How much do Ophthalmic Medical Technicians make in Cleveland, OH?

Percentile spread

For Ophthalmic Medical Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $35,140 and the 90th percentile is $60,580. The difference is $25,440, which is 61.1% 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 $37,680 to the 75th at $49,610, covers $11,930.

The mean annual wage is $44,980, which sits above the median of $41,620. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cleveland, OH median is 8.7% lower than the national median of $45,570 for Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $44,313, which is 2.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.1% higher than the Ohio median of $40,350.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cleveland, OH is 93.923, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $41,620 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Ophthalmic Medical Technicians at $44,313 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. Cleveland, OH ranks 7th of 13 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).).

• Akron, OH is 36 miles away, with a median of $39,540 and employment of 100. That median is 5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,348, against $44,313 here.
• Canton-Massillon, OH is 67 miles away, with a median of $37,510. That median is 9.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,955, against $44,313 here.
• Pittsburgh, PA is 116 miles away, with a median of $43,890 and employment of 470. That median is 5.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,361, against $44,313 here.

Employment share

Ophthalmic Medical Technicians accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Cleveland, OH (640 of 1,031,130). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (71,010 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.36 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.