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Opticians, Dispensing Salary by City
Opticians, Dispensing Salary by City (2026)
325 metro areas · National average: $47,296 · Source: BLS OEWS
The table below shows Opticians, Dispensing salaries across 325 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
Barnstable Town, MA $68,330
$66,880
$50,760
$93,790
Bridgeport, CT $67,400
$72,750
$46,680
$86,260
San Jose, CA $67,010
$61,940
$49,230
$80,710
Norwich, CT $66,700
$68,790
$46,800
$81,730
Portland, OR $65,980
$58,420
$41,880
$100,920
Waterbury, CT $65,580
$63,170
$47,770
$84,990
Worcester, MA $65,540
$64,520
$45,190
$80,550
San Francisco, CA $65,150
$61,220
$43,680
$80,710
Syracuse, NY $65,050
$62,400
$47,410
$80,340
Hartford, CT $64,880
$64,580
$42,650
$82,530
New York, NY $64,870
$62,780
$47,160
$80,540
New Haven, CT $64,860
$64,990
$45,440
$84,990
Springfield, MA $64,800
$63,420
$45,370
$82,050
Boston, MA $64,780
$62,570
$43,000
$90,050
Trenton, NJ $64,120
$63,830
$42,050
$80,910
Santa Rosa, CA $63,990
$60,780
$46,240
$80,820
Burlington, VT $63,480
$63,940
$40,730
$74,220
Vallejo, CA $63,280
$64,400
$41,970
$78,090
Atlantic City, NJ $63,020
$64,940
$41,430
$78,460
Naples, FL $62,580
$64,710
$46,960
$78,090
Kiryas Joel, NY $62,440
$62,250
$46,180
$73,620
Albany, NY $62,120
$62,130
$47,130
$80,920
Buffalo, NY $61,680
$59,710
$45,130
$71,460
Glens Falls, NY $61,660
$59,450
$39,850
$69,830
Kingston, NY $61,370
$61,360
$40,790
$81,010
Utica, NY $60,230
$60,420
$38,340
$66,440
San Diego, CA $60,040
$50,960
$43,150
$76,380
Rochester, NY $59,910
$59,900
$39,150
$77,530
Anchorage, AK $59,250
$57,950
$44,660
$78,840
Olympia, WA $58,970
$57,000
$38,080
$78,570
Sacramento, CA $58,950
$58,050
$41,370
$77,370
Stockton, CA $58,620
$56,160
$46,180
$76,380
Amherst Town, MA $58,570
$59,610
$37,860
$75,500
Los Angeles, CA $58,290
$58,130
$43,710
$76,380
Santa Cruz, CA $58,000
$55,010
$48,090
$74,670
Riverside, CA $57,930
$58,500
$37,530
$78,090
Urban Honolulu, HI $57,890
$60,900
$37,080
$77,990
Palm Bay, FL $57,860
$61,100
$38,240
$72,700
Miami, FL $57,830
$62,070
$39,520
$74,670
Washington, DC $57,580
$58,530
$37,910
$75,460
North Port, FL $57,510
$61,760
$39,510
$74,670
Binghamton, NY $57,420
$59,330
$45,910
$64,900
Punta Gorda, FL $57,310
$60,910
$38,950
$71,850
Santa Maria, CA $57,220
$53,450
$39,040
$78,090
Durham, NC $57,130
$56,870
$38,280
$80,980
Chico, CA $57,020
$56,340
$39,020
$74,670
Crestview, FL $56,960
$59,850
$37,330
$74,110
Providence, RI $56,640
$55,220
$39,330
$74,890
Gainesville, FL $56,390
$59,970
$38,240
$68,640
Salinas, CA $56,320
$55,700
$39,560
$74,670
Cape Coral, FL $56,310
$57,520
$38,910
$73,870
Harrisonburg, VA $56,100
$59,280
$36,030
$76,380
Port St. Lucie, FL $56,050
$57,300
$38,580
$71,770
Modesto, CA $55,960
$52,690
$37,440
$76,370
San Luis Obispo, CA $55,960
$54,600
$39,070
$78,580
Charlotte, NC $55,860
$49,980
$38,370
$78,460
Greensboro, NC $55,760
$58,240
$31,830
$77,360
Sebastian, FL $55,710
$57,900
$38,500
$72,840
Tallahassee, FL $55,630
$58,150
$36,750
$71,240
Raleigh, NC $55,020
$50,490
