The annual salary statistics of ophthalmic medical technicians in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of ophthalmic medical technicians in Brownsville-Harlingen 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 | $22,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,470 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,990 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $42,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for ophthalmic medical 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 $42,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,350.
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 | $30,470 | 5.42% | 1.02% |
| 2021 | $28,820 | -11.49% | - |
| 2020 | $32,130 | 3.33% | - |
| 2019 | $31,060 | 2.90% | - |
| 2018 | $30,160 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,470 in Brownsville-Harlingen is in the middle of salary range for ophthalmic medical technicians in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of ophthalmic medical technicians in Brownsville-Harlingen is 21.6 percent (21.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown and 5.0 percent (5.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Longview.