Ophthalmic Medical Technicians Salary

Median Salary
$45,570
per year
Hourly Rate
$21.91
per hour
Employment
71,010
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$35,700
25th percentile
$38,170
Median
$45,570
75th percentile
$51,390
90th percentile
$61,940

💰 Ophthalmic Medical Technicians Salary by State

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$36K
$63K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
Minnesota$63,080+38.4%
Hawaii$58,240+27.8%
Wisconsin$56,420+23.8%
California$54,490+19.6%
District of Columbia$50,790+11.5%
Vermont$50,090+9.9%
Maryland$50,070+9.9%
Oregon$50,020+9.8%
Alaska$49,970+9.7%
Massachusetts$49,750+9.2%
New Hampshire$49,110+7.8%
New Jersey$49,050+7.6%
Washington$48,840+7.2%
New York$48,440+6.3%
Connecticut$48,270+5.9%
Maine$48,120+5.6%
Montana$47,290+3.8%
Illinois$47,100+3.4%
Arizona$47,040+3.2%
Florida$46,830+2.8%
Michigan$46,750+2.6%
Rhode Island$46,500+2.0%
Colorado$46,260+1.5%
North Dakota$46,190+1.4%
Nebraska$45,210-0.8%
North Carolina$45,150-0.9%
Pennsylvania$45,050-1.1%
Delaware$44,540-2.3%
Iowa$44,030-3.4%
Kansas$43,700-4.1%
Texas$43,640-4.2%
Indiana$43,490-4.6%
South Dakota$42,430-6.9%
Virginia$40,920-10.2%
South Carolina$40,400-11.3%
Ohio$40,350-11.5%
Missouri$40,290-11.6%
Georgia$39,150-14.1%
Kentucky$38,990-14.4%
Tennessee$38,890-14.7%
Louisiana$38,750-15.0%
New Mexico$38,610-15.3%
Idaho$38,280-16.0%
Oklahoma$37,920-16.8%
Nevada$37,660-17.4%
Arkansas$37,340-18.1%
West Virginia$36,730-19.4%
Alabama$36,680-19.5%
Mississippi$36,220-20.5%
Utah$35,950-21.1%
Wyoming$35,740-21.6%

