Opticians, Dispensing Salary

Median Salary
$47,260
per year
Hourly Rate
$22.72
per hour
Employment
73,530
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$35,610
25th percentile
$38,820
Median
$47,260
75th percentile
$61,700
90th percentile
$76,750

💰 Opticians, Dispensing Salary by State

Best Cities (cost-adjusted) →

Salary Map — Click a state for details

$36K
$75K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
Connecticut$75,300+59.3%
Hawaii$75,300+59.3%
New Jersey$72,460+53.3%
Massachusetts$67,210+42.2%
New York$63,880+35.2%
District of Columbia$61,310+29.7%
Florida$58,850+24.5%
Alaska$58,250+23.3%
California$57,990+22.7%
Vermont$57,350+21.3%
Virginia$55,820+18.1%
New Hampshire$51,980+10.0%
Ohio$50,500+6.9%
North Carolina$50,190+6.2%
Tennessee$49,840+5.5%
Washington$49,220+4.1%
Oregon$49,210+4.1%
Maryland$48,700+3.0%
Arizona$48,210+2.0%
Minnesota$48,020+1.6%
Georgia$48,010+1.6%
South Carolina$48,000+1.6%
Rhode Island$47,400+0.3%
Colorado$47,310+0.1%
Maine$47,220-0.1%
Montana$47,050-0.4%
Nevada$46,910-0.7%
Delaware$46,220-2.2%
Pennsylvania$45,450-3.8%
North Dakota$45,230-4.3%
Wisconsin$44,820-5.2%
Iowa$44,480-5.9%
Kentucky$44,290-6.3%
Illinois$43,960-7.0%
Idaho$43,950-7.0%
South Dakota$43,400-8.2%
Arkansas$42,880-9.3%
Utah$41,780-11.6%
Michigan$41,180-12.9%
Kansas$40,140-15.1%
Nebraska$39,830-15.7%
Indiana$39,370-16.7%
Wyoming$39,100-17.3%
New Mexico$39,090-17.3%
Missouri$38,750-18.0%
Texas$38,720-18.1%
West Virginia$38,120-19.3%
Oklahoma$37,940-19.7%
Alabama$36,880-22.0%
Mississippi$36,680-22.4%
Louisiana$36,360-23.1%

