Ophthalmic Medical Technicians Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 403 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Ophthalmic Medical Technicians

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Santa Rosa, CA $101,440 40
Durham, NC $65,000 130
Duluth, MN-WI $61,880 40
Minneapolis, MN-WI $60,810 730
Minnesota $60,810 990
Portland, OR-WA $58,790 700

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $46,780 —
      Anchorage, AK $46,780 —
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Birmingham, AL $38,010 480
      Decatur, AL $37,460 40
      Auburn, AL $37,220 40
      Daphne, AL $37,070 70
      Northwest Alabama $36,600 30
      Huntsville, AL $36,330 200
      Alabama $36,260 1,330
      Southwest Alabama $35,660 40
      Southeast Alabama $35,200 50
      Florence, AL $35,060 40
      Tuscaloosa, AL $34,350 60
      Montgomery, AL $33,820 70
      Mobile, AL $33,800 30
      Dothan, AL $32,940 80
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fayetteville, AR $38,630 60
      Little Rock, AR $36,860 200
      Jonesboro, AR $36,660 60
      Arkansas $36,160 520
      North Arkansas $34,910 80
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $34,690 40
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Phoenix, AZ $45,760 1,340
      Arizona $41,790 2,080
      Arizona $38,230 50
      Prescott Valley, AZ $37,950 50
      Tucson, AZ $37,340 500
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Santa Rosa, CA $101,440 40
      Vallejo, CA $57,600 30
      San Francisco, CA $55,220 540
      Los Angeles, CA $52,620 1,200
      San Jose, CA $49,350 420
      Riverside, CA $48,400 480
      California $47,940 4,090
      Oxnard, CA $47,020 60
      Santa Cruz, CA $46,830 70
      Stockton, CA $46,540 50
      Santa Maria, CA $46,080 40
      Sacramento, CA $45,840 240
      Fresno, CA $45,240 100
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $43,300 40
      San Diego, CA $42,350 360
      Bakersfield, CA $39,740 110
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boulder, CO $52,180 180
      Grand Junction, CO $47,840 40
      Southwest Colorado $45,060 90
      Colorado $44,820 1,580
      Eastern and Southern Colorado $44,370 30
      Denver, CO $44,350 590
      Colorado Springs, CO $43,840 330
      Greeley, CO $43,690 50
      Northwest Colorado $43,680 40
      Fort Collins, CO $42,780 190
      Pueblo, CO $38,890 40
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Haven, CT $49,490 50
      Bridgeport, CT $48,760 190
      Connecticut $48,520 630
      Waterbury, CT $48,320 80
      Hartford, CT $46,820 260
      Norwich, CT $45,770 50
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $46,100 1,370
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $41,730 80
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      North Port, FL $49,130 170
      Cape Coral, FL $48,460 300
      Sebastian, FL $47,600 —
      South Florida $46,690 40
      Ocala, FL $46,570 110
      Port St. Lucie, FL $46,530 80
      Lakeland, FL $46,410 180
      Tampa, FL $46,220 890
      Florida $45,300 7,160
      Miami, FL $45,300 2,320
      Palm Bay, FL $43,020 70
      Pensacola, FL $40,910 170
      Punta Gorda, FL $39,680 50
      Orlando, FL $38,520 1,250
      Crestview, FL $38,490 80
      Jacksonville, FL $38,130 860
      Deltona, FL $36,910 40
      Tallahassee, FL $35,780 120
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Georgia $40,250 —
      Brunswick, GA $39,580 30
      Atlanta, GA $38,210 790
      Gainesville, GA $37,900 150
      Georgia $37,900 1,690
      Savannah, GA $37,690 60
      Valdosta, GA $37,360 40
      Macon, GA $37,120 50
      Augusta, GA-SC $36,390 100
      Columbus, GA-AL $36,130 60
      Middle Georgia $35,560 70
      North Georgia $34,950 50
      Albany, GA $34,600 90
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hawaii $46,850 160
      Urban Honolulu, HI $46,850 140
