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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Leonthena Carrington

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$222,635

Sub-department: Food and Drug Administration
Base pay: $222,635
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $222,635
Pay grade: F2
Work city: Laurel
Work county: Prince George's
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $222,635
Basic Pay (before locality): $222,635
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240900033
Length of Service (Years): 38
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): AD

Leonthena Carrington holds the role of Medical Technologist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Laurel, Maryland. In 2024, their total compensation was $222,635. Their pay grade is F2.

Amy Zale

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$195,877

Sub-department: Food and Drug Administration
Base pay: $195,877
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $195,877
Pay grade: F1
Work city: Crownsville
Work county: Anne Arundel
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $195,877
Basic Pay (before locality): $195,877
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240403003
Length of Service (Years): 23
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): AD

Amy Zale is a Medical Technologist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Crownsville, Maryland. 2024 total compensation came to $195,877. They are classified at grade F1.

Kimberly Sconce

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$176,570

Sub-department: Food and Drug Administration
Base pay: $176,570
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $176,570
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Brookeville
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $176,570
Basic Pay (before locality): $132,500
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240200031
Length of Service (Years): 33
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Kimberly Sconce holds the role of Medical Technologist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Brookeville, Maryland. In 2024, their total compensation was $176,570. Their pay grade is 14.

Gary Yamamoto

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$167,336

Sub-department: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Base pay: $167,336
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,336
Pay grade: 13
Work city: San Francisco
Work county: San Francisco
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $167,336
Basic Pay (before locality): $115,079
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 063290075
Length of Service (Years): 27
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, Gary Yamamoto serves as a Medical Technologist based in San Francisco, California. Their 2024 pay totaled $167,336. They are classified at grade 13.

Ziedulla Abdullaev

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$161,240

Sub-department: National Institutes of Health
Base pay: $161,240
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $161,240
Pay grade: 00
Work city: Bethesda
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $161,240
Basic Pay (before locality): $161,240
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240130031
Length of Service (Years): 13
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): RG

Ziedulla Abdullaev works as a Medical Technologist for Department of Health and Human Services based in Bethesda, Maryland. Ziedulla earned $161,240 in 2024. Their pay grade is 00.

Anne Sawyer

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$159,948

Sub-department: Food and Drug Administration
Base pay: $159,948
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $159,948
Pay grade: 00
Work city: Silver Spring
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $159,948
Basic Pay (before locality): $159,948
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 241450031
Length of Service (Years): 14
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): EI

Anne Sawyer holds the role of Medical Technologist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Silver Spring, Maryland. In 2024, their total compensation was $159,948. Their pay grade is 00.

Rosemary Lusk

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$157,982

Sub-department: Food and Drug Administration
Base pay: $157,982
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,982
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Fairfax
Work county: Fairfax
Work state: Virginia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $157,982
Basic Pay (before locality): $118,552
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 510900600
Length of Service (Years): 22
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Rosemary Lusk works as a Medical Technologist for Department of Health and Human Services based in Fairfax, Virginia. Rosemary earned $157,982 in 2024. Their pay grade is 14.

Joshua Cohen

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$157,982

Sub-department: National Institutes of Health
Base pay: $157,982
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,982
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Bethesda
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $157,982
Basic Pay (before locality): $118,552
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240130031
Length of Service (Years): 28
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Joshua Cohen works as a Medical Technologist for Department of Health and Human Services based in Bethesda, Maryland. Joshua earned $157,982 in 2024. Their pay grade is 14.

Bonita Bryant

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$153,354

Sub-department: National Institutes of Health
Base pay: $153,354
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,354
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Bethesda
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $153,354
Basic Pay (before locality): $115,079
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240130031
Length of Service (Years): 32
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Bonita Bryant works as a Medical Technologist for Department of Health and Human Services based in Bethesda, Maryland. Bonita earned $153,354 in 2024. Their pay grade is 13.

Debra Sydnor

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$153,354

Sub-department: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Base pay: $153,354
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,354
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Baltimore
Work county: Baltimore
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $153,354
Basic Pay (before locality): $115,079
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240050510
Length of Service (Years): 31
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, Debra Sydnor serves as a Medical Technologist based in Baltimore, Maryland. Their 2024 pay totaled $153,354. They are classified at grade 13.

James Atkins

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$153,354

Sub-department: National Institutes of Health
Base pay: $153,354
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,354
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Bethesda
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $153,354
Basic Pay (before locality): $115,079
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240130031
Length of Service (Years): 21
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

James Atkins is a Medical Technologist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Bethesda, Maryland. 2024 total compensation came to $153,354. They are classified at grade 13.

Stacie Anderson

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$153,354

Sub-department: National Institutes of Health
Base pay: $153,354
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,354
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Bethesda
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $153,354
Basic Pay (before locality): $115,079
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240130031
Length of Service (Years): 36
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Stacie Anderson is a Medical Technologist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Bethesda, Maryland. 2024 total compensation came to $153,354. They are classified at grade 13.

Patricia Fetsch

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$153,354

Sub-department: National Institutes of Health
Base pay: $153,354
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,354
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Bethesda
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $153,354
Basic Pay (before locality): $115,079
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240130031
Length of Service (Years): 32
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Patricia Fetsch holds the role of Medical Technologist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Bethesda, Maryland. In 2024, their total compensation was $153,354. Their pay grade is 13.

Julia Appleton

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$153,354

Sub-department: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Base pay: $153,354
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,354
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Woodlawn
Work county: Baltimore
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $153,354
Basic Pay (before locality): $115,079
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 241698005
Length of Service (Years): 13
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Julia Appleton works as a Medical Technologist for Department of Health and Human Services based in Woodlawn, Maryland. Julia earned $153,354 in 2024. Their pay grade is 13.

Daralyn Hassan

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$153,354

Sub-department: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Base pay: $153,354
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,354
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Woodlawn
Work county: Baltimore
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $153,354
Basic Pay (before locality): $115,079
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 241698005
Length of Service (Years): 24
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Daralyn Hassan works as a Medical Technologist for Department of Health and Human Services based in Woodlawn, Maryland. Daralyn earned $153,354 in 2024. Their pay grade is 13.

Ann Snyder

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$153,354

Sub-department: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Base pay: $153,354
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,354
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Woodlawn
Work county: Baltimore
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $153,354
Basic Pay (before locality): $115,079
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 241698005
Length of Service (Years): 16
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Ann Snyder works as a Medical Technologist for Department of Health and Human Services based in Woodlawn, Maryland. Ann earned $153,354 in 2024. Their pay grade is 13.

Tamara Pinkney

Medical Technologist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$153,336

Sub-department: Food and Drug Administration
Base pay: $153,336
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,336
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Laurel
Work county: Prince George's
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $153,336
Basic Pay (before locality): $115,065
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240900033
Length of Service (Years): 16
Occupation Code (OPM): 0644
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Tamara Pinkney holds the role of Medical Technologist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Laurel, Maryland. In 2024, their total compensation was $153,336. Their pay grade is 14.