Opticians, Dispensing · SOC 29-2081
Opticians, Dispensing Salary in the Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Opticians, Dispensing in the Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $42,690 per year ($20.52 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $29,260 at the 10th percentile to $65,610 at the 90th. BLS estimates 70 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Opticians, Dispensing in the Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area earn more than $42,690 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $34,610 and $58,110.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $29,260 | $34,610 | $42,690 | $58,110 | $65,610 |
| Hourly | $14.07 | $16.64 | $20.52 | $27.94 | $31.54 |
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
- Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area$42,690 median for Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $34,610 to $58,110
- Georgiastate$48,010 median for Georgia; middle half earns $41,880 to $64,620
- United Statesnational$47,260 median for United States; middle half earns $38,820 to $61,700
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −11% vs Georgia overall and −10% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Georgia
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for opticians, dispensing, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan areathis page$42,690 median for Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $34,610 to $58,110
- $51,890 median for Atlanta metro area; middle half earns $45,350 to $72,140
- $46,440 median for Savannah metro area; middle half earns $38,360 to $61,800
- $46,250 median for Athens metro area; middle half earns $37,440 to $63,240
- $45,310 median for Gainesville metro area; middle half earns $37,230 to $61,990
- $44,870 median for Warner Robins metro area; middle half earns $37,170 to $53,080
- $44,810 median for Macon metro area; middle half earns $37,470 to $61,600
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for opticians, dispensings · Highest-paying occupations in Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area
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.