SOC 29-2057 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Ophthalmic Medical Technicians

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$45,570

U.S. median hourly wage$21.91

U.S. employment71,010

Nationally, ophthalmic medical technicians earned a median of $45,570 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 71,010 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Ophthalmic Medical Technicians: pay and employment by state
State
Minnesota	$63,080	$30.33	720	0.2
Hawaii	$58,240	$28.00	190	0.3
Wisconsin	$56,420	$27.13	1,260	0.4
California	$54,490	$26.20	2,500	0.1
District of Columbia	$50,790	$24.42	Not published	Not published
Vermont	$50,090	$24.08	150	0.5
Maryland	$50,070	$24.07	1,300	0.5
Oregon	$50,020	$24.05	1,060	0.5
Alaska	$49,970	$24.02	90	0.3
Massachusetts	$49,750	$23.92	2,330	0.6
New Hampshire	$49,110	$23.61	300	0.4
New Jersey	$49,050	$23.58	4,150	1.0
Washington	$48,840	$23.48	1,250	0.4
New York	$48,440	$23.29	4,250	0.4
Connecticut	$48,270	$23.21	780	0.5
Maine	$48,120	$23.14	320	0.5
Montana	$47,290	$22.74	380	0.7
Illinois	$47,100	$22.64	3,250	0.5
Arizona	$47,040	$22.61	1,630	0.5
Florida	$46,830	$22.51	7,020	0.7
Michigan	$46,750	$22.48	1,800	0.4
Rhode Island	$46,500	$22.36	410	0.8
Colorado	$46,260	$22.24	1,470	0.5
North Dakota	$46,190	$22.21	220	0.5
Nebraska	$45,210	$21.74	530	0.5
North Carolina	$45,150	$21.71	1,630	0.3
Pennsylvania	$45,050	$21.66	2,890	0.5
Delaware	$44,540	$21.42	Not published	Not published
Iowa	$44,030	$21.17	500	0.3
Kansas	$43,700	$21.01	630	0.4
Texas	$43,640	$20.98	6,540	0.5
Indiana	$43,490	$20.91	1,610	0.5
South Dakota	$42,430	$20.40	300	0.7
Virginia	$40,920	$19.68	1,540	0.4
South Carolina	$40,400	$19.42	1,470	0.6
Ohio	$40,350	$19.40	2,510	0.5
Missouri	$40,290	$19.37	960	0.3
Georgia	$39,150	$18.82	2,570	0.5
Kentucky	$38,990	$18.75	1,570	0.8
Tennessee	$38,890	$18.70	1,760	0.5
Louisiana	$38,750	$18.63	890	0.5
New Mexico	$38,610	$18.56	400	0.5
Idaho	$38,280	$18.41	230	0.3
Oklahoma	$37,920	$18.23	980	0.6
Nevada	$37,660	$18.11	960	0.6
Arkansas	$37,340	$17.95	540	0.4
West Virginia	$36,730	$17.66	260	0.4
Alabama	$36,680	$17.63	1,260	0.6
Mississippi	$36,220	$17.41	690	0.6
Utah	$35,950	$17.29	680	0.4
Wyoming	$35,740	$17.18	110	0.4
Puerto Rico	$31,630	$15.21	Not published	Not published