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Des Moines, IA $47,200 220
      Dubuque, IA $45,990 50
      Cedar Rapids, IA $45,640 60
      Iowa $44,160 640
      Waterloo, IA $44,000 70
      Davenport, IA-IL $43,980 80
      Iowa City, IA $41,230 30
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boise City, ID $41,030 100
      Twin Falls, ID $39,270 —
      Idaho $38,830 240
      Southeast-Central Idaho $36,290 30
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $47,820 1,650
      Illinois $44,790 2,210
      Rockford, IL $41,580 —
      Springfield, IL $40,060 50
      East Central Illinois $38,280 70
      West Central Illinois $36,840 90
      Peoria, IL $36,780 70
      Northwest Illinois $36,280 50
      South Illinois $36,190 80
      Bloomington, IL $35,170 30
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lafayette, IN $47,840 80
      South Bend, IN-MI $44,740 130
      Fort Wayne, IN $43,970 110
      Indianapolis, IN $43,270 590
      Indiana $43,200 1,660
      Muncie, IN $38,340 50
      Southern Indiana $38,070 90
      Northern Indiana $37,730 50
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lawrence, KS $47,620 30
      Kansas $38,750 590
      Wichita, KS $37,880 130
      Kansas $36,150 180
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $44,350 730
      Lexington, KY $39,980 230
      Kentucky $38,740 1,830
      Paducah, KY-IL $37,510 70
      Owensboro, KY $37,010 60
      Central Kentucky $36,370 90
      East Kentucky $36,370 60
      South Central Kentucky $35,430 140
      Bowling Green, KY $35,310 130
      West Kentucky $34,000 80
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baton Rouge, LA $45,700 160
      New Orleans, LA $44,940 170
      Louisiana $39,100 910
      Slidell, LA $38,720 70
      Lafayette, LA $38,580 100
      Shreveport, LA $37,610 130
      Houma, LA $36,090 70
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $48,400 2,490
      Massachusetts $47,450 3,430
      Worcester, MA $46,890 260
      Amherst Town, MA $46,600 120
      Springfield, MA $38,050 220
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baltimore, MD $48,240 740
      Maryland $47,490 1,550
      Salisbury, MD $38,400 70
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, ME $50,100 130
      Maine $45,640 290
      Northeast Maine $40,900 30
      Southwest Maine $38,000 70
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ann Arbor, MI $48,310 70
      Detroit, MI $47,050 1,240
      Flint, MI $46,520 170
      Lansing, MI $46,310 80
      Traverse City, MI $46,190 40
      Michigan $45,070 2,180
      Niles, MI $38,680 70
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $38,210 60
      Saginaw, MI $38,090 30
      Kalamazoo, MI $37,950 40
      Grand Rapids, MI $37,920 170
      Mid Michigan $36,380 70
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Duluth, MN-WI $61,880 40
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $60,810 730
      Minnesota $60,810 990
      Northwest Minnesota $52,770 40
      Southeast Minnesota $50,660 50
      Southwest Minnesota $49,250 30
      Rochester, MN $47,740 70
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas City, MO-KS $44,250 410
      Springfield, MO $40,560 90
      St. Louis, MO-IL $38,090 420
      Columbia, MO $37,440 50
      Missouri $36,600 830
      Joplin, MO-KS $35,360 40
      Southeast Missouri $34,640 60
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jackson, MS $39,130 220
      Gulfport, MS $36,030 50
      Mississippi $35,960 760
      Lower East Mississippi $34,800 60
      Upper East Mississippi $34,800 150
      West Delta Mississippi $34,660 40
      Hattiesburg, MS $32,410 —
      Lower West Mississippi $31,790 80
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Missoula, MT $49,430 100
      Bozeman, MT $48,360 80
      Billings, MT $47,500 60
      Montana $47,110 490
      Great Falls, MT $46,030 —
      West Montana $44,310 50
      East-Central Montana $36,040 —
