Ophthalmic Medical Technicians Salary in the US
A ophthalmic medical technicians earns a national median of $45,570 a year (mean $47,060) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #656 of 825.
How much does a ophthalmic medical technicians earn in the US?
A ophthalmic medical technicians in the United States earns a median of $45,570 a year (mean $47,060), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 11% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 71,010 people work in this occupation (SOC 29-2057), ranked #656 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$45,570
per year
Mean
$47,060
per year
Employment
71,010
US workers
National rank
#656
of 825 by median
What a ophthalmic medical technicians earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a ophthalmic medical technicians (SOC 29-2057) earns a median annual wage of $45,570 and a mean (average) of $47,060. The median is the midpoint — half of ophthalmic medical technicians earn more and half earn less — and is 11% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a ophthalmic medical technicians in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for ophthalmic medical technicians is $45,570, and the mean (average) is $47,060. The median is the midpoint — half of ophthalmic medical technicians earn more and half earn less.
- How does ophthalmic medical technicians pay compare to the US average?
- At $45,570, a ophthalmic medical technicians earns 11% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many ophthalmic medical technicians are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 71,010 ophthalmic medical technicians employed nationally (SOC 29-2057), across all industries.
- Where does this ophthalmic medical technicians salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 29-2057. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 29-2057 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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