Pay by metro area

All 237 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Ophthalmic Medical Technicians: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$102,540	$49.30	40	0.2
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$65,000	$31.25	130	0.4
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$63,300	$30.43	420	0.2
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$63,080	$30.33	450	0.2
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$62,390	$29.99	Not published	Not published
Duluth, MN-WI	$61,880	$29.75	40	0.3
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$61,580	$29.61	300	0.4
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$60,600	$29.14	Not published	Not published
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$60,440	$29.06	310	0.2
Bend, OR	$59,990	$28.84	100	0.9
Madison, WI	$59,180	$28.45	220	0.6
Urban Honolulu, HI	$58,240	$28.00	160	0.4
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$56,010	$26.93	100	1.1
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$55,710	$26.78	80	0.6
Ithaca, NY	$55,570	$26.72	60	1.3
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$55,100	$26.49	5,670	0.6
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$53,990	$25.96	530	0.3
Anchorage, AK	$52,710	$25.34	70	0.4
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$52,670	$25.32	1,740	0.6
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$52,600	$25.29	210	0.5
Portland-South Portland, ME	$51,620	$24.82	150	0.5
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$51,380	$24.70	640	0.5
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$51,300	$24.67	340	0.3
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$51,020	$24.53	100	0.8
Green Bay, WI	$50,730	$24.39	70	0.4
Lancaster, PA	$50,700	$24.38	130	0.5
Salem, OR	$50,600	$24.33	Not published	Not published
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$50,310	$24.19	260	1.0
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$50,280	$24.17	110	0.5
Grants Pass, OR	$50,020	$24.05	30	1.1
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$50,010	$24.04	2,390	0.5
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$49,950	$24.01	2,310	0.6
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$49,870	$23.98	620	0.4
Bozeman, MT	$49,810	$23.95	70	1.0
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$49,780	$23.93	50	1.0
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$49,710	$23.90	1,880	0.7
Grand Junction, CO	$49,620	$23.86	40	0.5
Sheboygan, WI	$49,610	$23.85	40	0.6
Worcester, MA	$49,610	$23.85	210	0.6
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$49,460	$23.78	130	0.1
Missoula, MT	$49,430	$23.77	100	1.5
Boulder, CO	$49,340	$23.72	110	0.6
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$49,330	$23.72	270	0.7
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$49,300	$23.70	40	0.4
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$48,830	$23.48	1,150	0.5
Cedar Rapids, IA	$48,680	$23.40	Not published	Not published
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$48,620	$23.38	80	1.2
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$48,570	$23.35	170	0.4
Ann Arbor, MI	$48,560	$23.35	160	0.7
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	$48,240	$23.19	70	1.2
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$48,220	$23.18	280	0.9
Great Falls, MT	$48,140	$23.15	50	1.5
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$48,050	$23.10	920	0.3
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$47,950	$23.05	110	0.7
Fargo, ND-MN	$47,700	$22.93	50	0.3
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$47,680	$22.92	210	0.1
Wausau, WI	$47,660	$22.92	60	0.9
Lawrence, KS	$47,620	$22.89	30	0.6
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$47,540	$22.86	440	0.3
Appleton, WI	$47,520	$22.85	60	0.5
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$47,490	$22.83	80	0.4
Flint, MI	$47,370	$22.77	140	1.1
New Haven, CT	$47,370	$22.77	80	0.3
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$47,320	$22.75	110	0.6
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$47,290	$22.74	840	0.4
Omaha, NE-IA	$47,270	$22.72	220	0.4
Utica-Rome, NY	$47,220	$22.70	Not published	Not published
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$47,210	$22.70	940	0.7
Billings, MT	$47,070	$22.63	40	0.5
Rochester, NY	$47,030	$22.61	300	0.6
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$47,030	$22.61	110	0.7
