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Highest Paying States for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

The highest paying states for ophthalmic laboratory 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 laboratory technicians in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $55,390, Vermont is the highest paying state for ophthalmic laboratory technicians. It is followed by Idaho (average annual salary $50,280). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2018 [1]. For more salary information of ophthalmic laboratory technicians in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest Paying States for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Vermont	$55,390	$22,550	90
2	Idaho	$50,280	$23,830	30
3	Connecticut	$42,250	$27,890	350
4	Iowa	$38,060	$21,320	220
5	Maryland	$36,800	$23,510	840
6	New York	$35,480	$23,510	3,040
7	Washington	$35,160	$24,230	560
8	Michigan	$35,110	$24,870	890
9	Massachusetts	$35,010	$24,300	300
10	North Dakota	$35,010	$20,570	50
11	New Hampshire	$34,900	$22,020	110
12	Colorado	$34,030	$22,930	640
13	Illinois	$33,330	$21,410	1,600
14	Indiana	$33,260	$21,140	360
15	Rhode Island	$33,130	$24,560	170
16	Pennsylvania	$32,760	$20,480	1,090
17	Maine	$32,630	$21,650	40
18	Nebraska	$32,620	$24,140	110
19	California	$32,450	$23,380	2,430
20	Mississippi	$32,200	$22,050	220
21	South Carolina	$31,910	$21,770	320
22	Utah	$31,640	$25,250	570
23	Kansas	$31,640	$22,070	260
24	Louisiana	$31,250	$24,360	420
25	Montana	$30,970	$24,270	110
26	Virginia	$30,870	$19,280	680
27	Oregon	$30,700	$21,950	410
28	Arkansas	$30,660	$22,630	300
29	Georgia	$30,630	$19,700	750
30	Tennessee	$30,450	$21,770	590
31	Minnesota	$30,350	$22,090	1,740
32	New Mexico	$29,950	$22,840	140
33	Wisconsin	$29,910	$20,670	680
34	Oklahoma	$29,900	$21,270	270
35	Arizona	$29,570	$22,370	120
36	Texas	$29,420	$21,850	2,840
37	West Virginia	$29,310	$21,450	100
38	South Dakota	$29,150	$23,810	40
39	Missouri	$28,980	$20,340	570
40	Ohio	$28,700	$21,020	1,150
41	Nevada	$28,570	$22,350	190
42	Florida	$28,440	$21,190	3,400
43	New Jersey	$27,980	$21,540	470
44	Kentucky	$27,970	$18,430	290
45	Delaware	$27,130	$21,450	30
46	Alabama	$26,740	$16,860	90
47	Hawaii	$25,120	$17,970	90
48	North Carolina	$24,700	$17,780	400
49	Puerto Rico	$20,700	$16,700	800

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of ophthalmic laboratory technicians in those states is not available at this time.