$37,720
$78,690
Asheville, NC $55,000
$58,500
$36,900
$78,190
Ocala, FL $54,990
$55,940
$38,060
$72,310
Wenatchee, WA $54,920
$48,560
$38,720
$74,670
Carson City, NV $54,770
$49,040
$38,020
$82,640
Deltona, FL $54,710
$59,410
$37,020
$71,820
Winchester, VA $54,520
$54,200
$37,060
$74,670
Jacksonville, FL $54,450
$47,600
$38,280
$74,670
Fayetteville, NC $54,370
$55,890
$29,870
$77,700
Longview, WA $54,300
$48,300
$38,560
$81,480
Charlottesville, VA $54,290
$59,700
$37,630
$70,130
Reno, NV $54,190
$45,950
$37,780
$81,690
Oxnard, CA $54,160
$47,640
$40,250
$76,380
Bend, OR $54,140
$48,980
$42,910
$75,790
Orlando, FL $53,930
$56,280
$38,550
$72,310
Pensacola, FL $53,930
$56,880
$37,410
$74,970
Las Vegas, NV $53,870
$47,600
$39,520
$78,380
Burlington, NC $53,810
$48,970
$35,770
$76,430
Fresno, CA $53,770
$47,130
$38,330
$75,400
Richmond, VA $53,270
$52,000
$37,910
$68,560
Boulder, CO $53,160
$51,910
$39,230
$68,830
Visalia, CA $53,130
$47,210
$38,270
$76,380
Seattle, WA $53,050
$48,370
$40,250
$74,670
Wilmington, NC $53,040
$48,610
$36,410
$78,960
Atlanta, GA $52,890
$48,450
$35,300
$73,390
Tampa, FL $52,770
$52,610
$37,540
$70,360
Panama City, FL $52,470
$47,540
$38,270
$77,260
Bremerton, WA $52,450
$49,320
$37,450
$74,670
Winston, NC $52,450
$48,690
$31,260
$76,720
Wildwood, FL $52,410
$46,410
$37,650
$71,510
Manchester, NH $52,320
$50,760
$39,100
$63,230
Merced, CA $52,250
$47,310
$37,250
$69,120
Bellingham, WA $51,980
$48,880
$39,430
$74,670
Bakersfield, CA $51,780
$47,190
$37,570
$72,870
Virginia Beach, VA $51,690
$50,260
$36,420
$65,010
Charleston, SC $51,630
$47,150
$35,600
$74,220
Nashville, TN $51,580
$48,940
$33,090
$71,430
Philadelphia, PA $51,490
$48,830
$37,880
$72,590
Rochester, MN $51,490
$47,840
$38,050
$72,110
Eugene, OR $51,420
$47,380
$39,360
$74,220
Mount Vernon, WA $51,290
$48,570
$39,210
$76,380
Portland, ME $51,240
$48,840
$41,110
$65,290
Minneapolis, MN $51,140
$49,400
$39,840
$64,920
Bozeman, MT $50,960
$48,100
$38,160
$72,590
Johnson City, TN $50,920
$50,580
$31,060
$65,940
Coeur d'Alene, ID $50,870
$44,720
$31,490
$72,590
Staunton, VA $50,860
$51,360
$36,220
$61,720
Phoenix, AZ $50,800
$46,940
$37,080
$72,590
Roanoke, VA $50,660
$51,260
$35,700
$61,760
Lakeland, FL $50,520
$46,410
$34,520
$66,660
Redding, CA $50,310
$46,910
$36,600
$68,380
Greenville, SC $50,270
$47,220
$36,510
$73,600
Myrtle Beach, SC $50,230
$46,870
$29,340
$74,220
Toledo, OH $50,130
$47,590
$31,120
$72,590
Fayetteville, AR $49,970
$48,300
$30,820
$69,000
Salem, OR $49,950
$45,520
$38,990
$74,220
Spartanburg, SC $49,810
$49,810
$31,260
$66,210
Albany, OR $49,770
$44,520
$38,780
$75,790
Little Rock, AR $49,570
$47,210
$30,770
$71,770
Denver, CO $49,370
$46,780
$37,850
$62,380
Cincinnati, OH $49,360
$47,780
$34,650
$62,840
Lynchburg, VA $49,320
$45,050
$36,020
$67,470
Cleveland, OH $49,290
$48,850
$34,340
$62,200
Walla Walla, WA $49,210
$43,770
$35,860
$74,850
Yuma, AZ $49,180
$47,550
$35,090
$74,370
Missoula, MT $49,060
$46,370
$32,210
$75,790
Lexington, KY $48,970
$46,560
$30,970
$64,370
Columbus, OH $48,830
$48,400
$32,720
$62,130
