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Ophthalmic Medical Technician Salary in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York

The annual salary statistics of ophthalmic medical technicians in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of ophthalmic medical technicians in Albany-Schenectady-Troy 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 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$39,310
25th Percentile Wage	$39,320
50th Percentile Wage	$49,040
75th Percentile Wage	$53,120
90th Percentile Wage	$55,170

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for ophthalmic medical technicians in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $55,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,310.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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	$49,040	5.22%	27.30%
2021	$46,480	3.23%	-
2020	$44,980	3.85%	-
2019	$43,250	2.66%	-
2018	$42,100	7.32%	-
2017	$39,020	-3.43%	-
2016	$40,360	6.17%	-
2015	$37,870	7.63%	-
2014	$34,980	2.46%	-
2013	$34,120	-4.48%	-
2012	$35,650	-	-

Table 2. Compare Ophthalmic Medical Technician Salary in Albany-Schenectady-Troy with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $49,040, Albany-Schenectady-Troy is the second highest paying city for ophthalmic medical technicians in state of New York, following the highest paying city New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (median annual salary of $49,870). Compared with New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, the median annual salary of ophthalmic medical technicians in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 1.7 percent (1.7%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island	$49,870
Albany-Schenectady-Troy	$49,040
Syracuse	$40,650
Binghamton	$40,620
New York-White Plains-Wayne	$40,510
Glens Falls	$40,010
Rochester	$39,740
Nassau-Suffolk	$38,980
Utica-Rome	$38,950
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$38,350
Buffalo-Niagara Falls	$38,330
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$36,630
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown	$33,040
Kingston	$27,300