Opticians, Dispensing salary
The median pay for opticians, dispensing in the United States is $47,260 a year. About 73,530 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $35,610
- 25th percentile
- $38,820
- Median percentile
- $47,260
- 75th percentile
- $61,700
- 90th percentile
- $76,750
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
- Connecticut $75,300
- Hawaii $75,300
- New Jersey $72,460
- Massachusetts $67,210
- New York $63,880
- District of Columbia $61,310
- Florida $58,850
- Alaska $58,250
- California $57,990
- Vermont $57,350
- Virginia $55,820
- New Hampshire $51,980
- Ohio $50,500
- North Carolina $50,190
- Tennessee $49,840
- Washington $49,220
- Oregon $49,210
- Maryland $48,700
- Arizona $48,210
- Minnesota $48,020
- Georgia $48,010
- South Carolina $48,000
- Rhode Island $47,400
- Colorado $47,310
- Maine $47,220
- Montana $47,050
- Nevada $46,910
- Delaware $46,220
- Pennsylvania $45,450
- North Dakota $45,230
- Wisconsin $44,820
- Iowa $44,480
- Kentucky $44,290
- Illinois $43,960
- Idaho $43,950
- South Dakota $43,400
- Arkansas $42,880
- Utah $41,780
- Michigan $41,180
- Kansas $40,140
- Nebraska $39,830
- Indiana $39,370
- Wyoming $39,100
- New Mexico $39,090
- Missouri $38,750
- Texas $38,720
- West Virginia $38,120
- Oklahoma $37,940
- Alabama $36,880
- Mississippi $36,680
- Louisiana $36,360
By metro area
- Vallejo, CA $78,830
- Bridgeport, CT $78,600
- Santa Rosa, CA $77,460
- Waterbury, CT $76,820
- Norwich, CT $76,170
- Urban Honolulu, HI $75,300
- New Haven, CT $72,410
- Atlantic City, NJ $72,290
- Hartford, CT $71,440
- New York, NY $71,050
- Springfield, MA $71,000
- Barnstable Town, MA $69,530
- Syracuse, NY $68,880
- Worcester, MA $67,630
- Trenton, NJ $67,110
- Watertown, NY $65,870
- Amherst Town, MA $65,000
- Kiryas Joel, NY $64,280
- Boston, MA $64,170
- Albany, NY $63,710
- Kingston, NY $63,390
- Harrisonburg, VA $62,980
- Naples, FL $62,940
- Utica, NY $62,930
- Sacramento, CA $62,240
- Rochester, NY $62,230
- Palm Bay, FL $62,030
- Miami, FL $61,880
- Glens Falls, NY $61,850
- Port St. Lucie, FL $61,150
- Gainesville, FL $60,680
- Buffalo, NY $60,620
- Sebastian, FL $60,490
- San Jose, CA $60,480
- Punta Gorda, FL $60,360
- Binghamton, NY $60,290
- Wenatchee, WA $60,140
- Anchorage, AK $59,940
- Cape Coral, FL $59,800
- Washington, DC $59,520
- Ocala, FL $59,470
- Greensboro, NC $59,420
- Burlington, VT $59,310
- Orlando, FL $59,120
- Modesto, CA $59,010
- Tallahassee, FL $58,700
- San Francisco, CA $58,360
- Durham, NC $58,310
- Olympia, WA $58,250
- Stockton, CA $58,250
- San Diego, CA $58,240
- North Port, FL $58,220
- Winchester, VA $58,190
- Deltona, FL $57,870
- Crestview, FL $57,780
- Fayetteville, NC $57,780
- Wildwood, FL $57,670
- Napa, CA $57,620
- Manchester, NH $57,180
- Charlottesville, VA $57,140
- Lakeland, FL $57,100
- Jacksonville, FL $57,000
- Los Angeles, CA $56,130
- Chico, CA $56,100
- Tampa, FL $56,030
- Winston, NC $55,990
- Santa Cruz, CA $55,950
- Santa Maria, CA $55,680
- Burlington, NC $55,530
- San Luis Obispo, CA $55,380
- Spartanburg, SC $55,170
- Salinas, CA $55,140
- Riverside, CA $55,070
- Richmond, VA $55,020
- Jacksonville, NC $54,900
- Bend, OR $54,750
- Bellingham, WA $53,050
- Roanoke, VA $52,650
- Virginia Beach, VA $52,390
- Nashville, TN $52,300
- Cleveland, OH $52,060
- Atlanta, GA $51,890
- Morristown, TN $51,770
- Bozeman, MT $51,760
- Charlotte, NC $51,620
- Panama City, FL $51,060
- Dayton, OH $51,030
- Johnson City, TN $51,010
- Fresno, CA $50,960
- Boulder, CO $50,840
- Cincinnati, OH $50,730
- Columbus, OH $50,730
- Visalia, CA $50,590
- Oxnard, CA $50,520
- Mount Vernon, WA $50,490
- Denver, CO $49,750
- Youngstown, OH $49,750
- Portland, OR $49,620
- Yuma, AZ $49,610
- Kennewick, WA $49,540
- Toledo, OH $49,370
- Philadelphia, PA $49,300
- Portland, ME $49,240
- Asheville, NC $49,110
- Knoxville, TN $49,050
- Seattle, WA $48,960
- Providence, RI $48,940
- Akron, OH $48,890
- Lynchburg, VA $48,890
- Minneapolis, MN $48,840
- Bremerton, WA $48,780
- Lancaster, PA $48,620
- Phoenix, AZ $48,530
- Lake Havasu City, AZ $48,450
- Prescott Valley, AZ $48,440
- Canton, OH $48,410
- Myrtle Beach, SC $48,390
- Baltimore, MD $48,320
- Mansfield, OH $48,260
- Allentown, PA $48,190