How much do Ophthalmic Medical Technicians make in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA?

Percentile spread

For Ophthalmic Medical Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $37,380 and the 90th percentile is $72,100. The difference is $34,720, which is 72.8% 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 $37,390 to the 75th at $60,730, covers $23,340.

The mean annual wage is $52,050, which sits above the median of $47,680. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA median is 4.6% higher than the national median of $45,570 for Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $44,794, which is 1.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.5% lower than the California median of $54,490.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 106.442, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $47,680 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Ophthalmic Medical Technicians at $44,794 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ranks 3rd of 6 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).).

• San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 111 miles away, with a median of $60,440 and employment of 310. That median is 26.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,019, against $44,794 here.
• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 121 miles away, with a median of $60,600. That median is 27.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,361, against $44,794 here.
• Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 132 miles away, with a median of $37,570 and employment of 770. That median is 21.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,489, against $44,794 here.

Employment share

Ophthalmic Medical Technicians accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (210 of 1,716,760). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (71,010 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.27 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.