Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians Salary — Austin, Texas

The average Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians in Austin, Texas earns $41,700 a year.

$41,700 / year, mean
↓ 4.0% below national average 86th percentile in Texas

Austin pays well above most of Texas for this role, landing in the top third statewide. That's close to the national average for ophthalmic laboratory technicians — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Texas

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
180
Estimate confidence
RSE 2.9%
Cost of living 98 #74 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2109 #114 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $428,524 #40 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $97,638 #13 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Austin ranks #74 for cost of living and #40 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Francisco $60,920 Los Angeles $57,460 Jacksonville $53,480 Seattle $52,500 Riverside $51,900 Baltimore $48,610 Portland $48,580 Eugene $46,900 Modesto $45,610 Detroit $45,020 Grand Rapids $45,000 Indianapolis $44,570 Rochester $44,310 Syracuse $44,210 Peoria $44,080 Houston $43,350 Philadelphia $41,930 Sarasota $41,740 Austin $41,700 New York $41,650 Virginia Beach $41,180 Pittsburgh $41,160 Miami $40,610 Chicago $40,050 Dallas $39,940 Tampa $39,900 Orlando $39,060 York $38,210 San Antonio $38,150 Beaumont $35,630 Corpus Christi $33,240 Louisville $31,980 Lubbock $31,770
CityMean salaryvs. Austin
Baltimore, Maryland$48,610+16.6%
Beaumont, Texas$35,630-14.6%
Chicago, Illinois$40,050-4.0%
Corpus Christi, Texas$33,240-20.3%
Dallas, Texas$39,940-4.2%
Detroit, Michigan$45,020+8.0%
Eugene, Oregon$46,900+12.5%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$45,000+7.9%
Houston, Texas$43,350+4.0%
Indianapolis, Indiana$44,570+6.9%
Jacksonville, Florida$53,480+28.2%
Los Angeles, California$57,460+37.8%
Louisville, Kentucky$31,980-23.3%
Lubbock, Texas$31,770-23.8%
Miami, Florida$40,610-2.6%
Modesto, California$45,610+9.4%
New York, New York$41,650-0.1%
Sarasota, Florida$41,740+0.1%
Orlando, Florida$39,060-6.3%
Peoria, Illinois$44,080+5.7%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$41,930+0.6%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$41,160-1.3%
Portland, Oregon$48,580+16.5%
Riverside, California$51,900+24.5%
Rochester, New York$44,310+6.3%
San Antonio, Texas$38,150-8.5%
San Francisco, California$60,920+46.1%
Seattle, Washington$52,500+25.9%
Syracuse, New York$44,210+6.0%
Tampa, Florida$39,900-4.3%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$41,180-1.2%
York, Pennsylvania$38,210-8.4%
Gross salary
41,700/yr
Estimated take-home
35,686/yr
Est. total withheld
14.4%

Single filer, federal income tax + FICA only, 2025 rates — Texas has no state income tax on wages. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 51-9083 SOC code
Official area Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 12420 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: tx_constitucion_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
Round RockSan Marcos
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Highlighted: Texas

Population (metro area)
2,357,497