Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians salary in St. Cloud, MN

The median ophthalmic laboratory technicians in St. Cloud, MN earns $39,370 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,595 a month.

10th percentile: $34,020
25th percentile: $37,310
Median percentile: $39,370
75th percentile: $45,910
90th percentile: $49,080

Based on 520 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

$31,137 take-home a year

Gross pay	$39,370
Federal income tax	−$2,544
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,012
Minnesota income tax (approx.)	−$2,677
Monthly take-home	$2,595
Every two weeks	$1,198

Does it go far here?

$44,927Median pay in St. Cloud, MN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.6 vs 100).

40%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,042 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in St. Cloud, MN

Job	Median pay
Registered Nurses	$105,290
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$95,860
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$90,230
General and Operations Managers	$89,700
Electricians	$81,890
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$79,530
Accountants and Auditors	$77,720
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$74,760

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