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$47,010	$22.60	550	0.5
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$46,990	$22.59	1,050	0.4
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$46,850	$22.53	70	0.2
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$46,790	$22.49	240	0.6
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$46,640	$22.42	1,570	1.1
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$46,630	$22.42	240	0.4
Bismarck, ND	$46,620	$22.42	50	0.7
Ocala, FL	$46,570	$22.39	110	0.9
Port St. Lucie, FL	$46,530	$22.37	80	0.5
Fresno, CA	$46,500	$22.36	80	0.2
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$46,500	$22.36	510	0.7
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$46,490	$22.35	60	0.5
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$46,470	$22.34	60	0.3
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$46,450	$22.33	1,100	0.3
Medford, OR	$46,360	$22.29	120	1.3
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$46,280	$22.25	260	0.7
Winston-Salem, NC	$46,280	$22.25	80	0.3
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$46,230	$22.23	80	0.8
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$46,080	$22.15	140	0.6
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$46,050	$22.14	110	0.4
Traverse City, MI	$45,990	$22.11	90	1.4
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$45,940	$22.09	90	0.7
Albany, OR	$45,850	$22.04	40	0.9
Springfield, MA	$45,810	$22.03	140	0.7
Syracuse, NY	$45,790	$22.01	280	0.9
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$45,770	$22.00	50	0.4
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$45,610	$21.93	90	0.5
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$45,560	$21.90	170	0.7
Wilmington, NC	$45,530	$21.89	160	0.9
Lincoln, NE	$45,330	$21.79	130	0.7
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$45,120	$21.69	70	0.2
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$45,030	$21.65	170	0.4
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$44,960	$21.62	310	1.2
Bellingham, WA	$44,950	$21.61	50	0.5
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$44,910	$21.59	160	0.9
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$44,810	$21.54	Not published	Not published
Grand Island, NE	$44,750	$21.51	50	1.2
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$44,640	$21.46	120	0.5
Binghamton, NY	$44,610	$21.45	60	0.6
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$44,570	$21.43	170	1.0
Charlottesville, VA	$44,560	$21.42	Not published	Not published
Greeley, CO	$44,390	$21.34	50	0.4
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$44,230	$21.27	720	0.7
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$44,110	$21.21	570	0.8
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$44,070	$21.19	Not published	Not published
Fort Wayne, IN	$43,990	$21.15	130	0.6
Pittsburgh, PA	$43,890	$21.10	470	0.4
Reading, PA	$43,810	$21.06	100	0.6
Colorado Springs, CO	$43,760	$21.04	270	0.9
Kansas City, MO-KS	$43,700	$21.01	500	0.5
Tallahassee, FL	$43,640	$20.98	100	0.5
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$43,580	$20.95	480	0.9
York-Hanover, PA	$43,400	$20.87	100	0.5
Columbia, MO	$43,300	$20.82	40	0.4
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$43,180	$20.76	150	0.6
Pueblo, CO	$43,150	$20.75	40	0.6
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$42,860	$20.61	300	0.4
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	$42,790	$20.57	50	1.0
Iowa City, IA	$42,730	$20.54	30	0.3
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$42,510	$20.44	310	0.4
Springfield, IL	$41,650	$20.02	50	0.5
Cleveland, OH	$41,620	$20.01	640	0.6
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$41,410	$19.91	750	0.7
Santa Fe, NM	$41,130	$19.78	Not published	Not published
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	$40,980	$19.70	40	0.9
Columbus, OH	$40,980	$19.70	300	0.3
Roanoke, VA	$40,560	$19.50	150	1.0
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$40,400	$19.42	330	0.8
College Station-Bryan, TX	$40,260	$19.36	80	0.6
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$40,160	$19.31	170	0.3
Winchester, VA-WV	$40,100	$19.28	50	0.7
Savannah, GA	$40,010	$19.23	90	0.4
Reno, NV	$39,920	$19.19	100	0.4
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$39,890	$19.18	60	0.5
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$39,870	$19.17	70	0.7
Toledo, OH	$39,840	$19.15	120	0.4
Morristown, TN	$39,630	$19.06	50	1.2
Wichita, KS	$39,620	$19.05	140	0.4
