Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians · SOC 51-9083
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians Salary in the Dallas Metro Area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area
Figures describe the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Dallas city limits.
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area earned a median of $38,280 per year ($18.40 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $33,630 at the 10th percentile to $45,790 at the 90th. BLS estimates 1,940 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians in the Dallas metro area earn more than $38,280 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $34,410 and $44,650.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $33,630 | $34,410 | $38,280 | $44,650 | $45,790 |
| Hourly | $16.17 | $16.55 | $18.40 | $21.47 | $22.01 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Dallas metro areathis metro area$38,280 median for Dallas metro area; middle half earns $34,410 to $44,650
- Texasstate (TX)$37,920 median for Texas; middle half earns $34,130 to $44,300
- United Statesnational$39,460 median for United States; middle half earns $36,470 to $47,010
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is +1% vs Texas overall and −3% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Where this metro sits nationally
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.
The Dallas metro area has the 41st-highest published median for this occupation among the 59 metro areas where BLS publishes it. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Other metro areas in Texas
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for ophthalmic laboratory technicians, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Dallas metro areathis page$38,280 median for Dallas metro area; middle half earns $34,410 to $44,650
- $41,590 median for Austin metro area; middle half earns $37,270 to $44,470
- $41,140 median for Houston metro area; middle half earns $37,360 to $54,770
- $37,920 median for San Antonio metro area; middle half earns $36,680 to $37,920
- $36,390 median for Beaumont metro area; middle half earns $30,940 to $37,130
- $32,130 median for Lubbock metro area; middle half earns $28,490 to $34,970
- $30,930 median for Corpus Christi metro area; middle half earns $28,960 to $35,060
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
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About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
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.