Laboratory Technician I

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

12 employees hold this title in Health and Human Services Commission. Median total compensation for the role is $42,571, below the department median of $50,368.

Employees: 12
Total payroll: $494.3K
Role median: $42,571
Agency median: $50,368
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$32,332$42,572+

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How total compensation varies among the 12 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 I is held in 2 Texas departments. In Health and Human Services Commission, the median of $42,571 ranks #1 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Parks and Wildlife Department

$37,128 · 3

Median total compensation for the Laboratory Technician I 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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Terry Rodriguez

Laboratory Technician I/Health and Human Services Commission

2026 total comp

$41,313

Base pay: $41,313
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,313
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4142
Hire Date: Oct 1, 2018
Monthly Pay: $3,443
State Employee Number: 191950

Terry Rodriguez holds the role of Laboratory Technician I at Health and Human Services Commission. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $41,313.