Ophthalmic Medical Technicians Salary — Riverside, California

The average Ophthalmic Medical Technicians in Riverside, California earns $52,050 a year.

$52,050 / year, mean
↑ 8.9% above national average 30th percentile in California

Riverside pays below most of California for this role, though still within a normal range for the state. That's a solid premium over the national average for ophthalmic medical technicians. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a reasonably reliable estimate, though the underlying sample is moderate in size.

Percentile within California

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
210
Estimate confidence
RSE 9.2%
Cost of living 106 #19 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2124 #140 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $585,378 #18 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $86,031 #35 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Riverside ranks #19 for cost of living and #18 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.

Santa Rosa $91,160 San Francisco $73,740 San Jose $68,910 Los Angeles $64,620 Sacramento $64,360 Portland $59,480 San Diego $59,300 Seattle $58,920 Olympia $58,200 Bend $57,870 Ann Arbor $54,020 Salem $53,690 New York $53,460 Ithaca $52,820 Fresno $52,710 Baltimore $52,480 Riverside $52,050 Albany $51,440 Grants Pass $51,100 Kiryas Joel $50,900 Miami $49,810 Eugene $49,640 Mount Vernon $49,610 Dallas $49,410 Medford $49,410 Spokane $49,220 Kennewick $49,010 Bakersfield $48,970 Philadelphia $48,880 Fort Myers $48,860 Chicago $48,520 Detroit $48,320 Lancaster $48,120 Rochester $47,940 Oxnard $47,720 Trenton $46,960 Albany $46,650 Tampa $46,440 Allentown $46,430 Utica $46,390 Bellingham $46,120 Lafayette $46,110 Syracuse $46,070 Port St. Lucie $45,950 Flint $45,830 Charlottesville $45,650 Houston $45,560 South Bend $45,520 Sebastian $45,440 Atlantic City $45,400 Palm Bay $45,310 Watertown $44,990 Lansing $44,920 Deltona $44,540 Lakeland $44,430 Ocala $44,410 Buffalo $44,250 Traverse City $44,250 Richmond $44,180 Tallahassee $44,050 Pensacola $44,030 York $43,890 Louisville $43,880 Orlando $43,790 Reading $43,720 Indianapolis $43,670 Peoria $43,580 Binghamton $43,480 Crestview $43,290 Fort Wayne $43,290 Jacksonville $43,080 Grand Rapids $43,070 Staunton $42,970 Scranton $42,820 Salisbury $42,640 Springfield $42,640 Pittsburgh $42,480 Roanoke $42,310 Virginia Beach $42,210 Harrisburg $42,050 Winchester $41,590 Lexington $41,280 Vineland $40,890 San Antonio $40,640 Amarillo $40,120 Lynchburg $40,100 College Station $40,000 Midland $39,940 Bloomington $39,730 State College $39,470 Blacksburg $39,220 Paducah $39,160 Abilene $38,540 Waco $38,480 Longview $38,470 San Angelo $38,360 Muncie $37,840 Lubbock $37,590 Huntington $37,330 Bowling Green $37,000 Wichita Falls $36,870 McAllen $36,410 Victoria $35,880 El Paso $35,610 Texarkana $34,720
CityMean salaryvs. Riverside
Abilene, Texas$38,540-26.0%
Albany, Oregon$46,650-10.4%
Albany, New York$51,440-1.2%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$46,430-10.8%
Amarillo, Texas$40,120-22.9%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$54,020+3.8%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$45,400-12.8%
Bakersfield, California$48,970-5.9%
Baltimore, Maryland$52,480+0.8%
Bellingham, Washington$46,120-11.4%
Bend, Oregon$57,870+11.2%
Binghamton, New York$43,480-16.5%
Blacksburg, Virginia$39,220-24.6%
Bloomington, Illinois$39,730-23.7%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$37,000-28.9%
Buffalo, New York$44,250-15.0%
Fort Myers, Florida$48,860-6.1%
Charlottesville, Virginia$45,650-12.3%
Chicago, Illinois$48,520-6.8%
College Station, Texas$40,000-23.2%
Crestview, Florida$43,290-16.8%
Dallas, Texas$49,410-5.1%
Deltona, Florida$44,540-14.4%
Detroit, Michigan$48,320-7.2%
El Paso, Texas$35,610-31.6%
Eugene, Oregon$49,640-4.6%
Flint, Michigan$45,830-12.0%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$43,290-16.8%
Fresno, California$52,710+1.3%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$43,070-17.3%
Grants Pass, Oregon$51,100-1.8%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$42,050-19.2%
