Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS/MT) Salary in Minnesota

Median annual base pay is $67,081 across 48 reported Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS/MT) salaries in Minnesota.

Median hourly rate is $30.65 per hour.

Updated 7 October 2026

Salary Distribution (By Percentile)

P10	P25	Median	P75	P90
$59,821	$61,318	$67,081	$75,899	$82,222

City	Median	Reports
Sauk Centre	$59,821	5

Setting	Median	Reports
Physician Office / Clinic Laboratory	$78,718	10
Hospital Laboratory	$61,318	23

Level	Common titles	Median	Reports
Entry	Medical Laboratory Technician	—	1
Junior / Early Career	Medical Laboratory Scientist · Medical Technologist · Clinical Laboratory Scientist	$66,830	38
Mid-Level	Medical Laboratory Scientist II · Medical Technologist II · Clinical Laboratory Scientist II	—	2
Lead / Expert	Cytotechnologist · Histotechnologist · Cytogenetics Technologist	—	1

Model	Median	Reports
Hourly	$63,752	35
Annual Salary	$78,718	12

The median Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS/MT) salary in Minnesota is $67,081 per year, based on 48 reported salaries.

The median reported rate is $30.65 per hour.

Sauk Centre has the highest median at $59,821 per year, of the cities with enough reports to publish a median.

$66,830 per year at the median — $251 below the Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS/MT) median in Minnesota.

Of the employers with enough reports to publish a median, Mayo Clinic is highest at $78,718 per year.