What is a normal total protein level?
The short answer
A typical US lab prints a normal total protein range of 6–8.3 g/dL. That range exists to catch disease, not to describe your best.
Nobody we follow has put a number on your Total Protein level. They talk about the dose you take, not the level in your blood.
What Total Protein measures
Albumin and globulin combined.
It is a broad look at liver production, nutrition and immune activity. The two parts tell you more than the total.
Checked against MedlinePlus — Total Protein and Albumin/Globulin (A/G) Ratio.
Common questions
What is a normal Total Protein level?
Most US labs print 6–8.3 g/dL. Your report grades you against that range. It exists to catch disease, not to describe your best.
What does your Total Protein number mean?
On a typical lab range, under 6 g/dL is low, 6 to 8.3 is normal and over 8.3 is high. Your own report prints its range next to your number, and that is the one your lab uses. Nobody we follow has drawn a line inside that range.
What does the Total Protein test measure?
Albumin and globulin combined. It is a broad look at liver production, nutrition and immune activity. The two parts tell you more than the total.
Why is there no target here?
Because the people we follow discuss Total Protein as something you eat or take. Nobody has said what the level in your blood should be.