The annual salary statistics of ophthalmic medical technicians in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of ophthalmic medical technicians in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $42,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $53,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $65,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,450 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for ophthalmic medical technicians in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,840.
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 | $53,780 | 12.10% | 17.50% |
| 2021 | $47,270 | -22.11% | - |
| 2020 | $57,720 | 11.66% | - |
| 2019 | $50,990 | 5.79% | - |
| 2018 | $48,040 | 11.26% | - |
| 2017 | $42,630 | 3.59% | - |
| 2016 | $41,100 | 9.46% | - |
| 2015 | $37,210 | -9.59% | - |
| 2014 | $40,780 | -1.94% | - |
| 2013 | $41,570 | -6.74% | - |
| 2012 | $44,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $53,780, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the second highest paying city for ophthalmic medical technicians in state of California, following the highest paying city San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary of $58,770). Compared with San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, the median annual salary of ophthalmic medical technicians in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 8.5 percent (8.5%) lower.