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Durham, NC $65,000 130
      Charlotte, NC-SC $46,590 700
      Greensboro, NC $45,120 70
      Winston, NC $44,450 100
      North Carolina $40,990 2,000
      Burlington, NC $40,680 40
      Raleigh, NC $39,800 370
      Wilmington, NC $39,360 220
      Western North Carolina $38,660 140
      Central North Carolina $37,660 40
      Jacksonville, NC $36,730 40
      Eastern North Carolina $36,710 50
      Fayetteville, NC $35,940 50
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Grand Forks, ND-MN $48,300 40
      Fargo, ND-MN $47,980 40
      North Dakota $44,970 230
      Bismarck, ND $44,840 50
      East North Dakota $39,220 40
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lincoln, NE $45,450 —
      Omaha, NE-IA $45,120 300
      Grand Island, NE $44,750 50
      Nebraska $44,600 720
      Northeast Nebraska $44,320 70
      South Nebraska $38,140 90
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Manchester, NH $48,150 120
      Central New Hampshire $47,240 —
      New Hampshire $47,240 400
      Northern New Hampshire $44,850 60
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlantic City, NJ $49,770 60
      New Jersey $47,460 1,760
      Trenton, NJ $40,840 60
      Vineland, NJ $33,930 —
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Santa Fe, NM $39,690 —
      Albuquerque, NM $38,270 120
      New Mexico $37,510 260
      Eastern New Mexico $32,200 50
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Reno, NV $38,670 70
      Balance of Nevada $37,680 50
      Nevada $37,630 370
      Las Vegas, NV $37,480 230
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ithaca, NY $49,710 60
      Kiryas Joel, NY $49,040 320
      Albany, NY $48,720 320
      New York, NY-NJ $47,370 5,760
      New York $46,910 6,260
      Utica, NY $45,390 70
      Buffalo, NY $44,660 260
      Capital/Northern New York $44,350 60
      Watertown, NY $44,070 —
      Rochester, NY $43,460 190
      Syracuse, NY $40,990 210
      Glens Falls, NY $40,570 50
      Binghamton, NY $38,240 70
      Southwest New York $38,100 60
      Central East New York $36,740 40
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cleveland, OH $42,420 550
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $41,980 760
      Columbus, OH $40,730 530
      Toledo, OH $40,260 290
      Ohio $40,000 3,040
      Southern Ohio $39,360 110
      Dayton, OH $39,260 140
      Akron, OH $38,910 120
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $38,070 150
      Canton, OH $37,850 100
      Youngstown, OH $37,660 160
      Eastern Ohio $37,430 90
      West Northwestern Ohio $37,240 110
      Mansfield, OH $36,240 50
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northeast Oklahoma $36,670 40
      Southeast Oklahoma $36,460 110
      Tulsa, OK $36,110 240
      Oklahoma $35,800 760
      Oklahoma City, OK $35,410 250
      Lawton, OK $34,930 50
      Southwest Oklahoma $34,250 30
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, OR-WA $58,790 700
      Bend, OR $50,340 100
      Grants Pass, OR $50,020 30
      Salem, OR $48,820 100
      Oregon $48,730 1,410
      Eugene, OR $46,600 160
      Coast Oregon $45,550 30
      Albany, OR $45,140 60
      Medford, OR $44,720 190
      Eastern Oregon $42,990 40
      Central Oregon $36,670 —
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $45,860 —
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $47,570 1,090
      Lancaster, PA $47,030 170
      Allentown, PA-NJ $44,830 220
      Erie, PA $44,640 120
      Harrisburg, PA $44,620 190
      Pennsylvania $44,620 3,230
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $43,840 110
      Scranton, PA $43,320 150
      Pittsburgh, PA $43,150 650
      State College, PA $43,150 30
      Lebanon, PA $42,640 40
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $42,570 90
      Reading, PA $37,890 100
      York, PA $36,980 100
      Central Pennsylvania $36,440 170
