How much do Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians make in Omaha, NE-IA?

Percentile spread

For Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $40,640 and the 90th percentile is $48,790. The difference is $8,150, which is 20.1% 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 $40,640 to the 75th at $48,790, covers $8,150.

The mean annual wage is $43,410, which sits above the median of $40,640. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Omaha, NE-IA median is 3% higher than the national median of $39,460 for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $44,217, which is 12.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Nebraska median of $40,640.

Omaha, NE-IA covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Nebraska, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Omaha, NE-IA is 91.911, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $40,640 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians at $44,217 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. Omaha, NE-IA 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).).

• Kansas City, MO-KS is 183 miles away, with a median of $45,750 and employment of 90. That median is 12.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,436, against $44,217 here.