Phlebotomist pay in California
Median hourly pay in California · BLS May 2025
$26.94
an hour · $56,040 a year
- 10th
- $21.87
- 25th
- $22.98
- Median
- $26.94
- 75th
- $30.19
- 90th
- $35.74
Hourly pay range: 10th percentile $21.87/hr, median $26.94/hr, 90th percentile $35.74/hr.
Employed in CA
13,520
BLS estimate
Vs. U.S. median
+$5.19
U.S. median $21.75/hr
Licensing for phlebotomists in California
California Department of Public Health, Laboratory Field Services. Board, lookup and requirements
Phlebotomist pay by California metro area
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim4,720 jobs$25.45/hr
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont1,410 jobs$28.32/hr
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario1,400 jobs$24.75/hr
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad1,300 jobs$27.97/hr
- Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom790 jobs$25.27/hr
- Fresno440 jobs$23.83/hr
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara350 jobs$29.13/hr
- Bakersfield-Delano240 jobs$22.69/hr
- Modesto190 jobs$24.98/hr
- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura190 jobs$26.80/hr
- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara190 jobs$28.98/hr
- Stockton-Lodi180 jobs$24.41/hr
- Vallejo140 jobs$28.81/hr
- El Centro110 jobs$22.55/hr
- Salinas110 jobs$25.45/hr
- Visalia110 jobs$23.74/hr
- Chico100 jobs$28.42/hr
- San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles100 jobs$25.75/hr
- Santa Rosa-Petaluma100 jobs$29.98/hr
- Merced90 jobs$24.61/hr
- Redding90 jobs$28.52/hr
- Santa Cruz-Watsonville50 jobs$28.75/hr
- Napa30 jobs$28.77/hr
Metropolitan statistical areas as defined by BLS, sorted by number of jobs.
Sources
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025: California, Phlebotomist (SOC 31-9097), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Checked against these sources on Oct 1, 2026.
Medians cover wage and salary workers (not the self-employed) and don't include benefits. Use them as a baseline, not a quote.