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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Treva Mckinley-Bryan

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$94,317

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $94,317
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,317
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Towaoc
Work county: Montezuma
Work state: Colorado

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $94,317
Basic Pay (before locality): $80,737
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 082435083
Length of Service (Years): 30
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, Treva Mckinley-Bryan serves as a Medical Technologist based in Towaoc, Colorado. Their 2024 pay totaled $94,317. They are classified at grade 11.

Pierrette Montanez

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$94,317

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $94,317
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,317
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Shiprock
Work county: San Juan
Work state: New Mexico

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $94,317
Basic Pay (before locality): $80,737
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 350745045
Length of Service (Years): 18
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Pierrette Montanez works as a Medical Technologist for Department of Health and Human Services based in Shiprock, New Mexico. Pierrette earned $94,317 in 2024. Their pay grade is 11.

Amber Payer

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$94,317

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $94,317
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,317
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Belcourt
Work county: Rolette
Work state: North Dakota

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $94,317
Basic Pay (before locality): $80,737
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 380265079
Length of Service (Years): 13
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Amber Payer holds the role of Medical Technologist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Belcourt, North Dakota. In 2024, their total compensation was $94,317. Their pay grade is 11.

Theresa Platero

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$94,317

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $94,317
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,317
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Shiprock
Work county: San Juan
Work state: New Mexico

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $94,317
Basic Pay (before locality): $80,737
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 350745045
Length of Service (Years): 28
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, Theresa Platero serves as a Medical Technologist based in Shiprock, New Mexico. Their 2024 pay totaled $94,317. They are classified at grade 11.

Mel Porter

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$94,317

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $94,317
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,317
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Cibecue
Work county: Navajo
Work state: Arizona

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $94,317
Basic Pay (before locality): $80,737
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 040085017
Length of Service (Years): 26
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Mel Porter works as a Medical Technologist for Department of Health and Human Services based in Cibecue, Arizona. Mel earned $94,317 in 2024. Their pay grade is 11.

Tonya Redden

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$94,317

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $94,317
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,317
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Crow Agency
Work county: Big Horn
Work state: Montana

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $94,317
Basic Pay (before locality): $80,737
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 300285003
Length of Service (Years): 11
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, Tonya Redden serves as a Medical Technologist based in Crow Agency, Montana. Their 2024 pay totaled $94,317. They are classified at grade 11.

Eugene Romancito

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$94,317

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $94,317
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,317
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Whiteriver
Work county: Navajo
Work state: Arizona

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $94,317
Basic Pay (before locality): $80,737
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 040565017
Length of Service (Years): 34
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, Eugene Romancito serves as a Medical Technologist based in Whiteriver, Arizona. Their 2024 pay totaled $94,317. They are classified at grade 11.

Horse White

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$94,317

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $94,317
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,317
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Wanblee
Work county: Jackson
Work state: South Dakota

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $94,317
Basic Pay (before locality): $80,737
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 462833071
Length of Service (Years): 25
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Horse White holds the role of Medical Technologist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Wanblee, South Dakota. In 2024, their total compensation was $94,317. Their pay grade is 11.

Deborah Denetclaw

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$94,317

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $94,317
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,317
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Bloomfield
Work county: San Juan
Work state: New Mexico

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $94,317
Basic Pay (before locality): $80,737
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 350115045
Length of Service (Years): 38
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Deborah Denetclaw is a Medical Technologist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Bloomfield, New Mexico. 2024 total compensation came to $94,317. They are classified at grade 11.

Sheila Thomas

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$93,899

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $91,899
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,899
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Chinle
Work county: Apache
Work state: Arizona

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $91,899
Basic Pay (before locality): $78,667
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 040083001
Length of Service (Years): 20
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, Sheila Thomas serves as a Medical Technologist based in Chinle, Arizona. Their 2024 pay totaled $93,899. They are classified at grade 11.

Thomasita Yazzie

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$93,899

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $91,899
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,899
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Chinle
Work county: Apache
Work state: Arizona

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $91,899
Basic Pay (before locality): $78,667
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 040083001
Length of Service (Years): 23
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Thomasita Yazzie works as a Medical Technologist for Department of Health and Human Services based in Chinle, Arizona. Thomasita earned $93,899 in 2024. Their pay grade is 11.

