Opticians, Dispensing Salary

Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Opticians, Dispensing positions across the United States.

Median Annual Salary

$46,560

National average

Salary Range

$34,470 – $73,240

10th–90th percentile

Data Year

2024

Source: BLS

Opticians, Dispensing Salary by City

LocationMedian SalaryMinMax
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$72,750$46,680$86,260
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$68,790$46,800$81,730
Barnstable Town, MA$66,880$50,760$93,790
New Jersey$66,250$43,980$82,160
New Haven, CT$64,990$45,440$84,990
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$64,940$41,430$78,460
Connecticut$64,780$42,910$82,610
Naples-Marco Island, FL$64,710$46,960$78,090
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$64,580$42,650$82,530
Worcester, MA$64,520$45,190$80,550
Vallejo, CA$64,400$41,970$78,090
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$63,940$40,730$74,220
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$63,830$42,050$80,910
Massachusetts$63,810$44,890$88,940
Springfield, MA$63,420$45,370$82,050
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$63,170$47,770$84,990
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$62,780$47,160$80,540
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$62,570$43,000$90,050
Syracuse, NY$62,400$47,410$80,340
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$62,250$46,180$73,620
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$62,130$47,130$80,920
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$62,070$39,520$74,670
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area$62,040$47,020$68,460
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$61,940$49,230$80,710
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$61,760$39,510$74,670
Kingston, NY$61,360$40,790$81,010
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$61,220$43,680$80,710
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$61,100$38,240$72,700
Punta Gorda, FL$60,910$38,950$71,850
Urban Honolulu, HI$60,900$37,080$77,990
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$60,780$46,240$80,820
Utica-Rome, NY$60,420$38,340$66,440
New York$60,100$47,490$75,970
Gainesville, FL$59,970$38,240$68,640
Rochester, NY$59,900$39,150$77,530
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$59,850$37,330$74,110
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$59,710$45,130$71,460
Charlottesville, VA$59,700$37,630$70,130
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$59,610$37,860$75,500
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area$59,480$38,130$74,120
Glens Falls, NY$59,450$39,850$69,830
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$59,410$37,020$71,820
Binghamton, NY$59,330$45,910$64,900
Harrisonburg, VA$59,280$36,030$76,380
District of Columbia$59,110$47,310$77,370
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$58,530$37,910$75,460
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$58,500$37,530$78,090
Asheville, NC$58,500$36,900$78,190
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$58,420$41,880$100,920
Greensboro-High Point, NC$58,240$31,830$77,360
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area$58,190$42,640$71,880
Tallahassee, FL$58,150$36,750$71,240
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$58,130$43,710$76,380
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$58,050$41,370$77,370
Anchorage, AK$57,950$44,660$78,840
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$57,900$38,500$72,840
California$57,770$41,590$77,500
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$57,520$38,910$73,870
Vermont$57,500$40,730$74,220
Port St. Lucie, FL$57,300$38,580$71,770
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$57,000$38,080$78,570
Florida$56,920$38,230$72,870
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$56,880$37,410$74,970
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$56,870$38,280$80,980
Chico, CA$56,340$39,020$74,670
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$56,280$38,550$72,310
Alaska$56,260$44,190$74,150
Stockton-Lodi, CA$56,160$46,180$76,380
Hawaii$56,090$36,820$77,500
Ocala, FL$55,940$38,060$72,310
Fayetteville, NC$55,890$29,870$77,700
Salinas, CA$55,700$39,560$74,670
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$55,220$39,330$74,890
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$55,010$48,090$74,670
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$54,600$39,070$78,580
Virginia$54,320$36,970$75,200
Winchester, VA-WV$54,200$37,060$74,670
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$53,450$39,040$78,090
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area$52,900$34,760$72,210
Modesto, CA$52,690$37,440$76,370
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$52,610$37,540$70,360
South Florida nonmetropolitan area$52,520$38,020$73,210
Richmond, VA$52,000$37,910$68,560
Boulder, CO$51,910$39,230$68,830
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$51,360$36,220$61,720
Roanoke, VA$51,260$35,700$61,760
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$51,130$32,150$77,060
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$50,960$43,150$76,380
North Florida nonmetropolitan area$50,790$36,670$74,450
Manchester-Nashua, NH$50,760$39,100$63,230
Johnson City, TN$50,580$31,060$65,940
Raleigh-Cary, NC$50,490$37,720$78,690
