U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) / Department of Health and Human Services / Medical Technologist

Job-title file

Medical Technologist

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

422 employees hold this title in Department of Health and Human Services. Median total compensation for the role is $96,138, below the department median of $129,759.

Employees: 422
Total payroll: $42.4M
Role median: $96,138
Agency median: $129,759
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$61,598$153,354+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 422 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

Medical Technologist pay vs. the United States

Across all employers in the United States, the median wage for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians — about 332,940 people — is $62,930. Department of Health and Human Services pays a median base salary of $95,310 for this role, 51% above that figure — about the 86th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Health and Human Services sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$38,910

$47,650

$62,930

$81,450

$100,990

Department of Health and Human Services median · $95,310

The bar is the range of annual wages for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians across every employer in the United States, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Health and Human Services’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

Median total compensation for this role at Department of Health and Human Services is $96,138, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

Medical Technologist is held in 3 U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) departments. In Department of Health and Human Services, the median of $96,138 ranks #3 of 3.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Department of State

$128,956 · 6

Department of Veterans Affairs

$100,564 · 4,834

Median total compensation for the Medical Technologist role in other U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)departments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Medical Technologist beyond U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

This role is reported in 7 jurisdictions. In U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense), the median of $100,105 ranks #1 of 7. See Medical Technologist across all of U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

District of Columbia

$94,134 · 20

Texas

$63,849 · 57

Florida

$44,278 · 12

Johnson County, Kansas

$23,401 · 9

City of Philadelphia

$19,025 · 18

Cook County, Illinois

$14,211 · 155

Median total compensation for comparable Medical Technologistroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Dawn Bartlett

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$93,464

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $93,464
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,464
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Phoenix
Work county: Maricopa
Work state: Arizona

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $93,464
Basic Pay (before locality): $76,597
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 040370013
Length of Service (Years): 7
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Dawn Bartlett is a Medical Technologist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Phoenix, Arizona. 2024 total compensation came to $93,464. They are classified at grade 11.

Pamela Tracey

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$93,464

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $93,464
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,464
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Phoenix
Work county: Maricopa
Work state: Arizona

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $93,464
Basic Pay (before locality): $76,597
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 040370013
Length of Service (Years): 19
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Pamela Tracey is a Medical Technologist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Phoenix, Arizona. 2024 total compensation came to $93,464. They are classified at grade 11.

Toni Lafriniere

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$92,759

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $92,759
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,759
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Redlake
Work county: Beltrami
Work state: Minnesota

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $92,759
Basic Pay (before locality): $79,403
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 275827007
Length of Service (Years): 11
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, Toni Lafriniere serves as a Medical Technologist based in Redlake, Minnesota. Their 2024 pay totaled $92,759. They are classified at grade 12.

Guadarrama Gonzalez

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$92,544

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $85,844
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,544
Pay grade: 10
Work city: Lawton
Work county: Comanche
Work state: Oklahoma

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $85,844
Basic Pay (before locality): $73,484
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 402750031
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Guadarrama Gonzalez is a Medical Technologist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Lawton, Oklahoma. 2024 total compensation came to $92,544. They are classified at grade 10.

Diane Donahue

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$91,899

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $91,899
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,899
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Harlem
Work county: Blaine
Work state: Montana

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $91,899
Basic Pay (before locality): $78,667
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 300560005
Length of Service (Years): 15
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Diane Donahue holds the role of Medical Technologist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Harlem, Montana. In 2024, their total compensation was $91,899. Their pay grade is 11.

Vincent Huynh

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$91,280

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $90,423
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $857
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,280
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Crownpoint
Work county: Mckinley
Work state: New Mexico

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $90,423
Basic Pay (before locality): $76,597
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 350215031
Length of Service (Years): 7
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Vincent Huynh holds the role of Medical Technologist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Crownpoint, New Mexico. In 2024, their total compensation was $91,280. Their pay grade is 11.

Abdul Tarawally

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$91,039

Sub-department: National Institutes of Health
Base pay: $91,039
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,039
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Bethesda
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $91,039
Basic Pay (before locality): $68,317
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240130031
Length of Service (Years): 5
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Abdul Tarawally works as a Medical Technologist for Department of Health and Human Services based in Bethesda, Maryland. Abdul earned $91,039 in 2024. Their pay grade is 11.

Laleh Ordoubadinia

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$91,039

Sub-department: National Institutes of Health
Base pay: $91,039
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,039
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Bethesda
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $91,039
Basic Pay (before locality): $68,317
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240130031
Length of Service (Years): 5
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, Laleh Ordoubadinia serves as a Medical Technologist based in Bethesda, Maryland. Their 2024 pay totaled $91,039. They are classified at grade 11.

Saw Par

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$91,039

Sub-department: National Institutes of Health
Base pay: $91,039
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,039
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Bethesda
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $91,039
Basic Pay (before locality): $68,317
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240130031
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Saw Par is a Medical Technologist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Bethesda, Maryland. 2024 total compensation came to $91,039. They are classified at grade 11.