Arega Kassa

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$93,798

Sub-department: National Institutes of Health
Base pay: $93,798
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,798
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Bethesda
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $93,798
Basic Pay (before locality): $70,387
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240130031
Length of Service (Years): 6
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Arega Kassa is a Medical Technologist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Bethesda, Maryland. 2024 total compensation came to $93,798. They are classified at grade 11.

Chung Shin

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$93,798

Sub-department: National Institutes of Health
Base pay: $93,798
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,798
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Bethesda
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $93,798
Basic Pay (before locality): $70,387
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240130031
Length of Service (Years): 4
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, Chung Shin serves as a Medical Technologist based in Bethesda, Maryland. Their 2024 pay totaled $93,798. They are classified at grade 11.

Hyo You

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$93,798

Sub-department: National Institutes of Health
Base pay: $93,798
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,798
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Bethesda
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $93,798
Basic Pay (before locality): $70,387
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240130031
Length of Service (Years): 4
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, Hyo You serves as a Medical Technologist based in Bethesda, Maryland. Their 2024 pay totaled $93,798. They are classified at grade 11.

Maza Berhe

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$93,798

Sub-department: National Institutes of Health
Base pay: $93,798
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,798
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Bethesda
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $93,798
Basic Pay (before locality): $70,387
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240130031
Length of Service (Years): 6
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Maza Berhe holds the role of Medical Technologist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Bethesda, Maryland. In 2024, their total compensation was $93,798. Their pay grade is 11.

James Atwell

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$93,798

Sub-department: National Institutes of Health
Base pay: $93,798
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,798
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Bethesda
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $93,798
Basic Pay (before locality): $70,387
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240130031
Length of Service (Years): 5
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

James Atwell holds the role of Medical Technologist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Bethesda, Maryland. In 2024, their total compensation was $93,798. Their pay grade is 11.

Selome Beyene

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$93,798

Sub-department: National Institutes of Health
Base pay: $93,798
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,798
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Bethesda
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $93,798
Basic Pay (before locality): $70,387
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240130031
Length of Service (Years): 8
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Selome Beyene works as a Medical Technologist for Department of Health and Human Services based in Bethesda, Maryland. Selome earned $93,798 in 2024. Their pay grade is 11.

Feleke Dinku

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$93,798

Sub-department: National Institutes of Health
Base pay: $93,798
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,798
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Bethesda
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $93,798
Basic Pay (before locality): $70,387
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240130031
Length of Service (Years): 7
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, Feleke Dinku serves as a Medical Technologist based in Bethesda, Maryland. Their 2024 pay totaled $93,798. They are classified at grade 11.

Catherine Karangwa

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$93,798

Sub-department: National Institutes of Health
Base pay: $93,798
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,798
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Bethesda
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $93,798
Basic Pay (before locality): $70,387
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240130031
Length of Service (Years): 6
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Catherine Karangwa is a Medical Technologist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Bethesda, Maryland. 2024 total compensation came to $93,798. They are classified at grade 11.

Amber Mooney

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$93,798

Sub-department: National Institutes of Health
Base pay: $93,798
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,798
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Bethesda
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $93,798
Basic Pay (before locality): $70,387
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240130031
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Amber Mooney is a Medical Technologist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Bethesda, Maryland. 2024 total compensation came to $93,798. They are classified at grade 11.

Dan Yu

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$93,798

Sub-department: National Institutes of Health
Base pay: $93,798
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,798
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Bethesda
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $93,798
Basic Pay (before locality): $70,387
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240130031
Length of Service (Years): 5
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Dan Yu works as a Medical Technologist for Department of Health and Human Services based in Bethesda, Maryland. Dan earned $93,798 in 2024. Their pay grade is 11.

Hung Nguyen

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$93,798

Sub-department: National Institutes of Health
Base pay: $93,798
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,798
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Bethesda
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $93,798
Basic Pay (before locality): $70,387
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240130031
Length of Service (Years): 7
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Hung Nguyen holds the role of Medical Technologist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Bethesda, Maryland. In 2024, their total compensation was $93,798. Their pay grade is 11.

Elaine Roanhorse

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$93,723

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $92,866
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $857
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,723
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Crownpoint
Work county: Mckinley
Work state: New Mexico

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $92,866
Basic Pay (before locality): $78,667
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 350215031
Length of Service (Years): 27
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, Elaine Roanhorse serves as a Medical Technologist based in Crownpoint, New Mexico. Their 2024 pay totaled $93,723. They are classified at grade 11.