How much do Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians make in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR?

Percentile spread

For Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $31,550 and the 90th percentile is $49,210. The difference is $17,660, which is 46.9% 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 $35,350 to the 75th at $41,100, covers $5,750.

The mean annual wage is $39,360, which sits above the median of $37,650. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR median is 4.6% lower than the national median of $39,460 for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $42,131, which is 6.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.6% higher than the Arkansas median of $37,060.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is 89.364, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $37,650 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians at $42,131 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR ranks 2nd of 2 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).).

• Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is 133 miles away, with a median of $39,460 and employment of 30. That median is 4.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,195, against $42,131 here.