How much do Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians make in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

Percentile spread

For Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $36,570 and the 90th percentile is $64,770. The difference is $28,200, which is 58.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $36,570 to the 75th at $48,140, covers $11,570.

The mean annual wage is $46,750, which sits below the median of $48,140. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH median is 22% higher than the national median of $39,460 for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $44,465, which is 12.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.7% higher than the Massachusetts median of $43,100.

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Massachusetts, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 108.266, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $48,140 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians at $44,465 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH ranks 1st of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Manchester-Nashua, NH is 45 miles away, with a median of $47,410 and employment of 60. That median is 1.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,872, against $44,465 here.
• Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 58 miles away, with a median of $47,440 and employment of 90. That median is 1.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,614, against $44,465 here.
• New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 189 miles away, with a median of $38,190 and employment of 570. That median is 20.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,928, against $44,465 here.