Akron, OH	$39,540	$19.01	100	0.3
Albuquerque, NM	$39,500	$18.99	230	0.6
St. George, UT	$39,490	$18.98	60	0.7
St. Louis, MO-IL	$39,440	$18.96	530	0.4
Salisbury, MD	$39,380	$18.93	60	1.2
Rapid City, SD	$39,300	$18.89	90	1.2
Twin Falls, ID	$39,270	$18.88	Not published	Not published
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$39,270	$18.88	Not published	Not published
Tucson, AZ	$39,250	$18.87	Not published	Not published
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$39,220	$18.86	120	0.7
Ogden, UT	$39,210	$18.85	100	0.4
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$39,150	$18.82	1,540	0.5
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$39,150	$18.82	230	0.8
Knoxville, TN	$39,140	$18.82	240	0.6
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	$39,140	$18.82	50	0.7
Richmond, VA	$39,120	$18.81	350	0.5
Paducah, KY-IL	$38,990	$18.75	60	1.2
Springfield, MO	$38,900	$18.70	170	0.8
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$38,850	$18.68	150	0.4
Decatur, AL	$38,820	$18.66	40	0.7
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$38,760	$18.64	80	0.3
Baton Rouge, LA	$38,750	$18.63	140	0.4
Spartanburg, SC	$38,740	$18.63	40	0.2
Jackson, MS	$38,710	$18.61	130	0.5
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$38,630	$18.57	270	0.4
Columbia, SC	$38,570	$18.54	300	0.8
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$38,540	$18.53	120	0.3
Tulsa, OK	$38,390	$18.46	370	0.8
Jacksonville, FL	$38,360	$18.44	450	0.6
Muncie, IN	$38,340	$18.43	50	1.1
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$38,320	$18.42	210	0.6
Boise City, ID	$38,280	$18.41	80	0.2
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$38,240	$18.38	1,040	0.9
Peoria, IL	$38,130	$18.33	100	0.6
Midland, TX	$38,070	$18.30	50	0.4
Jonesboro, AR	$38,010	$18.27	50	0.9
State College, PA	$37,690	$18.12	60	0.9
Oklahoma City, OK	$37,590	$18.07	340	0.5
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$37,570	$18.06	770	0.7
Canton-Massillon, OH	$37,510	$18.04	Not published	Not published
Lynchburg, VA	$37,460	$18.01	60	0.6
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$37,430	$18.00	140	0.5
Johnson City, TN	$37,420	$17.99	60	0.8
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$37,400	$17.98	60	0.4
Valdosta, GA	$37,360	$17.96	40	0.8
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$37,300	$17.93	130	0.6
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$37,290	$17.93	60	0.4
Vineland, NJ	$37,290	$17.93	60	1.0
Birmingham, AL	$37,270	$17.92	340	0.6
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$37,220	$17.90	40	0.5
Fayetteville, NC	$37,210	$17.89	60	0.5
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$37,190	$17.88	60	0.8
San Angelo, TX	$37,170	$17.87	50	1.0
Bloomington, IL	$37,050	$17.81	40	0.4
Huntsville, AL	$37,020	$17.80	160	0.6
Mobile, AL	$37,000	$17.79	60	0.3
Victoria, TX	$36,980	$17.78	60	1.5
Waco, TX	$36,830	$17.71	50	0.4
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	$36,820	$17.70	30	0.4
Amarillo, TX	$36,810	$17.70	190	1.5
Abilene, TX	$36,790	$17.69	40	0.6
Jacksonville, NC	$36,730	$17.66	40	0.8
Joplin, MO-KS	$36,680	$17.63	30	0.4
Clarksville, TN-KY	$36,640	$17.62	70	0.7
Jackson, TN	$36,620	$17.60	50	0.6
Wichita Falls, TX	$36,330	$17.47	60	1.0
Longview, TX	$36,280	$17.44	50	0.4
Lawton, OK	$36,230	$17.42	50	1.1
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$36,200	$17.41	160	1.1
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$36,140	$17.38	170	1.4
Albany, GA	$36,030	$17.32	110	1.9
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$35,900	$17.26	270	0.3
Montgomery, AL	$35,690	$17.16	80	0.5
Tuscaloosa, AL	$35,590	$17.11	60	0.6
Dothan, AL	$35,550	$17.09	110	1.8
El Paso, TX	$35,410	$17.02	80	0.2
Bowling Green, KY	$35,380	$17.01	110	1.3
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$35,300	$16.97	90	1.0
Lubbock, TX	$35,250	$16.95	90	0.6
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$35,180	$16.91	100	0.4
Columbus, GA-AL	$35,140	$16.90	70	0.6
Logan, UT-ID	$34,710	$16.69	60	0.8
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$34,570	$16.62	50	0.9
Florence, SC	$34,410	$16.54	50	0.6
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$34,350	$16.51	100	0.3
Texarkana, TX-AR	$32,110	$15.44	30	0.6
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$31,730	$15.26	Not published	Not published
Dubuque, IA	Not published	Not published	40	0.6

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.