Medford, OR $48,620
$45,640
$39,440
$63,180
Blacksburg, VA $48,560
$47,910
$35,990
$62,140
Tucson, AZ $48,520
$45,120
$34,970
$72,590
Hickory, NC $48,450
$39,370
$31,550
$76,570
Morristown, TN $48,420
$49,450
$34,240
$68,240
Spokane, WA $48,310
$45,510
$36,530
$71,490
Flagstaff, AZ $48,250
$47,400
$37,720
$62,230
Twin Falls, ID $48,250
$41,730
$36,420
$72,590
Jacksonville, NC $48,200
$36,380
$29,150
$73,750
Kenosha, WI $48,200
$45,180
$35,810
$72,590
Allentown, PA $48,130
$46,380
$37,030
$66,580
Gainesville, GA $48,070
$43,680
$35,620
$65,010
Knoxville, TN $48,000
$47,120
$31,390
$63,470
Savannah, GA $47,830
$42,100
$36,040
$70,450
Kennewick, WA $47,820
$47,370
$37,440
$63,250
Bangor, ME $47,800
$45,280
$38,290
$61,880
Salt Lake City, UT $47,780
$43,050
$34,980
$74,220
Dayton, OH $47,770
$47,850
$31,630
$62,130
Prescott Valley, AZ $47,690
$46,000
$35,710
$68,290
Hot Springs, AR $47,670
$48,870
$30,740
$69,820
Memphis, TN $47,660
$46,680
$31,310
$71,300
Mansfield, OH $47,590
$48,140
$36,800
$56,250
Florence, SC $47,520
$45,760
$34,540
$64,150
Iowa City, IA $47,520
$44,830
$37,710
$74,220
Madison, WI $47,390
$46,010
$37,000
$61,370
Baltimore, MD $47,260
$45,290
$35,070
$60,020
Greeley, CO $47,240
$47,080
$38,680
$56,350
Yakima, WA $47,140
$45,800
$37,470
$60,400
St. Cloud, MN $47,090
$46,660
$35,370
$64,620
Elizabethtown, KY $47,020
$44,100
$30,030
$61,290
Ann Arbor, MI $47,000
$43,680
$37,550
$62,770
Harrisburg, PA $46,870
$46,970
$37,230
$61,250
Akron, OH $46,850
$46,650
$31,370
$62,130
Chattanooga, TN $46,750
$44,840
$30,420
$63,150
Lake Havasu City, AZ $46,730
$46,690
$34,380
$71,240
Clarksville, TN $46,700
$45,770
$29,590
$68,240
Augusta, GA $46,670
$39,520
$31,570
$64,400
Youngstown, OH $46,530
$47,620
$35,090
$59,870
Macon, GA $46,440
$39,120
$35,660
$62,780
Fort Collins, CO $46,410
$45,270
$36,110
$62,090
Lancaster, PA $46,220
$46,910
$37,210
$57,500
Boise City, ID $46,210
$43,040
$31,210
$72,590
Provo, UT $46,210
$39,100
$34,200
$75,790
Hagerstown, MD $46,160
$46,510
$32,930
$69,040
Athens, GA $46,150
$39,290
$30,290
$71,250
Billings, MT $46,110
$46,970
$35,970
$62,400
Fort Smith, AR $46,080
$39,870
$29,240
$68,240
Columbia, SC $46,060
$44,370
$35,080
$66,100
St. Louis, MO $45,880
$37,980
$33,530
$55,580
Milwaukee, WI $45,850
$44,070
$36,660
$61,260
Chicago, IL $45,760
$42,090
$36,530
$62,560
Colorado Springs, CO $45,590
$45,150
$35,380
$59,360
Sheboygan, WI $45,560
$45,700
$36,800
$58,400
Oshkosh, WI $45,190
$45,440
$36,330
$56,270
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $45,140
$42,580
$31,570
$62,200
Valdosta, GA $45,100
$41,670
$29,660
$62,380
Springfield, MO $45,090
$37,890
$30,720
$51,830
Eau Claire, WI $45,050
$43,680
$32,780
$58,930
Des Moines, IA $44,960
$45,530
$36,420
$51,160
Kalamazoo, MI $44,940
$38,840
$31,120
$45,420
Kansas City, MO $44,940
$38,460
$34,280
$53,100
Wausau, WI $44,860
$43,670
$35,880
$57,540
Ogden, UT $44,830
$39,130
$34,080
$74,220
Kingsport, TN $44,760
$42,900
$31,370
$62,130
Fargo, ND $44,700
$41,600
$35,740
$61,630
Bismarck, ND $44,690
$42,500
$36,900
$55,200
