The annual and hourly salary statistics of ophthalmic laboratory technicians in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage data of ophthalmic laboratory technicians in Brownsville-Harlingen is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 and published in April 2018 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $16,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $17,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $20,530 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $31,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for ophthalmic laboratory technicians in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $20,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,360.
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $20,530, Brownsville-Harlingen is the lowest paying city for ophthalmic laboratory technicians in state of Texas, following city of Fort Worth-Arlington (median annual salary of $34,250). Compared with the highest paying city Fort Worth-Arlington, the median annual salary of ophthalmic laboratory technicians in Brownsville-Harlingen is 40.1 percent (40.1%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Amarillo | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission | |
| Lubbock | |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur | |
| Sherman-Denison | |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood | |
| Brownsville-Harlingen |