Laboratory Technician Salary Australia
Laboratory Technician Salary / Wage
Salary and wage information for laboratory technicians is compiled regularly by analysis of Australian jobs advertised in major publications. Salaries are annual unless otherwise stated.
The Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations Codes (ANZSCO) for science technicians are: 311411 for chemistry technicians, 311412 for earth science technicians, 311413 for life science technicians, 311414 for school laboratory technicians and 311499 for other science technicians.
Job titles and exact tasks vary in this work and examples of some occupation titles are laboratory technician, lab technician, chemical laboratory analyst, soil science technical officer and chemical process analyst.
Agricultural, medical and science technicians in 2010 earned an average of $1011 a week in ordinary earnings rising to $1032 including overtime and worked an average of 38.6 hours a week.*
Laboratory Technician Salaries / Wages in 2011 – 2012
| Job Title | Salary / Wage $ | Location |
| Laboratory Technician | 39 per hour | Sydney |
| Laboratory Technician | 24 – 28 per hour | Sydney |
| Laboratory Technician | 50,000 – 60,000 | Sydney |
| Soil and Concrete Testing Technician | 18 – 40 per hour | New South Wales |
| Lab Technician | 20 – 25 per hour | Melbourne |
| Laboratory Technician | 26 per hour | Melbourne |
| Fisheries Technician | 48,000 – 58,000 | Queensland |
| Laboratory Analyst – Laboratory Technician | 70,000 | WA |
| Laboratory Technician (Casual) | 20 – 30 per hour | Perth |
| Laboratory Technician | 20 25 per hour | Perth |
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*Data from Australian Bureau of Statistics