Opticians, Dispensing Salary in Laredo, TX

Opticians, Dispensing pay range in Laredo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $24,490 a year or less, while the top 10% make $63,890 or more. The middle half of opticians, dispensing in Laredo earn between $29,630 and $39,170.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Opticians, Dispensing salary after taxes in Laredo

On the average salary of $36,980, a single filer in Laredo takes home about $31,893 a year, or $2,658 a month and $1,227 every two weeks. Taxes take 14% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

Is Laredo a good place for opticians, dispensing? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Laredo area are 13% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 87.0), so the average $36,980 buys what about $42,527 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Laredo ($37,250). A typical home costs $218,391, or 5.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Opticians, Dispensing salary in other Texas cities

Laredo ranks 20th of 24 Texas metro areas for this job; Austin pays the most ($46,290).

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Highest-paying cities for opticians, dispensing

Bridgeport, CT pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($74,410).

Opticians, Dispensing salary by city

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