The annual salary statistics of ophthalmic medical technicians in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of ophthalmic medical technicians in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley 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 | $30,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,050 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,690 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for ophthalmic medical technicians in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,070.
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 | $36,050 | -1.78% | 24.72% |
| 2021 | $36,690 | -0.76% | - |
| 2020 | $36,970 | 4.11% | - |
| 2019 | $35,450 | 1.95% | - |
| 2018 | $34,760 | -0.43% | - |
| 2017 | $34,910 | -5.76% | - |
| 2016 | $36,920 | 6.07% | - |
| 2015 | $34,680 | 9.86% | - |
| 2014 | $31,260 | 5.95% | - |
| 2013 | $29,400 | 7.69% | - |
| 2012 | $27,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,050 in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley is in the middle of salary range for ophthalmic medical technicians in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of ophthalmic medical technicians in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley is 22.3 percent (22.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort and 25.1 percent (25.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Columbia.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway | |
| Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Florence | |
| Columbia |