How much do Ophthalmic Medical Technicians make in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI?

Percentile spread

For Ophthalmic Medical Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $36,930 and the 90th percentile is $48,290. The difference is $11,360, which is 28.3% 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 $37,970 to the 75th at $47,540, covers $9,570.

The mean annual wage is $43,070, which sits above the median of $40,160. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI median is 11.9% lower than the national median of $45,570 for Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $42,032, which is 7.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 14.1% lower than the Michigan median of $46,750.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is 95.546, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $40,160 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Ophthalmic Medical Technicians at $42,032 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

17 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI ranks 16th of 18 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).).

• Lansing-East Lansing, MI is 59 miles away, with a median of $47,490 and employment of 80. That median is 18.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,994, against $42,032 here.
• South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI is 86 miles away, with a median of $45,940 and employment of 90. That median is 14.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,473, against $42,032 here.
• Flint, MI is 102 miles away, with a median of $47,370 and employment of 140. That median is 18% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,917, against $42,032 here.

Employment share

Ophthalmic Medical Technicians accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI (170 of 598,260). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (71,010 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.62 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.