Rhode Island$50,380$39,200$74,230
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$50,260$36,420$65,010
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area$50,220$30,950$69,240
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$49,980$38,370$78,460
Spartanburg, SC$49,810$31,260$66,210
North Carolina$49,570$35,600$78,100
Oregon$49,550$39,360$100,920
Morristown, TN$49,450$34,240$68,240
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$49,450$31,920$70,050
New Hampshire$49,400$38,930$66,000
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$49,400$39,840$64,920
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$49,320$37,450$74,670
Carson City, NV$49,040$38,020$82,640
Minnesota$49,020$38,980$64,920
Bend, OR$48,980$42,910$75,790
Burlington, NC$48,970$35,770$76,430
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$48,940$33,090$71,430
Bellingham, WA$48,880$39,430$74,670
Hot Springs, AR$48,870$30,740$69,820
Cleveland, OH$48,850$34,340$62,200
Portland-South Portland, ME$48,840$41,110$65,290
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$48,830$37,880$72,590
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$48,780$38,930$62,010
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area$48,700$35,670$65,840
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)$48,700$35,920$62,950
Winston-Salem, NC$48,690$31,260$76,720
Wilmington, NC$48,610$36,410$78,960
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$48,570$39,210$76,380
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$48,560$38,720$74,670
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area$48,540$35,580$66,700
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$48,450$35,300$73,390
Columbus, OH$48,400$32,720$62,130
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$48,370$40,250$74,670
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$48,360$39,100$61,670
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$48,330$28,100$64,580
Washington$48,320$38,950$74,670
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$48,300$30,820$69,000
Longview-Kelso, WA$48,300$38,560$81,480
Mansfield, OH$48,140$36,800$56,250
Bozeman, MT$48,100$38,160$72,590
Ohio$48,080$32,610$62,250
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$47,920$31,170$73,510
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$47,910$35,990$62,140
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$47,870$30,660$76,600
Tennessee$47,850$31,580$70,970
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$47,850$31,630$62,130
Rochester, MN$47,840$38,050$72,110
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$47,780$34,650$62,840
Maryland$47,710$35,310$63,980
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$47,640$40,250$76,380
Youngstown-Warren, OH$47,620$35,090$59,870
Nevada$47,600$39,160$78,660
Jacksonville, FL$47,600$38,280$74,670
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$47,600$39,520$78,380
Toledo, OH$47,590$31,120$72,590
Yuma, AZ$47,550$35,090$74,370
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$47,540$38,270$77,260
Flagstaff, AZ$47,400$37,720$62,230
Eugene-Springfield, OR$47,380$39,360$74,220
Kennewick-Richland, WA$47,370$37,440$63,250
Merced, CA$47,310$37,250$69,120
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$47,220$36,510$73,600
Visalia, CA$47,210$38,270$76,380
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$47,210$30,770$71,770
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$47,190$37,570$72,870
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$47,150$35,600$74,220
Fresno, CA$47,130$38,330$75,400
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$47,130$29,420$62,950
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$47,130$32,200$62,940
Knoxville, TN$47,120$31,390$63,470
Greeley, CO$47,080$38,680$56,350
Billings, MT$46,970$35,970$62,400
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$46,970$37,230$61,250
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$46,960$27,950$59,990
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area$46,960$35,950$61,540
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$46,940$37,080$72,590
Redding, CA$46,910$36,600$68,380
Lancaster, PA$46,910$37,210$57,500
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$46,870$29,340$74,220
South Carolina$46,830$31,260$71,300
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$46,800$28,350$66,620
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$46,780$37,850$62,380
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$46,690$34,380$71,240
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$46,680$31,310$71,300
St. Cloud, MN$46,660$35,370$64,620
Akron, OH$46,650$31,370$62,130
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area$46,580$38,580$66,330
Lexington-Fayette, KY$46,560$30,970$64,370
Arizona$46,520$36,570$72,590
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$46,510$32,930$69,040
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$46,450$29,600$62,280
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$46,410$34,520$66,660
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$46,410$37,650$71,510
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$46,380$37,030$66,580
Missoula, MT$46,370$32,210$75,790
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$46,340$38,610$58,050
Maine$46,310$37,760$61,530
Madison, WI$46,010$37,000$61,370
