Ophthalmic Medical Technicians in Florida
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$39,808
after federal, FICA and Florida tax
Tax takes
$7,022
15.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$38,480
Florida costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Florida — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$46,830
Kept after tax
$39,808
Worth in national money
$38,480
State rank
20
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Florida pays ophthalmic medical technicians around $46,830 at the midpoint, 20 of 51 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 493 occupations Florida reports figures for, this is number 329.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $46,830, tax leaves $39,808 — and because Florida is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $38,480 would nationally. Here the average runs under the middle, at $46,310.
- For ophthalmic medical technicians the Florida median is $46,830, ranking 20 of 51 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- In Florida's occupational distribution, ophthalmic medical technicians sits at 329 of 493 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- After tax, $39,808 remains from the Florida median of $46,830 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $38,480 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $46,310 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,330 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $46,830 |
| Top tenth earn over | $59,100 |
| This salary | $46,830 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Florida | $39,808 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,808 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,486 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $46,830 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,006 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 103 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $46,830 as a midpoint for Florida, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $36,330 and the ninetieth is $59,100 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Florida the take-home figure of $39,808, from $46,830, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 329 of 493 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Florida, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $38,480, the adjusted value of that $46,830 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 329 of 493 in the state.
- The Florida median of $46,830 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $36,330 to $59,100. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Florida is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $39,808 from $46,830. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 329 of 493 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Florida, so $38,480 — the adjusted value of that $46,830 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 329 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $36,330 at the bottom tenth to $59,100 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in Florida run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $38,480 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
Most of it arrives. $39,808 lands after tax, since there is no state income tax on wages here — though the federal floor is identical in every state.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($36,330 to $59,100) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Florida rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Florida's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $38,480 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
Why is the take-home ratio comparatively high in this state?
Florida levies no personal income tax on wages, so take-home of $39,808 reflects the federal layer and FICA alone. Federal income tax and FICA are unchanged; states without a wage income tax generally recover revenue through consumption and property bases instead.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.