Paycheck Atlas

Highest-paying cities for ophthalmic medical technicians

Santa Rosa, CA leads at $102,540 a year. Pay is not adjusted for local prices; see each page for the cost-of-living view.

PlaceMedian25th–75th
Santa Rosa, CA$102,540$61,590–$105,030
Durham, NC$65,000$47,590–$74,180
San Francisco, CA$63,300$52,330–$102,230
Minneapolis, MN$63,080$61,860–$78,910
Duluth, MN$61,880$48,670–$74,260
Milwaukee, WI$61,580$51,920–$66,560
San Diego, CA$60,440$44,240–$74,900
Bend, OR$59,990$47,590–$64,370
Madison, WI$59,180$50,460–$62,490
Urban Honolulu, HI$58,240$48,510–$59,850
La Crosse, WI$56,010$47,570–$59,060
Olympia, WA$55,710$49,130–$64,010
Ithaca, NY$55,570$44,250–$60,220
New York, NY$55,100$44,150–$58,240
Seattle, WA$53,990$46,930–$68,820
Anchorage, AK$52,710$46,840–$64,480
Boston, MA$52,670$49,040–$65,650
Albany, NY$52,600$46,180–$54,950
Portland, ME$51,620$49,120–$61,230
Baltimore, MD$51,380$45,260–$58,840
San Jose, CA$51,300$51,300–$81,490
Burlington, VT$51,020$47,790–$63,080
Green Bay, WI$50,730$48,730–$64,340
Lancaster, PA$50,700$39,660–$50,700
Kiryas Joel, NY$50,310$47,720–$55,080
Manchester, NH$50,280$42,210–$57,720
Grants Pass, OR$50,020$46,220–$61,480
Chicago, IL$50,010$39,710–$50,680
Dallas, TX$49,950$43,180–$56,960
Denver, CO$49,870$45,230–$60,350
Bozeman, MT$49,810$40,930–$50,700
Mount Vernon, WA$49,780$47,600–$49,780
Miami, FL$49,710$39,640–$57,570
Grand Junction, CO$49,620$48,560–$56,070
Sheboygan, WI$49,610$46,290–$60,770
Worcester, MA$49,610$45,480–$58,440
Sacramento, CA$49,460$38,790–$95,140
Missoula, MT$49,430$47,290–$64,370
Boulder, CO$49,340$45,200–$61,720
Bridgeport, CT$49,330$48,270–$65,770
Oshkosh, WI$49,300$45,820–$57,810
Phoenix, AZ$48,830$43,740–$49,520
Amherst Town, MA$48,620$46,390–$58,430
Des Moines, IA$48,570$40,840–$50,740
Ann Arbor, MI$48,560$47,590–$62,990
Sebastian, FL$48,240$37,740–$49,290
Cape Coral, FL$48,220$46,800–$55,160
Great Falls, MT$48,140$38,670–$62,690
Washington, DC$48,050$43,880–$59,580
Eugene, OR$47,950$43,210–$48,930

Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.