The annual and hourly salary statistics of ophthalmic laboratory technicians in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage data of ophthalmic laboratory technicians in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 | $21,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $32,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for ophthalmic laboratory technicians in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,810.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of ophthalmic laboratory technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $29,100 | 3.40% | 24.85% |
| 2016 | $28,110 | 14.02% | - |
| 2014 | $24,170 | 6.50% | - |
| 2013 | $22,600 | 3.23% | - |
| 2012 | $21,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,100 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for ophthalmic laboratory technicians in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of ophthalmic laboratory technicians in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 15.0 percent (15.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Fort Worth-Arlington and 29.5 percent (29.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Brownsville-Harlingen.
| 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 |