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Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians salary in California

The median ophthalmic laboratory technicians in California earns $47,410 a year, 20% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,080 a month.

10th percentile
$38,230
25th percentile
$40,300
Median percentile
$47,410
75th percentile
$70,410
90th percentile
$79,960

Based on 1,630 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$36,955 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,410
Federal income tax−$3,509
Social Security + Medicare−$3,627
California income tax (approx.)−$3,319
Monthly take-home$3,080
Every two weeks$1,421

Does it go far here?

$42,820Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
66%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,036 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in California

JobMedian pay
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$400,150
Neurologists$357,080
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$353,900
Psychiatrists$353,500
General Internal Medicine Physicians$313,890
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$301,240
Nurse Anesthetists$292,410
Physicians, All Other$281,590

All ophthalmic laboratory technicians salaries · Take-home pay in California