La Crosse, WI $44,670
$43,430
$36,270
$58,900
Columbia, MO $44,650
$35,820
$30,160
$50,600
Canton, OH $44,510
$44,930
$27,890
$61,950
Scranton, PA $44,510
$43,150
$36,560
$58,830
Detroit, MI $44,420
$42,160
$36,430
$54,850
Green Bay, WI $44,380
$43,820
$34,500
$57,480
Appleton, WI $44,180
$38,820
$36,510
$59,160
Albany, GA $44,120
$46,000
$32,430
$53,950
Warner Robins, GA $44,040
$39,680
$30,830
$63,560
Bowling Green, KY $43,930
$37,510
$29,430
$59,500
Hilton Head Island, SC $43,750
$46,960
$27,950
$59,990
Cedar Rapids, IA $43,680
$45,220
$37,320
$52,440
Peoria, IL $43,660
$37,530
$35,600
$57,340
Grand Rapids, MI $43,630
$40,390
$35,060
$49,920
Pittsburgh, PA $43,480
$41,600
$33,430
$53,730
Columbus, GA $43,470
$37,610
$30,200
$61,360
Santa Fe, NM $43,470
$39,320
$36,440
$53,520
Traverse City, MI $43,460
$38,690
$36,300
$54,990
State College, PA $43,450
$43,360
$35,360
$49,450
Jackson, TN $43,420
$37,310
$29,840
$64,500
Davenport, IA $43,290
$40,250
$33,540
$56,650
Sioux Falls, SD $43,270
$42,170
$36,800
$50,030
St. George, UT $43,100
$38,480
$32,200
$58,610
Duluth, MN $43,010
$44,050
$32,200
$49,950
Grand Forks, ND $42,970
$39,160
$36,620
$53,740
Reading, PA $42,970
$43,850
$29,650
$50,240
Omaha, NE $42,690
$41,030
$36,610
$48,130
Lansing, MI $42,670
$39,810
$31,610
$50,850
Logan, UT $42,670
$38,950
$30,890
$65,050
Dubuque, IA $42,630
$41,600
$31,280
$50,600
Wheeling, WV $42,620
$42,730
$32,200
$56,200
Charleston, WV $42,590
$42,150
$29,890
$60,980
Saginaw, MI $42,550
$39,570
$32,920
$48,350
Sioux City, IA $42,550
$39,420
$37,020
$54,100
Grand Junction, CO $42,440
$42,760
$35,400
$49,450
Janesville, WI $42,400
$37,580
$35,360
$54,340
Champaign, IL $42,240
$36,910
$35,360
$54,080
Albuquerque, NM $42,220
$37,970
$34,690
$50,740
Salisbury, MD $42,120
$40,010
$33,950
$47,850
Erie, PA $42,070
$38,080
$35,360
$57,030
Rockford, IL $41,950
$37,170
$35,740
$53,190
Paducah, KY $41,840
$38,180
$29,560
$60,740
Springfield, IL $41,840
$38,270
$36,780
$57,500
Huntington, WV $41,680
$37,500
$28,950
$58,810
Fort Wayne, IN $41,460
$38,240
$32,080
$52,750
Great Falls, MT $41,450
$40,120
$36,650
$46,030
Lincoln, NE $41,450
$37,710
$36,280
$53,630
Waterloo, IA $41,440
$39,730
$36,250
$48,770
Lebanon, PA $41,390
$42,090
$30,830
$47,900
Bloomington, IL $41,360
$36,320
$36,200
$48,890
Jonesboro, AR $41,330
$38,510
$31,350
$66,700
York, PA $41,310
$39,080
$30,500
$50,940
Niles, MI $41,170
$39,540
$35,710
$46,890
Austin, TX $41,160
$38,730
$30,280
$50,600
South Bend, IN $41,090
$37,730
$31,310
$49,610
Huntsville, AL $41,050
$36,840
$32,100
$56,670
Racine, WI $41,010
$38,590
$36,020
$54,700
Altoona, PA $40,920
$38,780
$36,240
$45,290
Flint, MI $40,910
$38,710
$33,350
$45,960
Lafayette, IN $40,830
$38,980
$32,240
$50,280
Indianapolis, IN $40,700
$38,320
$33,350
$50,450
Parkersburg, WV $40,670
$37,510
$28,250
$59,300
Dallas, TX $40,440
$36,790
$30,580
$57,360
Ames, IA $40,430
$39,420
$33,540
$48,740
Bloomington, IN $40,240
$37,640
$32,000
$52,260
Rapid City, SD $40,230
$37,510
$35,730
$46,420
San Antonio, TX $40,230
$37,280
$27,270
$58,240
Joplin, MO $39,820