Houston, Texas$45,560-12.5%
Huntington, West Virginia$37,330-28.3%
Indianapolis, Indiana$43,670-16.1%
Ithaca, New York$52,820+1.5%
Jacksonville, Florida$43,080-17.2%
Kennewick, Washington$49,010-5.8%
Kiryas Joel, New York$50,900-2.2%
Lafayette, Indiana$46,110-11.4%
Lakeland, Florida$44,430-14.6%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$48,120-7.6%
Lansing, Michigan$44,920-13.7%
Lexington, Kentucky$41,280-20.7%
Longview, Texas$38,470-26.1%
Los Angeles, California$64,620+24.1%
Louisville, Kentucky$43,880-15.7%
Lubbock, Texas$37,590-27.8%
Lynchburg, Virginia$40,100-23.0%
McAllen, Texas$36,410-30.0%
Medford, Oregon$49,410-5.1%
Miami, Florida$49,810-4.3%
Midland, Texas$39,940-23.3%
Mount Vernon, Washington$49,610-4.7%
Muncie, Indiana$37,840-27.3%
New York, New York$53,460+2.7%
Ocala, Florida$44,410-14.7%
Olympia, Washington$58,200+11.8%
Orlando, Florida$43,790-15.9%
Oxnard, California$47,720-8.3%
Paducah, Kentucky$39,160-24.8%
Palm Bay, Florida$45,310-12.9%
Pensacola, Florida$44,030-15.4%
Peoria, Illinois$43,580-16.3%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$48,880-6.1%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$42,480-18.4%
Portland, Oregon$59,480+14.3%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$45,950-11.7%
Reading, Pennsylvania$43,720-16.0%
Richmond, Virginia$44,180-15.1%
Roanoke, Virginia$42,310-18.7%
Rochester, New York$47,940-7.9%
Sacramento, California$64,360+23.7%
Salem, Oregon$53,690+3.2%
Salisbury, Maryland$42,640-18.1%
San Angelo, Texas$38,360-26.3%
San Antonio, Texas$40,640-21.9%
San Diego, California$59,300+13.9%
San Francisco, California$73,740+41.7%
San Jose, California$68,910+32.4%
Santa Rosa, California$91,160+75.1%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$42,820-17.7%
Seattle, Washington$58,920+13.2%
Sebastian, Florida$45,440-12.7%
South Bend, Indiana$45,520-12.5%
Spokane, Washington$49,220-5.4%
Springfield, Illinois$42,640-18.1%
State College, Pennsylvania$39,470-24.2%
Staunton, Virginia$42,970-17.4%
Syracuse, New York$46,070-11.5%
Tallahassee, Florida$44,050-15.4%
Tampa, Florida$46,440-10.8%
Texarkana, Texas$34,720-33.3%
Traverse City, Michigan$44,250-15.0%
Trenton, New Jersey$46,960-9.8%
Utica, New York$46,390-10.9%
Victoria, Texas$35,880-31.1%
Vineland, New Jersey$40,890-21.4%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$42,210-18.9%
Waco, Texas$38,480-26.1%
Watertown, New York$44,990-13.6%
Wichita Falls, Texas$36,870-29.2%
Winchester, Virginia$41,590-20.1%
York, Pennsylvania$43,890-15.7%
Gross salary
52,050/yr
Estimated take-home
42,687/yr
Est. total withheld
18.0%

Single filer, federal + California state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

View cost of living in this state All Ophthalmic Medical Technicians salaries in California → All Ophthalmic Medical Technicians salaries →
Community reality check

Community reality check for Riverside

These notes add local color around Riverside, California: comfort ranges, budget constraints and location trade-offs reported in public discussions.

Relocation gap2.0× calculator gap
City comparison anecdotal

Discussion highlights that calculators may imply roughly 2x gross income for comparable standard of living, while some employers offer only about 10% location premiums. Tech total compensation can be an exception, so the page should distinguish salary from total compensation.

2.0×calculator multiplier10%HCOL premium cited$200KAtlanta TC example$450KBay Area TC example

Anecdotal public-discussion signals, not official salary data, rent data or financial advice. Read this alongside the official figures on the page.

Data transparency

Sources used for this page

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

Occupation 29-2057 SOC code
Official area Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 40140 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: ca_ftb_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
San BernardinoOntario
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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Where this is

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Highlighted: California

Population (metro area)
4,637,725