Opticians, Dispensing Salary in Tyler, TX

Opticians, Dispensing pay range in Tyler

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,700 a year or less, while the top 10% make $47,140 or more. The middle half of opticians, dispensing in Tyler earn between $32,240 and $43,340.

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

Opticians, Dispensing salary after taxes in Tyler

On the average salary of $37,030, a single filer in Tyler takes home about $31,934 a year, or $2,661 a month and $1,228 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 Tyler a good place for opticians, dispensing? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Tyler area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.2), so the average $37,030 buys what about $40,182 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Tyler ($42,650). A typical home costs $272,063, or 7.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Opticians, Dispensing salary in other Texas cities

Tyler ranks 19th 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).

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