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $36,440 80
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $38,050 300
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rhode Island $46,090 260
      Providence, RI-MA $45,680 520
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hilton Head Island, SC $45,640 100
      Charleston, SC $40,840 240
      Greenville, SC $38,880 360
      South Carolina $38,840 1,650
      Spartanburg, SC $38,740 40
      Columbia, SC $36,400 300
      Myrtle Beach, SC $36,120 190
      Florence, SC $35,170 80
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $44,660 210
      West South Dakota $39,160 30
      South Dakota $38,760 440
      Rapid City, SD $37,890 110
      East South Dakota $36,670 80
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nashville, TN $45,380 720
      Jackson, TN $41,980 100
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $39,660 210
      Morristown, TN $39,630 50
      Tennessee $38,720 2,300
      Knoxville, TN $38,320 440
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $37,960 350
      Johnson City, TN $36,450 70
      Clarksville, TN-KY $36,420 80
      East Tennessee $35,970 40
      West Tennessee $35,780 40
      Kingsport, TN-VA $35,470 180
      North Central Tennessee $35,340 70
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Dallas, TX $47,720 1,700
      Austin, TX $41,240 690
      Sherman, TX $40,870 60
      College Station, TX $39,290 110
      Houston, TX $39,260 1,400
      Texas $38,770 6,980
      San Antonio, TX $37,240 860
      Corpus Christi, TX $37,080 140
      Waco, TX $36,830 50
      Midland, TX $36,730 60
      Longview, TX $36,600 90
      Abilene, TX $36,360 50
      San Angelo, TX $35,750 50
      El Paso, TX $35,730 180
      Hill Country Region of Texas $35,700 50
      North Region of Texas $35,700 100
      Victoria, TX $35,670 60
      Amarillo, TX $35,410 190
      Lubbock, TX $35,360 100
      Wichita Falls, TX $34,910 70
      McAllen, TX $34,260 160
      Brownsville, TX $32,820 120
      Texarkana, TX-AR $30,630 50
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ogden, UT $37,800 120
      St. George, UT $36,710 70
      Salt Lake City, UT $36,690 260
      Utah $36,000 750
      Logan, UT-ID $35,220 70
      Provo, UT $34,350 150
      High Desert Utah $30,470 50
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charlottesville, VA $47,240 70
      Richmond, VA $45,240 560
      Winchester, VA-WV $41,880 40
      Northern West Virginia $41,600 60
      Virginia $41,600 2,250
      West Virginia $41,600 270
      Staunton, VA $40,510 50
      Southside Virginia $39,360 70
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $39,210 550
      Lynchburg, VA $38,290 70
      Roanoke, VA $37,950 140
      Blacksburg, VA $36,820 30
      Southern West Virginia $35,240 40
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Burlington, VT $49,080 140
      Vermont $49,080 180
      Southern Vermont $45,120 30
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $54,680 730
      Bellingham, WA $51,170 50
      Olympia, WA $49,710 90
      Washington $48,960 1,430
      Mount Vernon, WA $47,880 40
      Spokane, WA $46,050 110
      Kennewick, WA $44,900 60
      Eastern Washington $44,620 50
      Western Washington $44,200 40
      Bremerton, WA $44,060 60
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eau Claire, WI $57,930 60
      La Crosse, WI-MN $52,190 90
      Madison, WI $52,140 140
      Milwaukee, WI $50,910 410
      Wisconsin $50,660 1,210
      Northeastern Wisconsin $50,210 100
      Sheboygan, WI $50,190 40
      Oshkosh, WI $49,300 40
      South Central Wisconsin $49,040 70
      Green Bay, WI $49,000 80
      Wausau, WI $47,660 60
      Appleton, WI $40,310 70
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $35,810 70
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eastern Wyoming $38,090 30
      Western Wyoming $35,740 50
      Wyoming $31,720 60