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Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median ophthalmic laboratory technicians in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $36,230 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,515 a month.

10th percentile
$33,940
25th percentile
$35,660
Median percentile
$36,230
75th percentile
$44,390
90th percentile
$67,750

Based on 180 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

$30,179 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,230
Federal income tax−$2,168
Social Security + Medicare−$2,772
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,112
Monthly take-home$2,515
Every two weeks$1,161

Does it go far here?

$35,328Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
59%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,480 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Philadelphia, PA

JobMedian pay
Radiologists$452,940
Family Medicine Physicians$294,430
Chief Executives$292,770
Psychiatrists$279,410
Physicians, All Other$245,810
Nurse Anesthetists$238,540
Pediatricians, General$226,440
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$180,330

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