Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians salary
The median pay for ophthalmic laboratory technicians in the United States is $39,460 a year. About 18,660 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $33,530
- 25th percentile
- $36,470
- Median percentile
- $39,460
- 75th percentile
- $47,010
- 90th percentile
- $57,380
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Connecticut $62,410
- New Hampshire $59,460
- Washington $49,230
- Colorado $48,540
- Rhode Island $47,440
- California $47,410
- Maryland $47,100
- Ohio $46,320
- Oregon $45,780
- Michigan $45,490
- Georgia $45,050
- North Carolina $44,140
- Maine $43,520
- Wisconsin $42,920
- New York $42,450
- Nebraska $40,640
- Minnesota $40,280
- Nevada $38,990
- Missouri $38,740
- Arizona $38,620
- New Mexico $38,590
- Florida $38,020
- Texas $37,920
- Pennsylvania $37,680
- Tennessee $37,370
- Indiana $37,360
- Louisiana $37,160
- Arkansas $37,060
- Alabama $37,010
- Illinois $36,840
- Kentucky $36,650
- Oklahoma $35,620
- Mississippi $35,230
- Virginia $34,170
- South Carolina $34,140
- Iowa $33,910
By metro area
- Denver, CO $52,510
- San Francisco, CA $51,090
- Seattle, WA $50,770
- Los Angeles, CA $50,120
- Eugene, OR $48,860
- Madison, WI $48,530
- Jacksonville, FL $48,410
- Riverside, CA $47,470
- Providence, RI $47,440
- Manchester, NH $47,410
- Baltimore, MD $47,100
- Portland, OR $46,350
- Cleveland, OH $46,320
- Detroit, MI $46,280
- Syracuse, NY $46,250
- Atlanta, GA $45,870
- Kansas City, MO $45,750
- Peoria, IL $45,620
- Rochester, NY $45,420
- Colorado Springs, CO $44,150
- Grand Rapids, MI $43,850
- Reno, NV $43,410
- Chattanooga, TN $43,270
- Charlotte, NC $42,280
- Minneapolis, MN $41,780
- Austin, TX $41,590
- Houston, TX $41,140
- North Port, FL $40,660
- Modesto, CA $40,570
- Fayetteville, AR $39,460
- St. Cloud, MN $39,370
- Baton Rouge, LA $39,260
- Phoenix, AZ $38,940
- Indianapolis, IN $38,770
- St. Louis, MO $38,740
- Pittsburgh, PA $38,650
- Albuquerque, NM $38,590
- Las Vegas, NV $38,370
- Dallas, TX $38,280
- New York, NY $38,190
- Miami, FL $38,020
- San Antonio, TX $37,920
- York, PA $37,780
- Tampa, FL $37,340
- Chicago, IL $36,870
- Orlando, FL $36,720
- Virginia Beach, VA $36,570
- Columbia, SC $36,400
- Beaumont, TX $36,390
- Philadelphia, PA $36,230
- Washington, DC $36,170
- Oklahoma City, OK $35,730
- Lubbock, TX $32,130
- Corpus Christi, TX $30,930
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $28,890