Opticians, Dispensing Salary in Waco, TX

Opticians, Dispensing pay range in Waco

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,940 a year or less, while the top 10% make $42,200 or more. The middle half of opticians, dispensing in Waco earn between $31,790 and $36,260.

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

Opticians, Dispensing salary after taxes in Waco

On the average salary of $35,160, a single filer in Waco takes home about $30,431 a year, or $2,536 a month and $1,170 every two weeks. Taxes take 13% of gross pay.

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

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

Prices in the Waco area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.5), so the average $35,160 buys what about $37,990 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Waco ($46,020). A typical home costs $256,772, or 7.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Opticians, Dispensing salary in other Texas cities

Waco ranks 23rd 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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