2024: median $64,189 (17 filings) FY2025: median $63,594 (22 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 2 filings FY20 FY2021: 6 filings FY21 FY2022: 14 filings FY22 FY2023: 17 filings FY23 FY2024: 17 filings FY24 FY2025: 22 filings FY25 FY2026: 9 filings FY26 22
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–––2
FY2021–––6
FY2022$57,491$54,080$64,79714
FY2023$59,155$52,832$64,18917
FY2024$64,189$59,155$81,12017
FY2025$63,594$62,400$76,00322
FY2026–––9

Cost of living

Washington's median mid-level Medical Technologist salary of $72,696 is worth about $66,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Washington = 108.9).

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Children's National Medical Centertoo few7
Conexus MedStafftoo few7
Inova Health Care Servicestoo few7
University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Centertoo few4
Mary Washington Healthcaretoo few3
Guardian Healthcare Providerstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $62,400 14
Mid-level · Level II $72,696 31
Senior · Level III too few 5
Expert · Level IV too few 5

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$46,842$62,40014
Mid-level · Level II$56,139$72,69631

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.