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Laboratory technicians Salary in Wales
A Laboratory technicians in Wales earns a median gross annual pay of £26,092 — that's £2,118 (8%) below the UK median of £28,210. Real ONS figures (SOC 3111, ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3).
Quick answer
The median salary for a Laboratory technicians in Wales is £26,092 gross per year, compared with £28,210 across the UK. A real ONS estimate, April 2025 — ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3.
Wales vs UK median
| Area | Median (annual) |
|---|---|
| Wales | £26,092 |
| United Kingdom | £28,210 |
How Wales ranks for Laboratory technicians pay
Regional rank
#8
of 10 ONS regions
vs UK median
−£2,118
below £28,210 UK median
Out-earns
20%
of ONS regions
At £26,092, a Laboratory technicians in Wales sits below by £2,118 the £28,210 UK median for the role, ranking #8 of 10 UK regions ONS published a Laboratory technicians median for. Every figure is a subtraction or sort of the ONS ASHE medians on this page — nothing is modelled.
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Laboratory technicians in Wales — frequently asked questions
- How much does a Laboratory technicians earn in Wales?
- The median gross annual pay for a Laboratory technicians in Wales is £26,092, per the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). The UK-wide median for this occupation is £28,210.
- Is this Wales figure a real ONS number?
- Yes — it is the published regional median gross annual pay for this occupation in the April 2025 ASHE reference period. ONS suppresses small or unreliable regional cells; only unsuppressed regions appear in this cluster, and none are estimated.
- Is a Laboratory technicians salary in Wales above the UK average for the role?
- The Wales median of £26,092 is below by £2,118 the £28,210 UK median for a Laboratory technicians, and below by £1,657 the average of the 10 regions ONS published. Derived by subtracting the ONS medians shown on this page.
- Where does Wales rank for Laboratory technicians pay?
- Wales ranks #8 of 10 UK regions ONS published a Laboratory technicians median for (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). 7 regions pay more and 2 pay less. Ranking is a straight sort of the published regional medians.
Related
Source: Office for National Statistics — Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), Table 14.7a (occupation 4-digit SOC) + Table 15 (4).7a (region by occupation), Full-Time sheet. Figures are Median gross annual pay (GBP), full-time employees, April 2025 reference period (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). Released 2025-10-23, corrected 2025-12-19. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (OGL v3). No figure is modelled or interpolated.