$35,360
$30,020
$47,570
Grand Island, NE $39,740
$37,620
$29,780
$47,270
Beaumont, TX $39,730
$38,910
$28,980
$49,570
Morgantown, WV $39,660
$36,810
$29,020
$60,910
Pueblo, CO $39,590
$37,950
$31,760
$50,550
Baton Rouge, LA $39,560
$36,820
$29,460
$48,650
Idaho Falls, ID $39,490
$36,700
$29,600
$58,000
Johnstown, PA $39,140
$37,710
$32,400
$45,950
Kokomo, IN $39,120
$37,910
$33,430
$45,220
Wichita, KS $39,110
$37,700
$32,150
$45,760
Midland, TX $39,100
$36,750
$28,600
$50,340
Michigan City, IN $39,080
$37,620
$31,590
$50,600
Evansville, IN $38,890
$37,910
$29,800
$48,770
Elkhart, IN $38,790
$37,430
$30,470
$45,810
Topeka, KS $38,600
$36,230
$34,050
$46,730
Terre Haute, IN $38,320
$36,570
$30,510
$48,300
Tulsa, OK $38,170
$36,980
$27,620
$48,170
Slidell, LA $38,090
$35,060
$28,460
$48,770
Cape Girardeau, MO $38,020
$35,420
$29,450
$46,160
Oklahoma City, OK $37,950
$36,390
$27,350
$46,960
Jefferson City, MO $37,900
$37,690
$29,900
$43,990
Casper, WY $37,890
$36,810
$30,880
$52,000
New Orleans, LA $37,840
$35,000
$30,060
$47,130
Houston, TX $37,540
$36,440
$29,330
$45,860
Birmingham, AL $37,490
$36,070
$31,330
$46,860
Daphne, AL $37,380
$36,420
$30,180
$47,440
Hattiesburg, MS $37,330
$37,000
$22,200
$48,620
Sherman, TX $37,060
$33,810
$27,510
$48,960
Amarillo, TX $37,040
$35,170
$31,130
$47,250
Lafayette, LA $36,960
$32,010
$27,440
$59,370
Muncie, IN $36,930
$36,800
$28,760
$47,010
Houma, LA $36,850
$34,610
$29,470
$46,060
College Station, TX $36,800
$35,680
$28,700
$48,300
Jackson, MS $36,710
$37,520
$24,020
$48,300
Shreveport, LA $36,700
$35,580
$27,740
$45,290
Odessa, TX $36,680
$36,340
$29,470
$47,150
Tuscaloosa, AL $36,550
$35,680
$30,090
$46,740
Lake Charles, LA $36,130
$33,430
$28,130
$46,330
Killeen, TX $36,120
$34,500
$28,520
$46,200
Corpus Christi, TX $35,940
$35,100
$24,700
$44,560
Montgomery, AL $35,540
$35,720
$28,620
$45,050
Alexandria, LA $35,490
$31,370
$27,660
$45,840
Lubbock, TX $35,480
$35,040
$24,030
$45,830
Abilene, TX $35,240
$35,320
$27,930
$45,760
Mobile, AL $35,220
$31,630
$28,750
$44,980
Monroe, LA $35,050
$32,270
$26,610
$44,890
El Paso, TX $34,770
$34,560
$23,400
$45,580
Dothan, AL $34,430
$32,300
$29,140
$42,900
Gulfport, MS $33,950
$31,370
$23,540
$45,590
Wichita Falls, TX $33,870
$34,600
$27,720
$42,950
San Angelo, TX $33,780
$34,550
$28,780
$37,570
Texarkana, TX $33,660
$33,110
$28,280
$39,260
Longview, TX $33,650
$34,500
$26,370
$43,700
Tyler, TX $33,390
$31,700
$26,100
$44,400
McAllen, TX $33,330
$32,190
$22,880
$44,320
Waco, TX $33,300
$30,720
$28,740
$37,310
Auburn, AL $33,190
$31,440
$29,910
$42,150
Laredo, TX $32,630
$33,350
$23,000
$37,950
Brownsville, TX $32,230
$31,590
$26,060
$39,100
Victoria, TX $32,230
$32,460
$23,890
$38,830
San Juan, PR $30,420
$28,820
$22,390
$43,930
Ponce, PR $30,360
$28,910
$22,330
$42,740
Mayaguez, PR $29,370
$28,160
$21,570
$46,390
Arecibo, PR $28,880
$28,140
$21,670
$44,680
Aguadilla, PR $27,930
$26,680
$21,950
$43,020
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
.
All wage figures are annual.
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