SOC 29-2057 · Area 4800002 · May 2025

Ophthalmic Medical Technicians

North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area

Published pay and employment

BLS May 2025, North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Published annual and hourly estimates.
Measure	Annual pay	Hourly pay
10th percentile	$29,680	$14.27
25th percentile	$32,150	$15.46
Median	$36,520	$17.56
75th percentile	$43,980	$21.14
90th percentile	$48,270	$23.21
Average	$38,070	$18.30

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: 100. 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 $32,150 to $43,980 in 2025, a span of $11,830.

The area median is $7,120 (16.3%) below Texas's $43,640 median for this occupation in 2025.

Compare with 17 other published areas

This area's median is $4,410 (13.7%) above the $32,110 median in Texarkana, TX-AR.
This area's median is $1,340 (3.8%) above the $35,180 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
This area's median is $1,270 (3.6%) above the $35,250 median in Lubbock, TX.
This area's median is $1,110 (3.1%) above the $35,410 median in El Paso, TX.
This area's median is $240 (0.7%) above the $36,280 median in Longview, TX.
This area's median is $190 (0.5%) above the $36,330 median in Wichita Falls, TX.
This area's median is the same as the $36,520 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
This area's median is $270 (0.7%) below the $36,790 median in Abilene, TX.
This area's median is $290 (0.8%) below the $36,810 median in Amarillo, TX.
This area's median is $310 (0.8%) below the $36,830 median in Waco, TX.
This area's median is $460 (1.2%) below the $36,980 median in Victoria, TX.
This area's median is $650 (1.7%) below the $37,170 median in San Angelo, TX.
This area's median is $1,550 (4.1%) below the $38,070 median in Midland, TX.
This area's median is $1,720 (4.5%) below the $38,240 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
This area's median is $3,740 (9.3%) below the $40,260 median in College Station-Bryan, TX.
This area's median is $9,930 (21.4%) below the $46,450 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
This area's median is $13,430 (26.9%) below the $49,950 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, 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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