A person working as a Laboratory Technician in Jersey typically earns around 3,830 GBP per month. Salaries range from 1,760 GBP (lowest) to 6,090 GBP (highest).
This is the average monthly salary including housing, transport, and other benefits. Laboratory Technician salaries vary drastically based on experience, skills, gender, or location. Below you will find a detailed breakdown based on many different criteria.
Laboratory Technician salaries in Jersey range from 1,760 GBP per month (minimum salary) to 6,090 GBP per month (maximum salary).
The median salary is 4,140 GBP per month, which means that half (50%) of people working as Laboratory Technician(s) are earning less than 4,140 GBP while the other half are earning more than 4,140 GBP. The median represents the middle salary value. Generally speaking, you would want to be on the right side of the graph with the group earning more than the median salary.
Closely related to the median are two values: the 25th and the 75th percentiles. Reading from the salary distribution diagram, 25% of Laboratory Technician(s) are earning less than 2,660 GBP while 75% of them are earning more than 2,660 GBP. Also from the diagram, 75% of Laboratory Technician(s) are earning less than 5,530 GBP while 25% are earning more than 5,530 GBP.
Both are indicators. If your salary is higher than both of the average and the median then you are doing very well. If your salary is lower than both, then many people are earning more than you and there is plenty of room for improvement. If your wage is between the average and the median, then things can be a bit complicated. We wrote a guide to explain all about the different scenarios. How to compare your salary
The experience level is the most important factor in determining the salary. Naturally the more years of experience the higher your wage. We broke down Laboratory Technician salaries by experience level and this is what we found.
A Laboratory Technician with less than two years of experience makes approximately 2,000 GBP per month.
While someone with an experience level between two and five years is expected to earn 2,670 GBP per month, 34% more than someone with less than two year's experience.
Moving forward, an experience level between five and ten years lands a salary of 3,950 GBP per month, 48% more than someone with two to five years of experience.
Additionally, Laboratory Technician(s) whose expertise span anywhere between ten and fifteen years get a salary equivalent to 4,820 GBP per month, 22% more than someone with five to ten years of experience.
If the experience level is between fifteen and twenty years, then the expected wage is 5,250 GBP per month, 9% more than someone with ten to fifteen years of experience.
Lastly, employees with more than twenty years of professional experience get a salary of 5,680 GBP per month, 8% more than people with fifteen to twenty years of experience.
0 - 2 Years | 2,000 GBP | |
2 - 5 Years | +34% | 2,670 GBP |
5 - 10 Years | +48% | 3,950 GBP |
10 - 15 Years | +22% | 4,820 GBP |
15 - 20 Years | +9% | 5,250 GBP |
20+ Years | +8% | 5,680 GBP |
We all know that higher education equals a bigger salary, but how much more money can a degree add to your income? We broke down Laboratory Technician salaries by education level in order to make a comparison.
When the education level is Bachelor's Degree, the average salary of a Laboratory Technician is 2,330 GBP per month.
While someone with a Master's Degree gets a salary of 4,490 GBP per month, 93% more than someone having a Bachelor's Degree degree.
Bachelor's Degree | 2,330 GBP | |
Master's Degree | +93% | 4,490 GBP |
A Master's degree program or any post-graduate program in Jersey costs anywhere from 25,800 Pound Sterling(s) to 77,300 Pound Sterling(s) and lasts approximately two years. That is quite an investment.
You can't really expect any salary increases during the study period, assuming you already have a job. In most cases, a salary review is conducted once education is completed and the degree has been attained.
Many people pursue higher education as a tactic to switch into a higher paying job. The numbers seem to support the thoery. The average increase in compensation while changing jobs is approximately 10% more than the customary salary increment.
If you can afford the costs of higher education, the return on investment is definitely worth it. You should be able to recover the costs in roughly a year or so.
Though gender should not have an effect on pay, in reality, it does. So who gets paid more: men or women? Male Laboratory Technician employees in Jersey earn 19% more than their female counterparts on average.
Male | 4,170 GBP | |
Female | -16% | 3,500 GBP |
Laboratory Technician(s) in Jersey are likely to observe a salary increase of approximately 6% every 28 months. The national average annual increment for all professions combined is 5% granted to employees every 28 months.
The term 'Annual Salary Increase' usually refers to the increase in 12 calendar month period, but because it is rarely that people get their salaries reviewed exactly on the one year mark, it is more meaningful to know the frequency and the rate at the time of the increase.
The annual salary Increase in a calendar year (12 months) can be easily calculated as follows: Annual Salary Increase = Increase Rate x 12 ÷ Increase Frequency
Banking | 9% | |
Energy | 9% | |
Information Technology | 9% | |
Healthcare | 9% | |
Travel | 9% | |
Construction | 9% | |
Education | 9% |
Listed above are the average annual increase rates for each industry in Jersey for the year 2021. Companies within thriving industries tend to provide higher and more frequent raises. Exceptions do exist, but generally speaking, the situation of any company is closely related to the economic situation in the country or region. These figures tend to change frequently.
