Posted October 2026

Medical Laboratory Scientist jobs in New Jersey

15 Medical Laboratory Scientist roles in New Jersey from 4 employers, each with its published pay. The median is $41.36 per hour. 17 more open roles are listed with them; each employer’s range arrives with your free pay report.

Medical Laboratory Scientist jobs by city in New Jersey

CityPopulationMedian pay / hrMedian / year
Newark317,303$38.74/hr$80,580
Jersey City302,824$38.74/hr$80,580
Paterson160,463$38.74/hr$80,580
Elizabeth140,413$38.74/hr$80,580
Trenton91,193$35.02/hr$72,830
Clifton90,322$38.74/hr$80,580
Bayonne74,532$38.74/hr$80,580
East Orange71,850$38.74/hr$80,580
Camden71,749$31.70/hr$65,940
Passaic70,722$38.74/hr$80,580
Union City66,918$38.74/hr$80,580
Vineland62,070$31.38/hr$65,270
Hoboken59,149$38.74/hr$80,580
New Brunswick57,487$38.74/hr$80,580
Perth Amboy56,939$38.74/hr$80,580
Plainfield56,507$38.74/hr$80,580
West New York52,975$38.74/hr$80,580

Median pay is the BLS OEWS figure for the metro area of each city, May 2024. Population is the Census Bureau 2024 estimate.

Open roles

PermanentPosted today

Medical Technologist

Centrastate Healthcare System · Freehold, NJ

$33.00–$52.80/ hour
  • FULL_TIME
  • Req 17176
Top 25% payNew this week
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PermanentPosted today

Medical Lab Scientist / MLS

Ardent Health · Montclair, NJ

Pay range with your report
  • Not Applicable LHP Montclair LLC Day
  • Req 142107
New this week
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PermanentPosted 17 days ago

Medical Lab Scientist / MLS

Ardent Health · Westwood, NJ

Pay range with your report
  • Not Applicable LHP Pascack Valley, LLC D
  • Req 142264
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Who is hiring in New Jersey

EmployerRolesMedian pay / hour
Quest Diagnostics12$41.36
Cooper University Health Care4With your report
Labcorp4With your report
Ardent Health3With your report
Atlantic Health System3With your report
Virtua Health2With your report
Capital Health System2$32.88
Centrastate Healthcare System1$42.90

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Common questions

How much do medical laboratory scientists make in New Jersey?

Across 15 Lab Scientist postings in New Jersey with published pay, the median midpoint is $41.36 per hour, with typical ranges from $29 to $51.

Who is hiring Lab Scientists in New Jersey?

4 employers posted Lab Scientist roles with pay in New Jersey, led by Quest Diagnostics.

How fresh is this list?

We collected these postings on October 15, 2026. 10 of 15 were posted in the last 30 days.

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1Pay for your role at other employers

  • Quest DiagnosticsHackensack, NJ · 11 postings$41.36/ hr$28–$56
  • Laboratory Corporation of America HoldingsRaritan, NJ · 2 wage offers$36.01/ hr$32–$40
  • Capital Health SystemPennington, NJ · 2 postings$32.88/ hr$29–$38
  • Conexus Medstaff LLCSomers Point, NJ · 2 wage offers$31.00/ hr$30–$32

Median pay per hour, with the range each employer published or reported in federal filings.

2What they are offering now

Low$28Median$41.36High$51

15 Lab Scientist postings with published pay in New Jersey, 10 of them posted in the last 30 days. Month-by-month history by employer comes with your full report.

3Open now: 15 Lab Scientist roles

  1. Medical TechnologistPermanent
    $33.00–$52.80/ hour
    Centrastate Healthcare System · Freehold, NJ · posted today
  2. Medical Laboratory Scientist IPermanent
    $27.95–$46.12/ hour
    Quest Diagnostics · Clifton, NJ · posted today

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