Ophthalmic Medical Technicians salary by location
National median: $45,570 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $102,540 | +125.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Durham, NC | metropolitan | $65,000 | +42.6% | 130 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $63,300 | +38.9% | 420 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $63,080 | +38.4% | 450 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $63,080 | +38.4% | 720 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $62,390 | +36.9% | — | 2025 |
| Duluth, MN | metropolitan | $61,880 | +35.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $61,580 | +35.1% | 300 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $60,600 | +33.0% | — | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $60,440 | +32.6% | 310 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $59,990 | +31.6% | 100 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $59,180 | +29.9% | 220 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $58,240 | +27.8% | 190 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $58,240 | +27.8% | 160 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $56,420 | +23.8% | 1,260 | 2025 |
| La Crosse, WI | metropolitan | $56,010 | +22.9% | 100 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $55,710 | +22.3% | 80 | 2025 |
| Ithaca, NY | metropolitan | $55,570 | +21.9% | 60 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $55,100 | +20.9% | 5,670 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $54,490 | +19.6% | 2,500 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $53,990 | +18.5% | 530 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $52,710 | +15.7% | 70 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $52,670 | +15.6% | 1,740 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $52,600 | +15.4% | 210 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $51,620 | +13.3% | 150 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $51,380 | +12.7% | 640 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $51,300 | +12.6% | 340 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $51,020 | +12.0% | 100 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $50,790 | +11.5% | — | 2025 |
| Green Bay, WI | metropolitan | $50,730 | +11.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| Lancaster, PA | metropolitan | $50,700 | +11.3% | 130 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $50,600 | +11.0% | — | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $50,310 | +10.4% | 260 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | metropolitan | $50,280 | +10.3% | 110 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $50,090 | +9.9% | 150 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $50,070 | +9.9% | 1,300 | 2025 |
| Grants Pass, OR | metropolitan | $50,020 | +9.8% | 30 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $50,020 | +9.8% | 1,060 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $50,010 | +9.7% | 2,390 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $49,970 | +9.7% | 90 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | metropolitan | $49,950 | +9.6% | 2,310 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $49,870 | +9.4% | 620 | 2025 |
| Bozeman, MT | metropolitan | $49,810 | +9.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $49,780 | +9.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $49,750 | +9.2% | 2,330 | 2025 |
| Miami, FL | metropolitan | $49,710 | +9.1% | 1,880 | 2025 |
| Grand Junction, CO | metropolitan | $49,620 | +8.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| Sheboygan, WI | metropolitan | $49,610 | +8.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $49,610 | +8.9% | 210 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $49,460 | +8.5% | 130 | 2025 |
| Missoula, MT | metropolitan | $49,430 | +8.5% | 100 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $49,340 | +8.3% | 110 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $49,330 | +8.3% | 270 | 2025 |
| Oshkosh, WI | metropolitan | $49,300 | +8.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $49,110 | +7.8% | 300 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $49,050 | +7.6% | 4,150 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $48,840 | +7.2% | 1,250 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $48,830 | +7.2% | 1,150 | 2025 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | metropolitan | $48,680 | +6.8% | — | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $48,620 | +6.7% | 80 | 2025 |
| Des Moines, IA | metropolitan | $48,570 | +6.6% | 170 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | metropolitan | $48,560 | +6.6% | 160 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $48,440 | +6.3% | 4,250 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $48,270 | +5.9% | 780 | 2025 |
| Sebastian, FL | metropolitan | $48,240 | +5.9% | 70 | 2025 |
| Cape Coral, FL | metropolitan | $48,220 | +5.8% | 280 | 2025 |
| Great Falls, MT | metropolitan | $48,140 | +5.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $48,120 | +5.6% | 320 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $48,050 | +5.4% | 920 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $47,950 | +5.2% | 110 | 2025 |
| Fargo, ND | metropolitan | $47,700 | +4.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $47,680 | +4.6% | 210 | 2025 |
| Wausau, WI | metropolitan | $47,660 | +4.6% | 60 | 2025 |
| Lawrence, KS | metropolitan | $47,620 | +4.5% | 30 | 2025 |
| Charlotte, NC | metropolitan | $47,540 | +4.3% | 440 | 2025 |
| Appleton, WI | metropolitan | $47,520 | +4.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| Lansing, MI | metropolitan | $47,490 | +4.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| Flint, MI | metropolitan | $47,370 | +3.9% | 140 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $47,370 | +3.9% | 80 | 2025 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | metropolitan | $47,320 | +3.8% | 110 | 2025 |
| MT | state | $47,290 | +3.8% | 380 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $47,290 | +3.8% | 840 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | metropolitan | $47,270 | +3.7% | 220 | 2025 |
| Utica, NY | metropolitan | $47,220 | +3.6% | — | 2025 |
| Tampa, FL | metropolitan | $47,210 | +3.6% | 940 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $47,100 | +3.4% | 3,250 | 2025 |
| Billings, MT | metropolitan | $47,070 | +3.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $47,040 | +3.2% | 1,630 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $47,030 | +3.2% | 300 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $47,030 | +3.2% | 110 | 2025 |
| Nashville, TN | metropolitan | $47,010 | +3.2% | 550 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $46,990 | +3.1% | 1,050 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $46,850 | +2.8% | 70 | 2025 |
| FL | state | $46,830 | +2.8% | 7,020 | 2025 |
| Charleston, SC | metropolitan | $46,790 | +2.7% | 240 | 2025 |
| MI | state | $46,750 | +2.6% | 1,800 | 2025 |
| Orlando, FL | metropolitan | $46,640 | +2.3% | 1,570 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $46,630 | +2.3% | 240 | 2025 |
| Bismarck, ND | metropolitan | $46,620 | +2.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| Ocala, FL | metropolitan | $46,570 | +2.2% | 110 | 2025 |