🏙️ Opticians, Dispensing Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Vallejo, CA$78,830+66.8%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$78,600+66.3%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$77,460+63.9%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$76,820+62.5%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$76,170+61.2%
Urban Honolulu, HI$75,300+59.3%
New Haven, CT$72,410+53.2%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$72,290+53.0%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$71,440+51.2%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$71,050+50.3%
Springfield, MA$71,000+50.2%
Barnstable Town, MA$69,530+47.1%
Syracuse, NY$68,880+45.7%
Worcester, MA$67,630+43.1%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$67,110+42.0%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$65,870+39.4%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$65,000+37.5%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$64,280+36.0%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$64,170+35.8%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$63,710+34.8%
Kingston, NY$63,390+34.1%
Harrisonburg, VA$62,980+33.3%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$62,940+33.2%
Utica-Rome, NY$62,930+33.2%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$62,240+31.7%
Rochester, NY$62,230+31.7%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$62,030+31.3%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$61,880+30.9%
Glens Falls, NY$61,850+30.9%
Port St. Lucie, FL$61,150+29.4%
Gainesville, FL$60,680+28.4%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$60,620+28.3%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$60,490+28.0%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$60,480+28.0%
Punta Gorda, FL$60,360+27.7%
Binghamton, NY$60,290+27.6%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$60,140+27.3%
Anchorage, AK$59,940+26.8%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$59,800+26.5%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$59,520+25.9%
Ocala, FL$59,470+25.8%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$59,420+25.7%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$59,310+25.5%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$59,120+25.1%
Modesto, CA$59,010+24.9%
Tallahassee, FL$58,700+24.2%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$58,360+23.5%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$58,310+23.4%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$58,250+23.3%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$58,250+23.3%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$58,240+23.2%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$58,220+23.2%
Winchester, VA-WV$58,190+23.1%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$57,870+22.5%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$57,780+22.3%
Fayetteville, NC$57,780+22.3%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$57,670+22.0%
Napa, CA$57,620+21.9%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$57,180+21.0%
Charlottesville, VA$57,140+20.9%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$57,100+20.8%
Jacksonville, FL$57,000+20.6%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$56,130+18.8%
Chico, CA$56,100+18.7%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$56,030+18.6%
Winston-Salem, NC$55,990+18.5%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$55,950+18.4%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$55,680+17.8%
Burlington, NC$55,530+17.5%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$55,380+17.2%
Spartanburg, SC$55,170+16.7%
Salinas, CA$55,140+16.7%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$55,070+16.5%
Richmond, VA$55,020+16.4%
Jacksonville, NC$54,900+16.2%
Bend, OR$54,750+15.8%
Bellingham, WA$53,050+12.3%
Roanoke, VA$52,650+11.4%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$52,390+10.9%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$52,300+10.7%
Cleveland, OH$52,060+10.2%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$51,890+9.8%
Morristown, TN$51,770+9.5%
Bozeman, MT$51,760+9.5%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$51,620+9.2%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$51,060+8.0%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$51,030+8.0%
Johnson City, TN$51,010+7.9%
Fresno, CA$50,960+7.8%
Boulder, CO$50,840+7.6%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$50,730+7.3%
Columbus, OH$50,730+7.3%
Visalia, CA$50,590+7.0%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$50,520+6.9%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$50,490+6.8%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$49,750+5.3%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$49,750+5.3%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$49,620+5.0%
Yuma, AZ$49,610+5.0%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$49,540+4.8%
Toledo, OH$49,370+4.5%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$49,300+4.3%
Portland-South Portland, ME$49,240+4.2%
Asheville, NC$49,110+3.9%
Knoxville, TN$49,050+3.8%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$48,960+3.6%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$48,940+3.6%
Akron, OH$48,890+3.4%
Lynchburg, VA$48,890+3.4%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$48,840+3.3%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$48,780+3.2%
Lancaster, PA$48,620+2.9%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$48,530+2.7%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$48,450+2.5%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$48,440+2.5%
Canton-Massillon, OH$48,410+2.4%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$48,390+2.4%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$48,320+2.2%
Mansfield, OH$48,260+2.1%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$48,190+2.0%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$48,120+1.8%
Missoula, MT$48,050+1.7%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$47,900+1.4%
Reno, NV$47,680+0.9%
Clarksville, TN-KY$47,660+0.8%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$47,650+0.8%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$47,620+0.8%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$47,550+0.6%
Salem, OR$47,550+0.6%
Jackson, TN$47,480+0.5%
Rochester, MN$47,460+0.4%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$47,360+0.2%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$47,310+0.1%
Florence, SC$47,150-0.2%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$47,140-0.3%
Great Falls, MT$47,120-0.3%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$47,090-0.4%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$46,970-0.6%
Tucson, AZ$46,930-0.7%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$46,920-0.7%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$46,850-0.9%
Madison, WI$46,480-1.7%