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$46,000$35,710$68,290
Albany, GA$46,000$32,430$53,950
Reno, NV$45,950$37,780$81,690
Colorado$45,900$37,440$60,750
Yakima, WA$45,800$37,470$60,400
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$45,790$28,320$64,400
Clarksville, TN-KY$45,770$29,590$68,240
Florence, SC$45,760$34,540$64,150
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area$45,760$37,320$61,210
Sheboygan, WI$45,700$36,800$58,400
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$45,680$38,790$55,010
Georgia$45,640$35,010$72,590
Medford, OR$45,640$39,440$63,180
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$45,640$35,750$62,400
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$45,530$36,420$51,160
Salem, OR$45,520$38,990$74,220
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$45,510$36,530$71,490
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$45,510$38,260$52,000
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$45,440$36,330$56,270
Arkansas$45,440$29,600$69,770
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$45,440$29,230$69,990
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$45,440$28,530$69,000
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$45,430$38,310$56,630
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area$45,400$28,750$63,730
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$45,290$35,070$60,020
Bangor, ME$45,280$38,290$61,880
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$45,270$36,110$62,090
Cedar Rapids, IA$45,220$37,320$52,440
Kenosha, WI$45,180$35,810$72,590
Colorado Springs, CO$45,150$35,380$59,360
Tucson, AZ$45,120$34,970$72,590
Lynchburg, VA$45,050$36,020$67,470
Canton-Massillon, OH$44,930$27,890$61,950
Chattanooga, TN-GA$44,840$30,420$63,150
Iowa City, IA$44,830$37,710$74,220
Coeur d'Alene, ID$44,720$31,490$72,590
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area$44,660$34,350$90,830
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area$44,650$35,120$46,400
Montana$44,600$33,520$62,400
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$44,600$36,900$62,130
Kentucky$44,530$29,620$62,990
Albany, OR$44,520$38,780$75,790
Arizona nonmetropolitan area$44,380$34,500$67,850
Columbia, SC$44,370$35,080$66,100
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area$44,200$37,930$71,970
Elizabethtown, KY$44,100$30,030$61,290
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$44,070$36,660$61,260
Duluth, MN-WI$44,050$32,200$49,950
Pennsylvania$44,010$35,360$59,360
Reading, PA$43,850$29,650$50,240
Green Bay, WI$43,820$34,500$57,480
Walla Walla, WA$43,770$35,860$74,850
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$43,700$31,060$65,330
Ann Arbor, MI$43,680$37,550$62,770
Eau Claire, WI$43,680$32,780$58,930
Gainesville, GA$43,680$35,620$65,010
Wausau, WI$43,670$35,880$57,540
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area$43,640$36,060$58,040
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$43,430$36,270$58,900
State College, PA$43,360$35,360$49,450
Wisconsin$43,320$35,600$58,750
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area$43,160$35,170$53,160
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$43,150$36,560$58,830
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$43,060$35,650$57,560
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$43,050$34,980$74,220
Boise City, ID$43,040$31,210$72,590
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$42,930$30,280$51,390
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$42,900$31,370$62,130
Grand Junction, CO$42,760$35,400$49,450
Wheeling, WV-OH$42,730$32,200$56,200
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$42,580$31,570$62,200
Bismarck, ND$42,500$36,900$55,200
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$42,170$36,800$50,030
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$42,160$36,430$54,850
Charleston, WV$42,150$29,890$60,980
Savannah, GA$42,100$36,040$70,450
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$42,090$36,530$62,560
Lebanon, PA$42,090$30,830$47,900
Iowa$41,810$36,140$50,230
Twin Falls, ID$41,730$36,420$72,590
Valdosta, GA$41,670$29,660$62,380
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area$41,610$33,990$53,670
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$41,610$29,210$79,040
Pittsburgh, PA$41,600$33,430$53,730
Dubuque, IA$41,600$31,280$50,600
Fargo, ND-MN$41,600$35,740$61,630
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area$41,600$35,650$55,200
North Dakota$41,400$36,760$53,740
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$41,400$36,310$49,070
West Montana nonmetropolitan area$41,400$29,660$74,220
Illinois$41,230$36,200$62,560
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$41,220$28,270$68,240
Omaha, NE-IA$41,030$36,610$48,130
South Dakota$41,020$35,990$49,670
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$40,920$26,010$63,780
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$40,700$35,920$49,250
Maryland nonmetropolitan area$40,560$34,500$51,070
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$40,560$34,500$49,450
Delaware$40,400$34,930$59,330
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$40,390$35,060$49,920
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$40,300$35,500$49,330
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$40,250$33,540$56,650
Great Falls, MT$40,120$36,650$46,030
Salisbury, MD$40,010$33,950$47,850
