United States
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$38,420
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians in the United States earn a median of $38,420 a year, about $18.47 an hour.
Median
$38,420
per year
Hourly
$18.47
as published
Mean
$41,760
pulled up by top earners
Workers
18,740
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | State | $37,350 | -3% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $37,450 | -3% |
| Florida | State | $36,450 | -5% |
| California | State | $49,430 | +29% |
| New York | State | $37,030 | -4% |
| Georgia | State | $44,000 | +15% |
| Minnesota | State | $40,500 | +5% |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Metro | $45,410 | +18% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $37,020 | -4% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $55,990 | +46% |
| Illinois | State | $37,170 | -3% |
| St. Cloud, MN | Metro | $38,160 | -1% |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | Metro | $36,330 | -5% |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | Metro | $36,730 | -4% |
| Kentucky | State | $35,500 | -8% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $37,940 | -1% |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | Metro | $41,270 | +7% |
| Rochester, NY | Metro | $39,760 | +3% |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | Metro | $36,450 | -5% |
| North Carolina | State | $36,120 | -6% |
| Virginia | State | $38,080 | -1% |
| Indiana | State | $38,280 | -0% |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | Metro | $37,480 | -2% |
| Missouri | State | $37,480 | -2% |
| Colorado | State | $46,320 | +21% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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