Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians · SOC 51-9083

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicianss

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for ophthalmic laboratory technicians. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (1 such areas are excluded here). Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 25 of 59 metro areas

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$52,510	120	0.1
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$51,090	180	0.1
3	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$50,770	190	0.1
4	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$50,120	870	0.1
5	Eugene-Springfield, OR	$48,860	30	0.2
6	Madison, WI	$48,530	40	0.1
7	Jacksonville, FL	$48,410	190	0.3
8	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$48,140	Not published	Not published
9	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$47,470	110	0.1
10	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$47,440	90	0.1
11	Manchester-Nashua, NH	$47,410	60	0.3
12	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$47,100	260	0.2
13	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$46,350	160	0.1
14	Cleveland, OH	$46,320	170	0.2
15	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$46,280	230	0.1
16	Syracuse, NY	$46,250	80	0.3
17	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$45,870	830	0.3
18	Kansas City, MO-KS	$45,750	90	0.1
19	Peoria, IL	$45,620	90	0.6
20	Rochester, NY	$45,420	490	1.0
21	Colorado Springs, CO	$44,150	50	0.1
22	Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$43,850	40	0.1
23	Reno, NV	$43,410	30	0.1
24	Chattanooga, TN-GA	$43,270	40	0.1
25	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$42,280	60	0.0

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.