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area$39,950$37,490$48,760
Michigan$39,870$35,490$53,090
Fort Smith, AR-OK$39,870$29,240$68,240
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$39,810$31,610$50,850
Utah$39,760$32,200$74,220
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$39,730$36,250$48,770
Warner Robins, GA$39,680$30,830$63,560
Idaho$39,670$30,800$72,590
Saginaw, MI$39,570$32,920$48,350
Niles, MI$39,540$35,710$46,890
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$39,520$31,570$64,400
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$39,420$37,020$54,100
Ames, IA$39,420$33,540$48,740
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area$39,410$36,040$58,160
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$39,370$31,550$76,570
Santa Fe, NM$39,320$36,440$53,520
Athens-Clarke County, GA$39,290$30,290$71,250
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area$39,260$33,280$62,050
Grand Forks, ND-MN$39,160$36,620$53,740
Ogden, UT$39,130$34,080$74,220
Macon-Bibb County, GA$39,120$35,660$62,780
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$39,120$35,720$47,240
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$39,100$34,200$75,790
York-Hanover, PA$39,080$30,500$50,940
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$38,980$32,240$50,280
Logan, UT-ID$38,950$30,890$65,050
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$38,950$28,100$59,080
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$38,910$28,980$49,570
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area$38,880$31,280$45,900
Nebraska$38,850$32,140$48,130
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$38,840$31,120$45,420
Appleton, WI$38,820$36,510$59,160
Altoona, PA$38,780$36,240$45,290
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$38,730$30,280$50,600
Flint, MI$38,710$33,350$45,960
Traverse City, MI$38,690$36,300$54,990
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$38,590$36,020$54,700
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$38,590$29,340$71,300
Jonesboro, AR$38,510$31,350$66,700
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area$38,490$33,430$48,310
St. George, UT$38,480$32,200$58,610
West Virginia$38,480$28,950$59,300
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$38,480$24,290$46,350
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$38,480$26,920$50,380
Kansas City, MO-KS$38,460$34,280$53,100
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$38,320$33,350$50,450
Springfield, IL$38,270$36,780$57,500
Fort Wayne, IN$38,240$32,080$52,750
Paducah, KY-IL$38,180$29,560$60,740
Erie, PA$38,080$35,360$57,030
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$38,020$31,650$46,410
St. Louis, MO-IL$37,980$33,530$55,580
Albuquerque, NM$37,970$34,690$50,740
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$37,970$35,500$46,990
Pueblo, CO$37,950$31,760$50,550
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$37,950$31,650$53,580
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$37,940$31,660$67,430
Evansville, IN$37,910$29,800$48,770
Kokomo, IN$37,910$33,430$45,220
Springfield, MO$37,890$30,720$51,830
Kansas$37,890$33,610$46,950
Wyoming$37,870$31,370$48,300
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$37,850$30,220$48,050
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area$37,840$35,780$54,640
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$37,830$34,500$46,430
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area$37,810$29,780$57,660
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$37,790$33,580$48,790
Indiana$37,740$30,750$48,770
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$37,730$31,310$49,610
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area$37,730$35,940$46,470
Johnstown, PA$37,710$32,400$45,950
Lincoln, NE$37,710$36,280$53,630
Wichita, KS$37,700$32,150$45,760
Jefferson City, MO$37,690$29,900$43,990
Bloomington, IN$37,640$32,000$52,260
Grand Island, NE$37,620$29,780$47,270
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$37,620$31,590$50,600
Columbus, GA-AL$37,610$30,200$61,360
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$37,600$34,500$48,770
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$37,590$30,230$45,430
Janesville-Beloit, WI$37,580$35,360$54,340
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$37,570$32,240$57,860
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$37,560$35,990$48,900
Peoria, IL$37,530$35,600$57,340
Jackson, MS$37,520$24,020$48,300
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$37,510$28,250$59,300
Rapid City, SD$37,510$35,730$46,420
Bowling Green, KY$37,510$29,430$59,500
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$37,500$28,950$58,810
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$37,460$34,720$45,950
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$37,430$30,470$45,810
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area$37,390$34,500$50,240
Jackson, TN$37,310$29,840$64,500
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$37,280$27,270$58,240
Kansas nonmetropolitan area$37,280$33,430$43,680
Rockford, IL$37,170$35,740$53,190
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$37,110$30,340$47,150
Hattiesburg, MS$37,000$22,200$48,620
Tulsa, OK$36,980$27,620$48,170
Missouri$36,960$31,000$51,950
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area$36,930$32,310$49,760
New Mexico$36,910$27,600$49,330
