Ophthalmic Medical Technicians · SOC 29-2057
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians Salary in the Texas
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Texas
Figures describe the state of Texas as a whole.
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians in the Texas earned a median of $43,640 per year ($20.98 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $31,930 at the 10th percentile to $58,130 at the 90th. BLS estimates 6,540 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Ophthalmic Medical Technicians in the Texas earn more than $43,640 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $37,040 and $49,950.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $31,930 | $37,040 | $43,640 | $49,950 | $58,130 |
| Hourly | $15.35 | $17.81 | $20.98 | $24.01 | $27.95 |
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
- Texas$43,640 median for Texas; middle half earns $37,040 to $49,950
- United Statesnational$45,570 median for United States; middle half earns $38,170 to $51,390
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −4% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in Texas
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for ophthalmic medical technicians, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Texasthis page$43,640 median for Texas; middle half earns $37,040 to $49,950
- $49,950 median for Dallas metro area; middle half earns $43,180 to $56,960
- $46,450 median for Houston metro area; middle half earns $35,900 to $54,100
- $40,260 median for College Station metro area; middle half earns $35,620 to $47,720
- $38,240 median for San Antonio metro area; middle half earns $37,440 to $45,080
- $38,070 median for Midland metro area; middle half earns $35,460 to $38,850
- $37,170 median for San Angelo metro area; middle half earns $32,190 to $39,330
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.