🏙️ Ophthalmic Medical Technicians Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$102,540+125.0%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$65,000+42.6%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$63,300+38.9%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$63,080+38.4%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$62,390+36.9%
Duluth, MN-WI$61,880+35.8%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$61,580+35.1%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$60,600+33.0%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$60,440+32.6%
Bend, OR$59,990+31.6%
Madison, WI$59,180+29.9%
Urban Honolulu, HI$58,240+27.8%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$56,010+22.9%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$55,710+22.3%
Ithaca, NY$55,570+21.9%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$55,100+20.9%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$53,990+18.5%
Anchorage, AK$52,710+15.7%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$52,670+15.6%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$52,600+15.4%
Portland-South Portland, ME$51,620+13.3%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$51,380+12.7%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$51,300+12.6%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$51,020+12.0%
Green Bay, WI$50,730+11.3%
Lancaster, PA$50,700+11.3%
Salem, OR$50,600+11.0%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$50,310+10.4%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$50,280+10.3%
Grants Pass, OR$50,020+9.8%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$50,010+9.7%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$49,950+9.6%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$49,870+9.4%
Bozeman, MT$49,810+9.3%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$49,780+9.2%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$49,710+9.1%
Grand Junction, CO$49,620+8.9%
Sheboygan, WI$49,610+8.9%
Worcester, MA$49,610+8.9%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$49,460+8.5%
Missoula, MT$49,430+8.5%
Boulder, CO$49,340+8.3%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$49,330+8.3%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$49,300+8.2%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$48,830+7.2%
Cedar Rapids, IA$48,680+6.8%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$48,620+6.7%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$48,570+6.6%
Ann Arbor, MI$48,560+6.6%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$48,240+5.9%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$48,220+5.8%
Great Falls, MT$48,140+5.6%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$48,050+5.4%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$47,950+5.2%
Fargo, ND-MN$47,700+4.7%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$47,680+4.6%
Wausau, WI$47,660+4.6%
Lawrence, KS$47,620+4.5%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$47,540+4.3%
Appleton, WI$47,520+4.3%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$47,490+4.2%
Flint, MI$47,370+3.9%
New Haven, CT$47,370+3.9%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$47,320+3.8%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$47,290+3.8%
Omaha, NE-IA$47,270+3.7%
Utica-Rome, NY$47,220+3.6%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$47,210+3.6%
Billings, MT$47,070+3.3%
Rochester, NY$47,030+3.2%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$47,030+3.2%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$47,010+3.2%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$46,990+3.1%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$46,850+2.8%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$46,790+2.7%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$46,640+2.3%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$46,630+2.3%
Bismarck, ND$46,620+2.3%
Ocala, FL$46,570+2.2%
Port St. Lucie, FL$46,530+2.1%
Fresno, CA$46,500+2.0%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$46,500+2.0%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$46,490+2.0%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$46,470+2.0%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$46,450+1.9%
Medford, OR$46,360+1.7%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$46,280+1.6%
Winston-Salem, NC$46,280+1.6%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$46,230+1.4%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$46,080+1.1%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$46,050+1.1%
Traverse City, MI$45,990+0.9%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$45,940+0.8%
Albany, OR$45,850+0.6%
Springfield, MA$45,810+0.5%
Syracuse, NY$45,790+0.5%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$45,770+0.4%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$45,610+0.1%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$45,560-0.0%
Wilmington, NC$45,530-0.1%
Lincoln, NE$45,330-0.5%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$45,120-1.0%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$45,030-1.2%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$44,960-1.3%
Bellingham, WA$44,950-1.4%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$44,910-1.4%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$44,810-1.7%
Grand Island, NE$44,750-1.8%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$44,640-2.0%
Binghamton, NY$44,610-2.1%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$44,570-2.2%
Charlottesville, VA$44,560-2.2%
Greeley, CO$44,390-2.6%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$44,230-2.9%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$44,110-3.2%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$44,070-3.3%
Fort Wayne, IN$43,990-3.5%
Pittsburgh, PA$43,890-3.7%
Reading, PA$43,810-3.9%
Colorado Springs, CO$43,760-4.0%
Kansas City, MO-KS$43,700-4.1%
Tallahassee, FL$43,640-4.2%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$43,580-4.4%
York-Hanover, PA$43,400-4.8%
Columbia, MO$43,300-5.0%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$43,180-5.2%
Pueblo, CO$43,150-5.3%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$42,860-5.9%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$42,790-6.1%
Iowa City, IA$42,730-6.2%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$42,510-6.7%
Springfield, IL$41,650-8.6%
Cleveland, OH$41,620-8.7%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$41,410-9.1%
Santa Fe, NM$41,130-9.7%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$40,980-10.1%
Columbus, OH$40,980-10.1%
Roanoke, VA$40,560-11.0%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$40,400-11.3%
College Station-Bryan, TX$40,260-11.7%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$40,160-11.9%
Winchester, VA-WV$40,100-12.0%
Savannah, GA$40,010-12.2%
Reno, NV$39,920-12.4%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$39,890-12.5%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$39,870-12.5%
Toledo, OH$39,840-12.6%
Morristown, TN$39,630-13.0%
Wichita, KS$39,620-13.1%
Akron, OH$39,540-13.2%
Albuquerque, NM$39,500-13.3%
St. George, UT$39,490-13.3%
St. Louis, MO-IL$39,440-13.5%
Salisbury, MD$39,380-13.6%
Rapid City, SD$39,300-13.8%
Twin Falls, ID$39,270-13.8%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$39,270-13.8%
Tucson, AZ$39,250-13.9%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$39,220-13.9%
Ogden, UT$39,210-14.0%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$39,150-14.1%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$39,150-14.1%
Knoxville, TN$39,140-14.1%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$39,140-14.1%
Richmond, VA$39,120-14.2%
Paducah, KY-IL$38,990-14.4%
Springfield, MO$38,900-14.6%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$38,850-14.7%
Decatur, AL$38,820-14.8%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$38,760-14.9%
Baton Rouge, LA$38,750-15.0%
Spartanburg, SC$38,740-15.0%
Jackson, MS$38,710-15.1%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$38,630-15.2%
Columbia, SC$38,570-15.4%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$38,540-15.4%
Tulsa, OK$38,390-15.8%
Jacksonville, FL$38,360-15.8%
Muncie, IN$38,340-15.9%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$38,320-15.9%
Boise City, ID$38,280-16.0%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$38,240-16.1%
Peoria, IL$38,130-16.3%
Midland, TX$38,070-16.5%
Jonesboro, AR$38,010-16.6%
State College, PA$37,690-17.3%
Oklahoma City, OK$37,590-17.5%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$37,570-17.6%
Canton-Massillon, OH$37,510-17.7%
Lynchburg, VA$37,460-17.8%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$37,430-17.9%
Johnson City, TN$37,420-17.9%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$37,400-17.9%
Valdosta, GA$37,360-18.0%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$37,300-18.1%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$37,290-18.2%
Vineland, NJ$37,290-18.2%
Birmingham, AL$37,270-18.2%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$37,220-18.3%
Fayetteville, NC$37,210-18.3%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$37,190-18.4%
San Angelo, TX$37,170-18.4%
Bloomington, IL$37,050-18.7%
Huntsville, AL$37,020-18.8%
Mobile, AL$37,000-18.8%
Victoria, TX$36,980-18.9%
Waco, TX$36,830-19.2%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$36,820-19.2%
Amarillo, TX$36,810-19.2%
Abilene, TX$36,790-19.3%
Jacksonville, NC$36,730-19.4%
Joplin, MO-KS$36,680-19.5%
Clarksville, TN-KY$36,640-19.6%
Jackson, TN$36,620-19.6%
Wichita Falls, TX$36,330-20.3%
Longview, TX$36,280-20.4%
Lawton, OK$36,230-20.5%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$36,200-20.6%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$36,140-20.7%
Albany, GA$36,030-20.9%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$35,900-21.2%
Montgomery, AL$35,690-21.7%
Tuscaloosa, AL$35,590-21.9%
Dothan, AL$35,550-22.0%
El Paso, TX$35,410-22.3%
Bowling Green, KY$35,380-22.4%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$35,300-22.5%
Lubbock, TX$35,250-22.6%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$35,180-22.8%
Columbus, GA-AL$35,140-22.9%
Logan, UT-ID$34,710-23.8%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$34,570-24.1%
Florence, SC$34,410-24.5%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$34,350-24.6%
Texarkana, TX-AR$32,110-29.5%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$31,730-30.4%
Puerto Rico$31,630-30.6%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.