Ophthalmic Medical Technicians salary
The median pay for ophthalmic medical technicians in the United States is $45,570 a year. About 71,010 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $35,700
- 25th percentile
- $38,170
- Median percentile
- $45,570
- 75th percentile
- $51,390
- 90th percentile
- $61,940
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
- Minnesota $63,080
- Hawaii $58,240
- Wisconsin $56,420
- California $54,490
- Vermont $50,090
- Maryland $50,070
- Oregon $50,020
- Alaska $49,970
- Massachusetts $49,750
- New Hampshire $49,110
- New Jersey $49,050
- Washington $48,840
- New York $48,440
- Connecticut $48,270
- Maine $48,120
- Montana $47,290
- Illinois $47,100
- Arizona $47,040
- Florida $46,830
- Michigan $46,750
- Rhode Island $46,500
- Colorado $46,260
- North Dakota $46,190
- Nebraska $45,210
- North Carolina $45,150
- Pennsylvania $45,050
- Iowa $44,030
- Kansas $43,700
- Texas $43,640
- Indiana $43,490
- South Dakota $42,430
- Virginia $40,920
- South Carolina $40,400
- Ohio $40,350
- Missouri $40,290
- Georgia $39,150
- Kentucky $38,990
- Tennessee $38,890
- Louisiana $38,750
- New Mexico $38,610
- Idaho $38,280
- Oklahoma $37,920
- Nevada $37,660
- Arkansas $37,340
- West Virginia $36,730
- Alabama $36,680
- Mississippi $36,220
- Utah $35,950
- Wyoming $35,740
By metro area
- Santa Rosa, CA $102,540
- Durham, NC $65,000
- San Francisco, CA $63,300
- Minneapolis, MN $63,080
- Duluth, MN $61,880
- Milwaukee, WI $61,580
- San Diego, CA $60,440
- Bend, OR $59,990
- Madison, WI $59,180
- Urban Honolulu, HI $58,240
- La Crosse, WI $56,010
- Olympia, WA $55,710
- Ithaca, NY $55,570
- New York, NY $55,100
- Seattle, WA $53,990
- Anchorage, AK $52,710
- Boston, MA $52,670
- Albany, NY $52,600
- Portland, ME $51,620
- Baltimore, MD $51,380
- San Jose, CA $51,300
- Burlington, VT $51,020
- Green Bay, WI $50,730
- Lancaster, PA $50,700
- Kiryas Joel, NY $50,310
- Manchester, NH $50,280
- Grants Pass, OR $50,020
- Chicago, IL $50,010
- Dallas, TX $49,950
- Denver, CO $49,870
- Bozeman, MT $49,810
- Mount Vernon, WA $49,780
- Miami, FL $49,710
- Grand Junction, CO $49,620
- Sheboygan, WI $49,610
- Worcester, MA $49,610
- Sacramento, CA $49,460
- Missoula, MT $49,430
- Boulder, CO $49,340
- Bridgeport, CT $49,330
- Oshkosh, WI $49,300
- Phoenix, AZ $48,830
- Amherst Town, MA $48,620
- Des Moines, IA $48,570
- Ann Arbor, MI $48,560
- Sebastian, FL $48,240
- Cape Coral, FL $48,220
- Great Falls, MT $48,140
- Washington, DC $48,050
- Eugene, OR $47,950
- Fargo, ND $47,700
- Riverside, CA $47,680
- Wausau, WI $47,660
- Lawrence, KS $47,620
- Charlotte, NC $47,540
- Appleton, WI $47,520
- Lansing, MI $47,490
- Flint, MI $47,370
- New Haven, CT $47,370
- Sioux Falls, SD $47,320
- Detroit, MI $47,290
- Omaha, NE $47,270
- Tampa, FL $47,210
- Billings, MT $47,070
- Rochester, NY $47,030
- Waterbury, CT $47,030
- Nashville, TN $47,010
- Philadelphia, PA $46,990
- Bakersfield, CA $46,850
- Charleston, SC $46,790
- Orlando, FL $46,640
- Hartford, CT $46,630
- Bismarck, ND $46,620
- Ocala, FL $46,570
- Port St. Lucie, FL $46,530
- Fresno, CA $46,500
- Providence, RI $46,500
- Kennewick, WA $46,490
- Atlantic City, NJ $46,470
- Houston, TX $46,450
- Medford, OR $46,360
- Allentown, PA $46,280
- Winston, NC $46,280
- Lafayette, IN $46,230
- Palm Bay, FL $46,080
- Spokane, WA $46,050
- Traverse City, MI $45,990
- South Bend, IN $45,940
- Albany, OR $45,850
- Springfield, MA $45,810
- Syracuse, NY $45,790
- Norwich, CT $45,770
- Davenport, IA $45,610
- Trenton, NJ $45,560
- Wilmington, NC $45,530
- Lincoln, NE $45,330
- Greensboro, NC $45,120
- New Orleans, LA $45,030
- Lakeland, FL $44,960
- Bellingham, WA $44,950
- Pensacola, FL $44,910
- Grand Island, NE $44,750
- Deltona, FL $44,640
- Binghamton, NY $44,610
- Fort Collins, CO $44,570
- Greeley, CO $44,390
- Indianapolis, IN $44,230
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $44,110
- Fort Wayne, IN $43,990
- Pittsburgh, PA $43,890
- Reading, PA $43,810
- Colorado Springs, CO $43,760
- Kansas City, MO $43,700
- Tallahassee, FL $43,640
- Buffalo, NY $43,580
- York, PA $43,400
- Columbia, MO $43,300
- Scranton, PA $43,180
- Pueblo, CO $43,150
- Raleigh, NC $42,860