Champaign-Urbana, IL$36,910$35,360$54,080
Huntsville, AL$36,840$32,100$56,670
Baton Rouge, LA$36,820$29,460$48,650
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$36,820$30,510$58,910
Casper, WY$36,810$30,880$52,000
Morgantown, WV$36,810$29,020$60,910
Muncie, IN$36,800$28,760$47,010
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$36,800$33,430$57,210
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$36,790$30,580$57,360
Midland, TX$36,750$28,600$50,340
Idaho Falls, ID$36,700$29,600$58,000
Terre Haute, IN$36,570$30,510$48,300
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area$36,470$29,740$45,160
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$36,440$29,330$45,860
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$36,420$30,180$47,440
Texas$36,400$28,690$49,080
Oklahoma City, OK$36,390$27,350$46,960
Jacksonville, NC$36,380$29,150$73,750
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$36,380$29,220$45,440
Odessa, TX$36,340$29,470$47,150
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$36,330$28,990$51,430
Bloomington, IL$36,320$36,200$48,890
Topeka, KS$36,230$34,050$46,730
Oklahoma$36,150$27,620$46,960
Birmingham, AL$36,070$31,330$46,860
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$36,050$29,660$44,880
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area$35,910$30,850$46,540
Columbia, MO$35,820$30,160$50,600
Montgomery, AL$35,720$28,620$45,050
Tuscaloosa, AL$35,680$30,090$46,740
College Station-Bryan, TX$35,680$28,700$48,300
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$35,580$27,740$45,290
Alabama$35,570$29,690$46,100
Mississippi$35,530$26,140$47,600
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area$35,450$30,370$57,370
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$35,420$29,450$46,160
Joplin, MO-KS$35,360$30,020$47,570
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area$35,360$29,880$47,670
Abilene, TX$35,320$27,930$45,760
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$35,290$27,470$44,480
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$35,280$27,830$47,480
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$35,250$27,720$44,000
Amarillo, TX$35,170$31,130$47,250
Corpus Christi, TX$35,100$24,700$44,560
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$35,080$28,130$46,520
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$35,060$28,460$48,770
Lubbock, TX$35,040$24,030$45,830
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$35,000$30,060$47,130
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area$34,920$31,100$44,890
Louisiana$34,910$27,740$47,130
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$34,900$26,970$44,390
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$34,850$29,660$44,620
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area$34,850$30,620$48,410
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$34,680$28,760$47,460
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$34,610$29,470$46,060
Wichita Falls, TX$34,600$27,720$42,950
El Paso, TX$34,560$23,400$45,580
San Angelo, TX$34,550$28,780$37,570
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$34,520$30,020$43,610
Killeen-Temple, TX$34,500$28,520$46,200
Longview, TX$34,500$26,370$43,700
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$34,500$29,620$44,070
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$34,500$29,720$47,330
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$34,440$28,810$46,960
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$34,320$28,290$46,950
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$33,950$29,510$47,600
Sherman-Denison, TX$33,810$27,510$48,960
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$33,680$28,400$59,410
Lake Charles, LA$33,430$28,130$46,330
Laredo, TX$33,350$23,000$37,950
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$33,350$29,600$41,720
Texarkana, TX-AR$33,110$28,280$39,260
Victoria, TX$32,460$23,890$38,830
Dothan, AL$32,300$29,140$42,900
Monroe, LA$32,270$26,610$44,890
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$32,190$22,880$44,320
Lafayette, LA$32,010$27,440$59,370
Tyler, TX$31,700$26,100$44,400
Mobile, AL$31,630$28,750$44,980
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$31,590$26,060$39,100
Auburn-Opelika, AL$31,440$29,910$42,150
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area$31,440$27,600$46,370
Alexandria, LA$31,370$27,660$45,840
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$31,370$23,540$45,590
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$30,900$30,030$40,560
Waco, TX$30,720$28,740$37,310
Ponce, PR$28,910$22,330$42,740
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$28,820$22,390$43,930
Puerto Rico$28,690$22,080$44,090
Mayaguez, PR$28,160$21,570$46,390
Arecibo, PR$28,140$21,670$44,680
Aguadilla, PR$26,680$21,950$43,020

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Opticians, Dispensing make?β–Ύ

The median annual salary for a Opticians, Dispensing is $46,560, with a typical range of $34,470 – $73,240 depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the starting salary for a Opticians, Dispensing?β–Ύ

Entry-level Opticians, Dispensing positions typically start around $34,470 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.

Where do Opticians, Dispensings earn the most?β–Ύ

Opticians, Dispensings tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.