A Laboratory Technician is considered to be a low bonus-based job due to the generally limited involvement in direct revenue generation, with exceptions of course. The people who get the highest bonuses are usually somehow involved in the revenue generation cycle.
84% of surveyed staff reported that they haven't received any bonuses or incentives in the previous year while 16% said that they received at least one form of monetary bonus.
Those who got bonuses reported rates ranging from 0% to 4% of their annual salary.
Received Bonus | 16% | |
No Bonus | 84% |
The most standard form of bonus where the employee is awarded based on their exceptional performance.
Company Performance BonusesOccasionally, some companies like to celebrate excess earnings and profits with their staff collectively in the form of bonuses that are granted to everyone. The amount of the bonus will probably be different from person to person depending on their role within the organization.
Goal-Based BonusesGranted upon achieving an important goal or milestone.
Holiday / End of Year BonusesThese types of bonuses are given without a reason and usually resemble an appreciation token.
People tend to confuse bonuses with commissions. A commission is a prefixed rate at which someone gets paid for items sold or deals completed while a bonus is in most cases arbitrary and unplanned.
The main two types of jobs | |
Revenue Generators | Supporting Cast |
Employees that are directly involved in generating revenue or profit for the organization. Their field of expertise usually matches the type of business. | Employees that support and facilitate the work of revenue generators. Their expertise is usually different from that of the core business operations. |
Example: | Example: |
Revenue generators usually get more and higher bonuses, higher salaries, and more frequent salary increments. The reason is quite simple: it is easier to quantify your value to the company in monetary terms when you participate in revenue generation.
Top management personnel and senior employees naturally exhibit higher bonus rates and frequencies than juniors. This is very predictable due to the inherent responsibilities of being higher in the hierarchy. People in top positions can easily get double or triple bonus rates than employees down the pyramid.
The hourly wage is the salary paid in one worked hour. Usually jobs are classified into two categories: salaried jobs and hourly jobs. Salaried jobs pay a fix amount regardless of the hours worked. Hourly jobs pay per worked hour. To convert salary into hourly wage the above formula is used (assuming 5 working days in a week and 8 working hours per day which is the standard for most jobs). The hourly wage calculation may differ slightly depending on the worked hours per week and the annual vacation allowance. The figures mentioned above are good approximations and are considered to be the standard. One major difference between salaried employees and hourly paid employees is overtime eligibility. Salaried employees are usually exempt from overtime as opposed to hourly paid staff.
The average salary for Laboratory Technician is 40% less than that of Healthcare Technical. Also, Healthcare Technical salaries are 17% less than those of Health and Medical.
Job Title | Average Salary |
Academic Clinician | 10,700 GBP | ![]() |
Admitting Officer | 3,880 GBP | ![]() |
Ambulance Dispatcher | 3,900 GBP | ![]() |
Ambulance Driver | 3,610 GBP | ![]() |
Ambulance Officer and Paramedic | 4,170 GBP | ![]() |
Ambulatory Services Director | 7,760 GBP | ![]() |
Anatomic Pathology Supervisor | 9,350 GBP | ![]() |
Anesthesia Technician | 5,630 GBP | ![]() |
Anesthesiologist | 16,500 GBP | ![]() |
Anesthesiology Assistant | 5,840 GBP | ![]() |
Assistant Optometrist | 4,810 GBP | ![]() |
Audiologist | 9,770 GBP | ![]() |
Biomedical Engineering Director | 7,260 GBP | ![]() |
Biomedical Engineering Technician | 3,840 GBP | ![]() |
Cardiac Technician | 3,740 GBP | ![]() |
Cardiovascular Specialist | 19,900 GBP | ![]() |
Cardiovascular Technologist | 7,600 GBP | ![]() |
Central Sterile Processing Technician | 4,510 GBP | ![]() |
