Opticians, Dispensing · SOC 29-2081
Opticians, Dispensing Salary in the South Florida nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025South Florida nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the South Florida nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Opticians, Dispensing in the South Florida nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $61,360 per year ($29.50 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $37,320 at the 10th percentile to $75,940 at the 90th. BLS estimates 40 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Opticians, Dispensing in the South Florida nonmetropolitan area earn more than $61,360 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $48,020 and $69,220.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $37,320 | $48,020 | $61,360 | $69,220 | $75,940 |
| Hourly | $17.94 | $23.09 | $29.50 | $33.28 | $36.51 |
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
- South Florida nonmetropolitan area$61,360 median for South Florida nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $48,020 to $69,220
- Floridastate$58,850 median for Florida; middle half earns $45,400 to $66,960
- 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 +4% vs Florida overall and +30% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Florida
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for opticians, dispensing, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- South Florida nonmetropolitan areathis page$61,360 median for South Florida nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $48,020 to $69,220
- $62,940 median for Naples metro area; middle half earns $50,970 to $75,270
- $62,030 median for Palm Bay metro area; middle half earns $47,870 to $73,570
- $61,880 median for Miami metro area; middle half earns $45,470 to $72,800
- $61,150 median for Port St. Lucie metro area; middle half earns $48,100 to $64,780
- $60,680 median for Gainesville metro area; middle half earns $48,070 to $65,250
- $60,490 median for Sebastian metro area; middle half earns $46,690 to $69,080
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 South Florida 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.