Highest-paying Cities for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

The top 100 highest paying cities for ophthalmic laboratory technicians (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of ophthalmic laboratory technicians in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $68,050, West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire is the highest paying city for ophthalmic laboratory technicians. It is followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California (average annual salary $66,410). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of ophthalmic laboratory technicians in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$68,050	$42,460	40
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$66,410	$40,160	370
3	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$64,310	$39,010	120
4	Boulder, Colorado	$61,040	$42,030	120
5	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$57,810	$22,020	60
6	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$56,440	$36,700	110
7	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$53,920	$32,260	240
8	Nashua, New Hampshire	$52,530	$28,600	30
9	New Haven, Connecticut	$50,710	$43,160	120
10	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$49,220	$40,400	130
11	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$47,330	$31,210	30
12	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$47,320	$38,060	240
13	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$47,170	$36,550	190
14	Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$47,150	$17,770	40
15	Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$47,150	$35,090	40
16	Madison, Wisconsin	$46,660	$30,250	50
17	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$45,830	$34,850	40
18	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$45,790	$29,890	70
19	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$45,590	$31,930	220
20	Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$44,640	$40,440	n/a
21	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida	$43,820	$27,510	40
22	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$43,740	$34,890	150
23	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$43,700	$31,080	820
24	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$43,540	$34,740	1,720
25	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$43,350	$24,670	90
26	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida	$41,840	$30,300	50
27	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$41,690	$29,510	790
28	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$41,480	$37,730	110
29	Huntsville, Alabama	$40,770	$28,690	30
30	Green Bay, Wisconsin	$40,290	$32,180	70
31	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$40,270	$27,870	120
32	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$40,120	$29,150	40
33	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$39,970	$27,940	70
34	Columbia, South Carolina	$39,640	$27,580	70
35	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$39,620	$22,500	160
36	St Louis, Missouri	$39,370	$31,350	540
37	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$38,980	$23,220	390
38	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$38,780	$32,580	140
39	South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan	$38,740	$30,140	40
40	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$38,640	$21,950	1,080
41	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$38,580	$26,740	140
42	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$38,530	$23,860	300
43	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$38,430	$35,730	140
44	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$38,370	$31,760	250
45	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$38,200	$22,830	110
46	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$37,940	$26,750	90
47	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$37,930	$30,160	110
48	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$37,890	$30,000	40
49	Billings, Montana	$37,860	$27,550	30
50	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$37,800	$30,160	130
51	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$37,740	$24,510	210
52	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$37,700	$37,080	580
53	Gary, Indiana	$37,670	$32,370	40
54	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$37,550	$28,870	30
55	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$37,550	$30,010	40
56	Spokane, Washington	$37,270	$30,060	40
57	Lincoln, Nebraska	$37,230	$27,880	90
58	Wilmington, North Carolina	$37,190	$24,790	n/a
59	Dayton, Ohio	$37,190	$36,610	40
60	Framingham, Massachusetts	$37,050	$22,900	n/a
61	Kansas City, Missouri	$36,930	$28,350	110
62	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$36,860	$25,480	60
63	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$36,730	$24,460	n/a
64	Utica-Rome, New York	$36,640	$28,840	n/a
65	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$36,590	$28,990	130
66	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$36,580	$25,290	n/a
67	Olympia, Washington	$36,550	$24,810	n/a
68	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$36,520	$24,130	210
69	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana	$36,470	$24,660	30
70	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida	$36,370	$27,030	n/a
71	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$36,320	$35,710	320
72	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$36,160	$27,900	40
73	Greeley, Colorado	$36,120	$22,510	30
74	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$36,080	$27,890	100
75	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$36,040	$28,910	50
76	Dalton, Georgia	$36,040	$28,980	n/a
77	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$35,870	$28,820	170
78	St Cloud, Minnesota	$35,840	$32,280	340
79	Rochester, New York	$35,710	$31,760	580
80	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$35,620	$28,140	230
81	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$35,590	$24,730	160
82	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$35,590	$27,820	80
83	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida	$35,560	$26,800	n/a
84	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$35,480	$27,490	170
85	East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$35,450	$20,460	n/a
86	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$35,030	$25,410	60
87	Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, South Carolina	$35,020	$24,540	n/a
88	Albany, Georgia	$34,980	$31,630	n/a
89	Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida	$34,970	$29,350	90
90	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	$34,970	$25,730	110
91	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$34,960	$31,520	40
92	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina	$34,790	$28,270	90
93	Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$34,660	$28,080	30
94	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$34,590	$23,700	130
95	Tacoma, Washington	$34,560	$24,040	120
96	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	$34,470	$26,670	30
97	St George, Utah	$34,390	$22,730	n/a
98	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$34,390	$26,350	90
99	Iowa City, Iowa	$34,260	$25,530	40
100	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida	$34,250	$29,810	50

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for ophthalmic laboratory technicians.