Opticians, Dispensing · SOC 29-2081
Opticians, Dispensing Salary in the Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Opticians, Dispensing in the Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $38,120 per year ($18.33 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $34,650 at the 10th percentile to $60,720 at the 90th. BLS estimates 130 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Opticians, Dispensing in the Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area earn more than $38,120 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $36,990 and $45,460.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $34,650 | $36,990 | $38,120 | $45,460 | $60,720 |
| Hourly | $16.66 | $17.79 | $18.33 | $21.86 | $29.19 |
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
- Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$38,120 median for Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $36,990 to $45,460
- Wisconsinstate$44,820 median for Wisconsin; middle half earns $38,090 to $48,880
- 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 −15% vs Wisconsin overall and −19% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Wisconsin
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for opticians, dispensing, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan areathis page$38,120 median for Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $36,990 to $45,460
- $46,480 median for Madison metro area; middle half earns $39,510 to $49,920
- $45,930 median for Milwaukee metro area; middle half earns $38,670 to $51,100
- $45,740 median for Oshkosh metro area; middle half earns $40,300 to $48,820
- $45,420 median for Kenosha metro area; middle half earns $37,980 to $48,270
- $45,090 median for Wausau metro area; middle half earns $38,300 to $48,460
- $44,910 median for Sheboygan metro area; middle half earns $38,950 to $50,900
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 Northeastern Wisconsin 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.