The annual salary statistics of ophthalmic medical technicians in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of ophthalmic medical technicians in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway 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 | $26,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,800 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,990 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $45,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for ophthalmic medical technicians in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $45,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,280.
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 | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $33,800 | -1.18% | -12.07% |
| 2021 | $34,200 | -17.46% | - |
| 2020 | $40,170 | 1.74% | - |
| 2019 | $39,470 | 4.03% | - |
| 2018 | $37,880 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,800 in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway 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 Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway is 27.1 percent (27.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort and 20.1 percent (20.1%) 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 |