Charge Entry Specialist | 5,130 GBP | ![]() |
Clinical Application Specialist | 4,770 GBP | ![]() |
Clinical Biochemist | 9,330 GBP | ![]() |
Clinical Cytogeneticist | 8,010 GBP | ![]() |
Clinical Data Reviewer | 4,810 GBP | ![]() |
Clinical Development Specialist | 6,050 GBP | ![]() |
Clinical Field Associate | 4,880 GBP | ![]() |
Clinical Genetic Technologist | 7,780 GBP | ![]() |
Clinical Microbiologist | 10,600 GBP | ![]() |
Clinical Molecular Geneticist | 8,930 GBP | ![]() |
Clinical Neuropsychologist | 11,200 GBP | ![]() |
Clinical Research Coordinator | 5,640 GBP | ![]() |
Clinical Scientist | 11,000 GBP | ![]() |
CME Specialist | 8,150 GBP | ![]() |
CT Technologist | 4,940 GBP | ![]() |
Cytogenetic Technologist | 7,430 GBP | ![]() |
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer | 5,990 GBP | ![]() |
Dispensing Optician | 4,910 GBP | ![]() |
Dosimetrist | 7,010 GBP | ![]() |
EKG Technician | 4,940 GBP | ![]() |
Endoscopic Assistant | 4,410 GBP | ![]() |
Endoscopy Technician | 4,310 GBP | ![]() |
Enterostomal Therapist | 7,000 GBP | ![]() |
Epidemiologist | 8,720 GBP | ![]() |
FGP Ultrasound Techncian | 4,340 GBP | ![]() |
Health Systems Specialist | 5,950 GBP | ![]() |
Health Technologist | 6,730 GBP | ![]() |
Healthcare Data Analyst | 5,440 GBP | ![]() |
Hearing Aid Specialist | 5,410 GBP | ![]() |
Histotechnologist | 6,710 GBP | ![]() |
Immunologist | 9,570 GBP | ![]() |
Industrial Hygienist | 7,030 GBP | ![]() |
Infection Control Coordinator | 5,170 GBP | ![]() |
Infection Control Practitioner | 10,500 GBP | ![]() |
Infection Preventionist | 7,600 GBP | ![]() |
Informatics Practice Specialist | 5,900 GBP | ![]() |
Interventional Radiographer | 8,280 GBP | ![]() |
Lab Assistant | 3,850 GBP | ![]() |
Laboratory Manager | 7,220 GBP | ![]() |
Laboratory Technician | 3,830 GBP | ![]() |
Low Vision Therapist | 8,840 GBP | ![]() |
Mammography Technician | 3,960 GBP | ![]() |
Medical Coder | 3,530 GBP | ![]() |
Medical Courier | 2,780 GBP | ![]() |
Medical Equipment Preparer | 4,110 GBP | ![]() |
Medical Forms Designer | 3,400 GBP | ![]() |
Medical Technologist | 4,710 GBP | ![]() |
MRI Technologist | 4,120 GBP | ![]() |
Music Therapist | 6,250 GBP | ![]() |
Neonatologist | 12,000 GBP | ![]() |
Neurodiagnostic Techncian | 4,070 GBP | ![]() |
Neuropsychology Testing Assistant | 3,720 GBP | ![]() |
Nuclear Medical Technician | 5,780 GBP | ![]() |
Nuclear Medicine Technolgoist | 5,900 GBP | ![]() |
Nutrition Assistant | 3,990 GBP | ![]() |
Occupaitional Therapy Assistant | 4,360 GBP | ![]() |
Operating Room Scheduler | 3,860 GBP | ![]() |
Operating Room Services Director | 12,100 GBP | ![]() |
Ophthalmic Assistant | 4,300 GBP | ![]() |
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician | 4,330 GBP | ![]() |
Optician | 9,390 GBP | ![]() |
Orthopedic Technician | 4,530 GBP | ![]() |
Orthoptist | 12,500 GBP | ![]() |
Orthotist | 11,400 GBP | ![]() |
Pathology Assistant | 4,290 GBP | ![]() |
Perfusionist | 13,200 GBP | ![]() |
Phlebotomist | 3,160 GBP | ![]() |
Pre Authorization Case Manager | 5,950 GBP | ![]() |
Prosthetist | 10,000 GBP | ![]() |
Radiation Therapist | 15,100 GBP | ![]() |
Radiation Therapy Technologist | 5,770 GBP | ![]() |
Radiographer | 9,880 GBP | ![]() |
Radiography Technologist | 5,820 GBP | ![]() |
Radiologic Technologist | 6,040 GBP | ![]() |
Radiology Technologist | 5,890 GBP | ![]() |
Respiratory Care Practitioner | 10,900 GBP | ![]() |
Respiratory Therapist | 8,280 GBP | ![]() |
Respiratory Therapy Technician | 4,840 GBP | ![]() |
Sonographer | 5,990 GBP | ![]() |
Sonography Technologist | 5,990 GBP | ![]() |
Speech and Language Pathologist | 9,340 GBP | ![]() |
Ultrasonographer | 4,790 GBP | ![]() |
Ultrasound Technologist | 4,810 GBP | ![]() |
Vascular Technologist | 4,210 GBP | ![]() |
X-Ray Technologist | 6,130 GBP | ![]() |
Where can you get paid more, working for a private company or for the government? Public sector employees in Jersey earn 25% more than their private sector counterparts on average across all sectors.
Private Sector | 4,580 GBP | |
Public Sector | +25% | 5,720 GBP |