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Ophthalmic Medical Technician Salary in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York

The annual salary statistics of ophthalmic medical technicians in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of ophthalmic medical technicians in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown 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 Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$25,850
25th Percentile Wage
$28,100
50th Percentile Wage
$33,040
75th Percentile Wage
$39,500
90th Percentile Wage
$52,300

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for ophthalmic medical technicians in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $52,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,850.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of ophthalmic medical technicians from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$33,040
1.09% -22.88%
2013
$32,680
-24.24% -
2012
$40,600
- -

Table 2. Compare Ophthalmic Medical Technician Salary in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,040 in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown is in the middle of salary range for ophthalmic medical technicians in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of ophthalmic medical technicians in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown is 33.7 percent (33.7%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 17.4 percent (17.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Kingston.

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