Preston Boone

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$91,039

Sub-department: National Institutes of Health
Base pay: $91,039
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,039
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Bethesda
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $91,039
Basic Pay (before locality): $68,317
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240130031
Length of Service (Years): 4
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Preston Boone works as a Medical Technologist for Department of Health and Human Services based in Bethesda, Maryland. Preston earned $91,039 in 2024. Their pay grade is 11.

Melissa Ly

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$91,039

Sub-department: National Institutes of Health
Base pay: $91,039
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,039
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Bethesda
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $91,039
Basic Pay (before locality): $68,317
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240130031
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, Melissa Ly serves as a Medical Technologist based in Bethesda, Maryland. Their 2024 pay totaled $91,039. They are classified at grade 11.

Anthony Quinones

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$91,039

Sub-department: National Institutes of Health
Base pay: $91,039
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,039
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Bethesda
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $91,039
Basic Pay (before locality): $68,317
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240130031
Length of Service (Years): 19
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, Anthony Quinones serves as a Medical Technologist based in Bethesda, Maryland. Their 2024 pay totaled $91,039. They are classified at grade 11.

Visnouka Vann

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$91,039

Sub-department: National Institutes of Health
Base pay: $91,039
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,039
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Bethesda
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $91,039
Basic Pay (before locality): $68,317
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240130031
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Visnouka Vann works as a Medical Technologist for Department of Health and Human Services based in Bethesda, Maryland. Visnouka earned $91,039 in 2024. Their pay grade is 11.

Adam Vuletich

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$91,039

Sub-department: National Institutes of Health
Base pay: $91,039
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,039
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Bethesda
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $91,039
Basic Pay (before locality): $68,317
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240130031
Length of Service (Years): 5
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, Adam Vuletich serves as a Medical Technologist based in Bethesda, Maryland. Their 2024 pay totaled $91,039. They are classified at grade 11.

Tewedage Ayele

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$91,039

Sub-department: National Institutes of Health
Base pay: $91,039
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,039
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Bethesda
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $91,039
Basic Pay (before locality): $68,317
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240130031
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, Tewedage Ayele serves as a Medical Technologist based in Bethesda, Maryland. Their 2024 pay totaled $91,039. They are classified at grade 11.

Zackary Whitethorne

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$90,938

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $90,938
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,938
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Phoenix
Work county: Maricopa
Work state: Arizona

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $90,938
Basic Pay (before locality): $74,527
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 040370013
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, Zackary Whitethorne serves as a Medical Technologist based in Phoenix, Arizona. Their 2024 pay totaled $90,938. They are classified at grade 11.

Maria Neblina

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$90,647

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $90,647
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,647
Pay grade: 09
Work city: Winterhaven
Work county: Imperial
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $90,647
Basic Pay (before locality): $66,731
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 064242025
Length of Service (Years): 18
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Maria Neblina works as a Medical Technologist for Department of Health and Human Services based in Winterhaven, California. Maria earned $90,647 in 2024. Their pay grade is 09.

Aaron Nez

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$90,423

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $90,423
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,423
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Gallup
Work county: Mckinley
Work state: New Mexico

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $90,423
Basic Pay (before locality): $76,597
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 350340031
Length of Service (Years): 22
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, Aaron Nez serves as a Medical Technologist based in Gallup, New Mexico. Their 2024 pay totaled $90,423. They are classified at grade 11.

Charles Ironside

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$90,133

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $85,844
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,289
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,133
Pay grade: 10
Work city: Claremore
Work county: Rogers
Work state: Oklahoma

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $85,844
Basic Pay (before locality): $73,484
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 400990131
Length of Service (Years): 17
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Charles Ironside holds the role of Medical Technologist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Claremore, Oklahoma. In 2024, their total compensation was $90,133. Their pay grade is 10.

Lauren Hollis

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$89,756

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $89,756
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,756
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Wellpinit
Work county: Stevens
Work state: Washington

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $89,756
Basic Pay (before locality): $76,597
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 532455065
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Lauren Hollis works as a Medical Technologist for Department of Health and Human Services based in Wellpinit, Washington. Lauren earned $89,756 in 2024. Their pay grade is 11.

Vickey Fletcher

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$89,481

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $89,481
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,481
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Clinton
Work county: Custer
Work state: Oklahoma

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $89,481
Basic Pay (before locality): $76,597
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 401030039
Length of Service (Years): 15
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Vickey Fletcher is a Medical Technologist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Clinton, Oklahoma. 2024 total compensation came to $89,481. They are classified at grade 11.

Barbara Salazar

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$89,481

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $89,481
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,481
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Mescalero
Work county: Otero
Work state: New Mexico

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $89,481
Basic Pay (before locality): $76,597
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 350585035
Length of Service (Years): 22
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Barbara Salazar works as a Medical Technologist for Department of Health and Human Services based in Mescalero, New Mexico. Barbara earned $89,481 in 2024. Their pay grade is 11.