The annual salary statistics of ophthalmic medical technicians in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of ophthalmic medical technicians in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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 | $32,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,130 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $88,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for ophthalmic medical technicians in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $88,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,400.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of ophthalmic medical technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $47,600 | -13.36% | -12.52% |
| 2016 | $53,960 | -8.21% | - |
| 2015 | $58,390 | 19.40% | - |
| 2014 | $47,060 | -14.19% | - |
| 2013 | $53,740 | 0.33% | - |
| 2012 | $53,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,600 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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 San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 19.0 percent (19.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 35.2 percent (35.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.