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Ophthalmic Medical Technician Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California

The annual salary statistics of ophthalmic medical technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of ophthalmic medical technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Ophthalmic Medical Technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$30,720
25th Percentile Wage
$36,920
50th Percentile Wage
$43,840
75th Percentile Wage
$50,740
90th Percentile Wage
$63,870

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for ophthalmic medical technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,720.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of ophthalmic medical technicians from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$43,840
6.80% 10.95%
2013
$40,860
4.45% -
2012
$39,040
- -

Table 2. Compare Ophthalmic Medical Technician Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $43,840 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is in the middle of salary range for ophthalmic medical technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of ophthalmic medical technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is 25.4 percent (25.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 29.6 percent (29.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$58,770
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$53,780
Vallejo-Fairfield
$47,800
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$47,600
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$47,580
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$46,640
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$46,450
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$45,980
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$45,550
Modesto
$45,280
Stockton
$44,720
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$44,440
Salinas
$44,070
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$43,840
Visalia-Porterville
$43,030
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$42,440
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$39,970
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$39,940
Fresno
$39,660
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$38,010
Bakersfield-Delano
$37,440
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$36,880
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$36,140
Chico
$35,040
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$34,800
Redding
$34,140
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$30,860