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Medical Laboratory Technician salary in New South Wales

Median base salary
$63,232
per year before tax
Market data · 9 salary reports
Updated 22 July 2026
$51,376 · 10th percentile$63,232 median$91,469 · 90th percentile

Nationally, the median is $59,280 New South Wales sits $3,952 above the national figure. See the national picture →

What you’d actually keep
$52,261per year after tax

Take-home on the median Medical Laboratory Technician salary of $63,232 — after $9,706 income tax and $1,265 Medicare levy (2025–26 resident, no HECS, private hospital cover).

Weekly
$1,005
Fortnightly
$2,010
Monthly
$4,355
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The Medical Laboratory Technician job market
Employed in Australia
7,600
Median age
36
Work part-time
38%
Gender split
73% women
27% men

National figures · February 2026 · Source: Jobs and Skills Australia (© Commonwealth of Australia), CC BY 4.0

What companies pay

Reported total pay for Medical Laboratory Technician roles by employer — medians include bonuses and other cash compensation, so they sit above base-salary figures.

Total pay (base + bonus) for Medical Laboratory Technician roles, per employer — market estimates, annualised
CompanyMedian total payTypical range
NSW health3.5$74,922$71,447 – $78,398
Sydney Children's Hospital Network3.6$73,013$54,577 – $91,469
NSW Government4.1$69,041$66,690 – $71,393
DONE by NONE4.0$66,205$63,475 – $68,935
NSW Department of Health3.3$62,244$53,629 – $87,972
Australian Red Cross Lifeblood3.1$61,058$58,391 – $63,726
Liverpool Hospital3.6$60,142$57,723 – $62,560
Histopath3.2$59,636$57,403 – $61,888
Victorian Clinical Genetics Services4.0$59,631$57,071 – $62,192
Eurofins3.0$55,407$53,609 – $57,225
Medlab Pathology3.4$51,336$49,558 – $53,135
TAFE3.8$47,503$45,843 – $49,163
Austech Medical Laboratories4.4$47,464$45,705 – $49,202

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Salary figures are market estimates built from third-party data and community submissions — they show what the market pays, not what any individual employer will offer. Take-home figures are 2025–26 estimates for an Australian resident with private hospital cover and no HECS debt. General information only — not financial or tax advice.