Pittsburgh, PA$46,470-1.7%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$46,450-1.7%
Greeley, CO$46,440-1.7%
Savannah, GA$46,440-1.7%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$46,270-2.1%
Billings, MT$46,260-2.1%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$46,250-2.1%
Duluth, MN-WI$46,240-2.2%
Yakima, WA$46,240-2.2%
Columbia, SC$46,150-2.3%
State College, PA$46,150-2.3%
Albany, OR$46,100-2.5%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$46,080-2.5%
Redding, CA$46,040-2.6%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$46,030-2.6%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$46,020-2.6%
Salisbury, MD$46,020-2.6%
Lebanon, PA$46,010-2.6%
Iowa City, IA$46,000-2.7%
Medford, OR$45,930-2.8%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$45,930-2.8%
Hot Springs, AR$45,790-3.1%
Bismarck, ND$45,770-3.2%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$45,740-3.2%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$45,710-3.3%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$45,590-3.5%
Dubuque, IA$45,560-3.6%
Kenosha, WI$45,420-3.9%
Wilmington, NC$45,400-3.9%
Bangor, ME$45,360-4.0%
Gainesville, GA$45,310-4.1%
York-Hanover, PA$45,300-4.1%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$45,280-4.2%
Colorado Springs, CO$45,240-4.3%
St. Cloud, MN$45,210-4.3%
Ann Arbor, MI$45,090-4.6%
Cedar Rapids, IA$45,090-4.6%
Wausau, WI$45,090-4.6%
Elizabethtown, KY$45,070-4.6%
Fargo, ND-MN$45,040-4.7%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$44,930-4.9%
Sheboygan, WI$44,910-5.0%
Warner Robins, GA$44,870-5.1%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$44,860-5.1%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$44,810-5.2%
Boise City, ID$44,720-5.4%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$44,700-5.4%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$44,620-5.6%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$44,530-5.8%
Grand Junction, CO$44,360-6.1%
Valdosta, GA$44,220-6.4%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$44,190-6.5%
Eau Claire, WI$43,910-7.1%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$43,830-7.3%
Green Bay, WI$43,660-7.6%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$43,660-7.6%
Appleton, WI$43,620-7.7%
Jefferson City, MO$43,440-8.1%
Omaha, NE-IA$43,340-8.3%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$43,280-8.4%
St. George, UT$43,040-8.9%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$42,710-9.6%
Reading, PA$42,470-10.1%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$42,070-11.0%
Rockford, IL$42,070-11.0%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$42,070-11.0%
Pueblo, CO$42,060-11.0%
Traverse City, MI$42,050-11.0%
Idaho Falls, ID$41,990-11.2%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$41,820-11.5%
Amarillo, TX$41,710-11.7%
Lincoln, NE$41,450-12.3%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$41,390-12.4%
Kansas City, MO-KS$40,930-13.4%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$40,910-13.4%
Ames, IA$40,860-13.5%
Odessa, TX$40,570-14.2%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$40,560-14.2%
Santa Fe, NM$40,200-14.9%
Bloomington, IL$40,150-15.0%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$39,950-15.5%
Texarkana, TX-AR$39,920-15.5%
Fort Wayne, IN$39,840-15.7%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$39,800-15.8%
Springfield, IL$39,790-15.8%
Wheeling, WV-OH$39,780-15.8%
Albany, GA$39,670-16.1%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$39,580-16.3%
Ogden, UT$39,540-16.3%
Columbus, GA-AL$39,450-16.5%
Albuquerque, NM$39,230-17.0%
Flint, MI$39,230-17.0%
St. Louis, MO-IL$39,230-17.0%
Paducah, KY-IL$39,210-17.0%
Tulsa, OK$39,190-17.1%
Erie, PA$39,120-17.2%
Logan, UT-ID$39,000-17.5%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$38,900-17.7%
Rapid City, SD$38,760-18.0%
Oklahoma City, OK$38,670-18.2%
Saginaw, MI$38,660-18.2%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$38,650-18.2%
Niles, MI$38,590-18.3%
College Station-Bryan, TX$38,510-18.5%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$38,510-18.5%
Kokomo, IN$38,390-18.8%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$38,370-18.8%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$38,330-18.9%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$38,300-19.0%
Terre Haute, IN$38,260-19.0%
Charleston, WV$38,130-19.3%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$38,120-19.3%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$38,090-19.4%
Midland, TX$38,080-19.4%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$38,070-19.4%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$38,050-19.5%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$38,000-19.6%
Abilene, TX$37,920-19.8%
Bloomington, IN$37,890-19.8%
Topeka, KS$37,890-19.8%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$37,870-19.9%
Johnstown, PA$37,860-19.9%
Wichita, KS$37,850-19.9%
Grand Island, NE$37,830-20.0%
Evansville, IN$37,790-20.0%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$37,780-20.1%
Longview, TX$37,760-20.1%
Huntsville, AL$37,700-20.2%
Springfield, MO$37,650-20.3%
Jackson, MS$37,580-20.5%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$37,580-20.5%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$37,530-20.6%
Killeen-Temple, TX$37,440-20.8%
Birmingham, AL$37,410-20.8%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$37,410-20.8%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$37,370-20.9%
El Paso, TX$37,120-21.5%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$37,080-21.5%
Peoria, IL$37,040-21.6%
Bowling Green, KY$37,000-21.7%
Baton Rouge, LA$36,910-21.9%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$36,910-21.9%
Lubbock, TX$36,790-22.2%
Morgantown, WV$36,790-22.2%
Hattiesburg, MS$36,770-22.2%
Wichita Falls, TX$36,710-22.3%
Joplin, MO-KS$36,680-22.4%
Columbia, MO$36,600-22.6%
Muncie, IN$36,600-22.6%
Tuscaloosa, AL$36,500-22.8%
Montgomery, AL$36,440-22.9%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$36,420-22.9%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$36,390-23.0%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$36,360-23.1%
Jonesboro, AR$36,260-23.3%
Alexandria, LA$36,160-23.5%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$36,100-23.6%
Mobile, AL$35,960-23.9%
San Angelo, TX$35,810-24.2%
Tyler, TX$35,310-25.3%
Corpus Christi, TX$35,300-25.3%
Lake Charles, LA$35,130-25.7%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$35,110-25.7%
Laredo, TX$34,960-26.0%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$34,860-26.2%
Waco, TX$34,520-27.0%
Dothan, AL$34,420-27.2%
Lafayette, LA$34,300-27.4%
Victoria, TX$34,280-27.5%
Monroe, LA$33,410-29.3%
Ponce, PR$29,070-38.5%
Puerto Rico$28,980-38.7%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$28,980-38.7%
Mayaguez, PR$28,370-40.0%
Arecibo, PR$28,010-40.7%
Guayama, PR$28,010-40.7%
Aguadilla, PR$27,800-41.2%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.