Highest-paying Cities for Ophthalmic Medical Technicians

The top 100 highest paying cities for ophthalmic medical technicians (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 ophthalmic medical technicians in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $66,460, Rochester, Minnesota is the highest paying city for ophthalmic medical technicians. It is followed by Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin (average annual salary $60,560). 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 ophthalmic medical technicians in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Ophthalmic Medical Technicians

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Rochester, Minnesota	$66,460	$65,050	150
2	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$60,560	$36,820	590
3	Anchorage, Alaska	$59,970	$44,330	70
4	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$58,770	$37,500	570
5	St Cloud, Minnesota	$58,150	$38,190	70
6	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$57,770	$38,620	840
7	Duluth, Wisconsin	$54,620	$34,660	30
8	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$53,780	$42,840	270
9	New Bedford, Massachusetts	$51,390	$34,490	80
10	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$50,910	$31,820	810
11	Boulder, Colorado	$50,720	$36,670	110
12	Iowa City, Iowa	$50,250	$30,490	40
13	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$49,870	$40,700	3,130
14	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$49,870	$39,330	330
15	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$49,840	$37,150	360
16	Worcester, Massachusetts	$49,660	$36,890	90
17	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$49,620	$38,690	130
18	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$49,610	$31,650	810
19	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$49,270	$45,050	1,040
20	Grand Junction, Colorado	$49,140	$30,700	40
21	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$49,040	$39,310	200
22	Janesville, Wisconsin	$48,970	$40,920	50
23	Madison, Wisconsin	$48,940	$37,090	120
24	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$48,810	$39,080	140
25	Springfield, Massachusetts	$48,450	$36,670	140
26	Eau Claire, Wisconsin	$48,440	$39,170	40
27	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$48,400	$39,080	70
28	Salem, Oregon	$48,120	$35,240	n/a
29	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$48,060	$37,290	350
30	Bend, Oregon	$47,960	$31,630	40
31	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$47,800	$37,180	40
32	Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$47,790	$35,860	30
33	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$47,600	$32,400	230
34	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$47,580	$35,200	1,130
35	West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$47,540	$36,220	80
36	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey	$47,440	$39,970	50
37	Green Bay, Wisconsin	$47,340	$37,130	60
38	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$47,250	$34,930	80
39	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$47,220	$38,200	90
40	La Crosse, Wisconsin	$47,200	$37,380	70
41	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	$47,080	$37,160	50
42	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$46,930	$36,950	510
43	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$46,850	$37,610	150
44	Appleton, Wisconsin	$46,770	$29,180	30
45	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$46,640	$35,260	240
46	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida	$46,610	$30,250	250
47	Manchester, New Hampshire	$46,470	$28,990	50
48	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$46,450	$36,870	300
49	Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina	$46,390	$35,900	n/a
50	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$46,330	$36,940	50
51	Kokomo, Indiana	$46,170	$29,110	30
52	Sheboygan, Wisconsin	$46,170	$35,980	40
53	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$46,170	$29,460	n/a
54	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$45,980	$38,750	130
55	Port St Lucie, Florida	$45,900	$28,870	60
56	Gettysburg, Pennsylvania	$45,860	$32,820	n/a
57	Springfield, Illinois	$45,850	$29,870	70
58	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$45,850	$36,360	50
59	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$45,840	$35,890	800
60	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$45,760	$35,400	50
61	Bellingham, Washington	$45,730	$36,760	50
62	Fargo, North Dakota	$45,690	$36,300	100
63	Naples-Marco Island, Florida	$45,670	$30,910	50
64	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$45,550	$35,680	70
65	West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$45,480	$37,040	70
66	Spokane, Washington	$45,430	$39,730	270
67	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$45,290	$30,330	140
68	Modesto, California	$45,280	$36,340	60
69	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$45,270	$29,940	260
70	Danbury, Connecticut	$45,020	$34,160	110
71	South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$44,890	$29,000	30
72	Waterbury, Connecticut	$44,820	$37,040	60
73	Stockton, California	$44,720	$35,030	100
74	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$44,690	$33,280	1,960
75	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$44,630	$29,290	1,270
76	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$44,610	$31,610	510
77	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$44,510	$37,860	80
78	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$44,440	$34,630	480
79	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$44,250	$34,730	180
80	Salinas, California	$44,070	$31,500	40
81	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$43,890	$36,770	40
82	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$43,880	$24,540	540
83	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$43,840	$30,720	1,200
84	Grand Forks, North Dakota	$43,680	$35,600	60
85	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$43,400	$27,990	40
86	Olympia, Washington	$43,120	$30,780	50
87	Visalia-Porterville, California	$43,030	$33,950	30
88	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida	$42,900	$32,110	230
89	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$42,440	$30,230	350
90	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$42,440	$34,560	410
91	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$42,380	$37,230	190
92	Oshkosh-Neenah, Wisconsin	$41,880	$31,040	50
93	Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$41,840	$28,870	n/a
94	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$41,520	$33,970	1,160
95	Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$41,500	$32,750	n/a
96	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$41,160	$31,890	90
97	Lewiston-Auburn, Maine	$40,820	$32,840	30
98	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$40,670	$31,050	820
99	Syracuse, New York	$40,650	$34,750	170
100	Binghamton, New York	$40,620	$37,420	60

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for ophthalmic medical technicians.