SOC 51-9083 · Area 31180 · May 2025

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

Lubbock, TX

Published pay and employment

BLS May 2025, Lubbock, TX. Published annual and hourly estimates.
MeasureAnnual payHourly pay
10th percentile$23,670$11.38
25th percentile$28,490$13.70
Median$32,130$15.45
75th percentile$34,970$16.81
90th percentile$37,080$17.83
Average$31,770$15.28

A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.

Estimated employment: 30. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.

What these figures tell you

The middle half of annual wages runs from $28,490 to $34,970 in 2025, a span of $6,480.

The area median is $5,790 (15.3%) below Texas's $37,920 median for this occupation in 2025.

Compare with 6 other published areas
  • This area's median is $1,200 (3.9%) above the $30,930 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
  • This area's median is $4,260 (11.7%) below the $36,390 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
  • This area's median is $5,790 (15.3%) below the $37,920 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
  • This area's median is $6,150 (16.1%) below the $38,280 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
  • This area's median is $9,010 (21.9%) below the $41,140 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
  • This area's median is $9,460 (22.7%) below the $41,590 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.

An occupation's pay percentiles describe different jobs in the survey. They do not map directly to starting, mid-career or senior pay.

Which counties share this estimate?

The BLS area covers the counties listed below. Every county listed uses this same area estimate. These are not separate county wage measurements.

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