How much do Opticians, Dispensing make in Barnstable Town, MA?

Percentile spread

For Opticians, Dispensing, the published 10th percentile is $50,960 and the 90th percentile is $86,950. The difference is $35,990, which is 51.8% 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 $53,550 to the 75th at $78,380, covers $24,830.

The mean annual wage is $67,620, which sits below the median of $69,530. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Barnstable Town, MA median is 47.1% higher than the national median of $47,260 for Opticians, Dispensing. In 2024 national prices the local median is $70,696, which is 49.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.5% higher than the Massachusetts median of $67,210.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Barnstable Town, MA is 98.351, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $69,530 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Opticians, Dispensing at $70,696 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Opticians, Dispensing. Barnstable Town, MA ranks 7th of 14 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).).

• Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 58 miles away, with a median of $48,940 and employment of 450. That median is 29.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,087, against $70,696 here.
• Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 71 miles away, with a median of $64,170 and employment of 950. That median is 7.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,271, against $70,696 here.
• Worcester, MA is 100 miles away, with a median of $67,630 and employment of 160. That median is 2.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,966, against $70,696 here.

Employment share

Opticians, Dispensing accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Barnstable Town, MA (60 of 94,110). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (73,530 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.35 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.