Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians assist ophthalmologists by performing ophthalmic clinical functions. May administer eye exams, administer eye medications, and instruct the patient in care and use of corrective lenses.
Table of contents
- Average salary
- Starting salary
- Salary rank
- Salary range
- Highest paying states
- Highest paying industries
Average salary
Starting salary
Entry-level Ophthalmic Medical Technicians with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $25,830 to $31,030 per year or $12 to $15 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.
Salary rank
We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Ophthalmic Medical Technicians to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compared the salary of all careers then we gave them a rank of A, B, C, or D depending on where their average salary sit in comparison to other careers.
Salary range
Level | Hourly | Annual |
---|---|---|
Highest (Top 10%) | $28 | $57,900 |
Senior (Top 25%) | $23 | $47,490 |
Middle (Mid 50%) | $18 | $37,940 |
Junior (Bottom 25%) | $15 | $31,030 |
No experience (Bottom 10%) | $12 | $25,830 |
Highest paying states
State | Hourly | Annual |
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MN | $25 | $52,600 |
MA | $25 | $51,180 |
AK | $24 | $50,880 |
NJ | $23 | $48,340 |
RI | $23 | $48,230 |
DC | $23 | $47,930 |
CA | $23 | $47,110 |
VT | $22 | $45,080 |
NH | $22 | $44,870 |
OR | $21 | $44,310 |
Another simple way to increase your salary as an Ophthalmic Medical Technician is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like MN doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at MN might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.
According to BLS, the highest paid Ophthalmic Medical Asst are in the states of MN, MA, AK, NJ and RI.
Highest paying industries
Salary by industry | Annual | Hourly |
---|---|---|
Management of Companies and Enterprises | $59310 | $28.51 |
Outpatient Care Centers | $52490 | $25.24 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $50840 | $24.44 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | $48890 | $23.50 |
Specialty Hospitals | $46680 | $22.44 |
Local Government | $44780 | $21.53 |
Offices of Physicians | $41150 | $19.78 |
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $39830 | $19.15 |
Offices of Other Health Practitioners | $33770 | $16.24 |
Health and Personal Care Stores | $32630 | $15.69 |