The annual salary statistics of ophthalmic medical technicians in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of ophthalmic medical technicians in Birmingham-Hoover is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $29,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,290 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for ophthalmic medical technicians in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,030.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of ophthalmic medical technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $36,550 | 0.52% | 20.19% |
| 2021 | $36,360 | 0.69% | - |
| 2020 | $36,110 | 3.60% | - |
| 2019 | $34,810 | 14.36% | - |
| 2018 | $29,810 | -1.01% | - |
| 2017 | $30,110 | 0.66% | - |
| 2016 | $29,910 | -12.87% | - |
| 2015 | $33,760 | -2.01% | - |
| 2014 | $34,440 | 8.74% | - |
| 2013 | $31,430 | 7.19% | - |
| 2012 | $29,170 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $36,550, Birmingham-Hoover is the second highest paying city for ophthalmic medical technicians in state of Alabama, following the highest paying city Huntsville (median annual salary of $37,670). Compared with Huntsville, the median annual salary of ophthalmic medical technicians in Birmingham-Hoover is 3.0 percent (3.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Huntsville | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Decatur | |
| Mobile | |
| Montgomery | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Dothan | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area |