Ophthalmic Medical Technicians · SOC 29-2057

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Ophthalmic Medical Technicianss

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

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for ophthalmic medical 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 236 metro areas

Ophthalmic Medical Technicians: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$102,540	40	0.2
2	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$65,000	130	0.4
3	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$63,300	420	0.2
4	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$63,080	450	0.2
5	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$62,390	Not published	Not published
6	Duluth, MN-WI	$61,880	40	0.3
7	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$61,580	300	0.4
8	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$60,600	Not published	Not published
9	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$60,440	310	0.2
10	Bend, OR	$59,990	100	0.9
11	Madison, WI	$59,180	220	0.6
12	Urban Honolulu, HI	$58,240	160	0.4
13	La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$56,010	100	1.1
14	Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$55,710	80	0.6
15	Ithaca, NY	$55,570	60	1.3
16	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$55,100	5,670	0.6
17	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$53,990	530	0.3
18	Anchorage, AK	$52,710	70	0.4
19	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$52,670	1,740	0.6
20	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$52,600	210	0.5
21	Portland-South Portland, ME	$51,620	150	0.5
22	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$51,380	640	0.5
23	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$51,300	340	0.3
24	Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$51,020	100	0.8
25	Green Bay, WI	$50,730	70	0.4

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Ophthalmic Medical 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.