Salary for Texas
Opticians, Dispensing
- Average Salary
- $40,029
- Median Salary
- $39,325
- 10th Percentile
- $30,206
- 25th Percentile
- $33,176
- 75th Percentile
- $43,186
- 90th Percentile
- $51,887
Data sourced from 6,260 total jobs
In the U.S.
| Location | Average | 10th Percentile | 25th Percentile | Median | 75th Percentile | 90th Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | $49,379 | $32,494 | $37,741 | $43,571 | $57,200 | $71,236 |
Texas Metro Areas
| Location | Average | 10th Percentile | 25th Percentile | Median | 75th Percentile | 90th Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waco, TX | $35,244 | $24,574 | $32,340 | $33,385 | $39,006 | $44,517 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $35,200 | $25,949 | $31,570 | $34,507 | $38,610 | $46,684 |
| Amarillo, TX | $37,015 | $31,075 | $31,691 | $35,013 | $40,579 | $43,351 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | $42,526 | $33,110 | $36,586 | $41,162 | $47,564 | $52,327 |
| Longview, TX | $36,905 | $27,225 | $32,032 | $35,123 | $39,688 | $47,806 |
| Midland, TX | $42,262 | $33,385 | $34,067 | $40,832 | $48,048 | $57,805 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $40,975 | $31,559 | $33,660 | $38,896 | $45,760 | $52,129 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $39,919 | $30,888 | $32,615 | $38,401 | $49,841 | $51,700 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $33,891 | $29,271 | $31,163 | $33,198 | $37,015 | $40,150 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $40,678 | $32,087 | $32,945 | $40,931 | $49,302 | $49,302 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $35,860 | $26,862 | $32,032 | $34,243 | $38,896 | $44,891 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $42,779 | $31,757 | $34,441 | $40,766 | $48,422 | $57,200 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | $37,752 | $29,755 | $31,746 | $38,324 | $39,974 | $47,729 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $35,640 | $28,985 | $31,559 | $33,803 | $37,950 | $45,023 |
| Victoria, TX | $36,542 | $32,197 | $32,780 | $34,815 | $40,040 | $41,217 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $39,435 | $32,043 | $34,067 | $38,654 | $43,802 | $51,381 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $39,677 | $31,592 | $32,285 | $39,413 | $46,739 | $48,356 |
| El Paso, TX | $36,839 | $26,829 | $31,966 | $35,233 | $40,854 | $47,487 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $39,633 | $32,307 | $34,320 | $39,028 | $41,184 | $51,073 |
| Laredo, TX | $33,880 | $23,067 | $30,492 | $34,023 | $37,631 | $39,875 |
| Lubbock, TX | $38,566 | $31,152 | $32,098 | $37,554 | $39,974 | $48,983 |
| Odessa, TX | $45,166 | $32,307 | $39,842 | $40,975 | $51,348 | $57,475 |
| San Angelo, TX | $34,595 | $28,820 | $31,944 | $34,045 | $37,367 | $39,699 |
| Tyler, TX | $38,896 | $31,581 | $32,945 | $37,554 | $40,249 | $50,556 |
Texas Non-metro Areas
| Location | Average | 10th Percentile | 25th Percentile | Median | 75th Percentile | 90th Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Texas Region of Texas | $37,554 | $31,845 | $33,220 | $35,123 | $39,248 | $48,224 |
| Hill Country Region of Texas | $39,094 | $33,286 | $33,847 | $38,247 | $40,810 | $49,577 |
| West Texas Region of Texas | $38,632 | $27,478 | $33,737 | $38,115 | $41,481 | $49,115 |
| Big Thicket Region of Texas | $39,556 | $31,933 | $32,934 | $38,577 | $42,922 | $54,758 |
| Coastal Plains Region of Texas | $37,257 | $32,021 | $32,263 | $36,773 | $39,270 | $45,573 |
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