How much do Ophthalmic Medical Technicians make in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH?

Percentile spread

For Ophthalmic Medical Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $27,450 and the 90th percentile is $45,870. The difference is $18,420, which is 49.3% 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 $30,230 to the 75th at $43,930, covers $13,700.

The mean annual wage is $37,330, which sits below the median of $37,400. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH median is 17.9% lower than the national median of $45,570 for Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $42,297, which is 7.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.8% higher than the West Virginia median of $36,730.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH covers more than one state. The state comparison uses West Virginia, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH is 88.422, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $37,400 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Ophthalmic Medical Technicians at $42,297 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH ranks 15th of 17 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).).

• Lexington-Fayette, KY is 102 miles away, with a median of $39,150 and employment of 230. That median is 4.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,147, against $42,297 here.
• Columbus, OH is 112 miles away, with a median of $40,980 and employment of 300. That median is 9.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,925, against $42,297 here.
• Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 113 miles away, with a median of $41,410 and employment of 750. That median is 10.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,420, against $42,297 here.

Employment share

Ophthalmic Medical Technicians accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH (60 of 140,740). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (71,010 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.93 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.