Laboratory Technician III

Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.

16 employees hold this title in Department of State Health Services. Median total compensation for the role is $46,895, below the department median of $63,400.

Employees: 16
Total payroll: $771.4K
Role median: $46,895
Agency median: $63,400
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$46,895$52,411+

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How total compensation varies among the 16 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.

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This role across Texas

Laboratory Technician III is held in 3 Texas departments. In Department of State Health Services, the median of $46,895 ranks #2 of 3.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Health and Human Services Commission

$51,620 · 8

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

$44,892 · 1

Median total compensation for the Laboratory Technician III role in other Texasdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Laboratory Technician beyond Texas

This role is reported in 15 jurisdictions. In Texas, the median of $46,895 ranks #9 of 15. See Laboratory Technician across all of Texas →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$122,537 · 14

City of Los Angeles

$85,661 · 103

Massachusetts

$76,218 · 19

City of Chicago

$64,488 · 7

Johnson County, Kansas

$59,805 · 5

City of Cincinnati

$58,016 · 28

Miami-Dade County

$57,526 · 7

Arkansas

$52,137 · 21

Median total compensation for comparable Laboratory Technicianroles 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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Charles Harris

Laboratory Technician III/Department of State Health Services

2026 total comp

$53,075

Base pay: $53,075
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,075
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: O

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4146
Hire Date: Oct 1, 2006
Monthly Pay: $4,423
State Employee Number: 87801

Charles Harris holds the role of Laboratory Technician III at Department of State Health Services. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $53,075.