The highest-paying states for opticians, dispensing (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 opticians, dispensing in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $70,790, Connecticut is the highest paying state for opticians, dispensing. It is followed by Hawaii (average annual salary $62,390). 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 opticians, dispensing in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecticut | $70,790 |
$38,730 | 520 |
| 2 | Hawaii | $62,390 |
$33,960 | 110 |
| 3 | New York | $59,940 |
$37,670 | 3,590 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $59,490 |
$44,140 | 1,110 |
| 5 | New Jersey | $59,080 |
$38,730 | 1,830 |
| 6 | District of Columbia | $56,990 |
$33,180 | 120 |
| 7 | Alaska | $55,780 |
$39,660 | 40 |
| 8 | Vermont | $52,520 |
$37,200 | 100 |
| 9 | Virginia | $50,850 |
$31,390 | 2,180 |
| 10 | Rhode Island | $50,810 |
$32,350 | 130 |
| 11 | Florida | $48,920 |
$29,490 | 3,910 |
| 12 | California | $48,100 |
$36,580 | 8,770 |
| 13 | Washington | $47,280 |
$35,680 | 1,880 |
| 14 | New Hampshire | $45,090 |
$33,110 | 290 |
| 15 | South Carolina | $44,580 |
$29,500 | 960 |
| 16 | Maryland | $43,840 |
$31,460 | 1,430 |
| 17 | Tennessee | $43,680 |
$28,210 | 1,270 |
| 18 | Nevada | $42,580 |
$32,060 | 580 |
| 19 | Oregon | $42,390 |
$34,020 | 950 |
| 20 | Colorado | $41,600 |
$31,860 | 1,400 |
| 21 | Ohio | $41,480 |
$28,220 | 2,800 |
| 22 | North Carolina | $39,360 |
$28,970 | 1,980 |
| 23 | Arizona | $39,020 |
$31,900 | 1,660 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | $38,980 |
$29,920 | 1,390 |
| 25 | Minnesota | $38,840 |
$31,010 | 2,100 |
| 26 | Maine | $38,750 |
$30,590 | 330 |
| 27 | Kentucky | $38,170 |
$26,290 | 940 |
| 28 | North Dakota | $37,860 |
$30,680 | 350 |
| 29 | Georgia | $37,670 |
$29,950 | 1,970 |
| 30 | West Virginia | $37,660 |
$27,060 | 340 |
| 31 | Montana | $37,290 |
$28,180 | 330 |
| 32 | Michigan | $37,230 |
$30,150 | 3,500 |
| 33 | Illinois | $36,880 |
$30,510 | 3,160 |
| 34 | Pennsylvania | $36,530 |
$28,860 | 2,890 |
| 35 | Arkansas | $36,510 |
$28,160 | 690 |
| 36 | Iowa | $36,300 |
$29,240 | 1,050 |
| 37 | Delaware | $36,000 |
$25,360 | 270 |
| 38 | Nebraska | $35,810 |
$29,370 | 670 |
| 39 | Texas | $35,750 |
$27,460 | 6,260 |
| 40 | Idaho | $35,500 |
$29,380 | 450 |
| 41 | Indiana | $35,200 |
$28,980 | 2,000 |
| 42 | Kansas | $34,730 |
$28,760 | 840 |
| 43 | Missouri | $34,640 |
$29,940 | 1,420 |
| 44 | Wyoming | $34,460 |
$29,120 | 170 |
| 45 | South Dakota | $34,260 |
$30,430 | 420 |
| 46 | Oklahoma | $33,000 |
$25,360 | 590 |
| 47 | New Mexico | $32,000 |
$24,960 | 560 |
| 48 | Utah | $31,200 |
$24,220 | 910 |
| 49 | Alabama | $30,510 |
$22,880 | 790 |
| 50 | Louisiana | $30,300 |
$22,730 | 920 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $30,160 |
$25,630 | 500 |
| 52 | Virgin Islands | $26,830 |
$22,880 | 30 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $22,540 |
$18,460 | 1,020 |