Ophthalmic Medical Technicians in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$50,099
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$12,981
20.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$50,905
Minnesota costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Minnesota — 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
$63,080
Kept after tax
$50,099
Worth in national money
$50,905
State rank
1
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Minnesota pays ophthalmic medical technicians a middle wage of $63,080, ranking 1 of 51 states and sitting about 38.42% above the national middle.
- Against other work in Minnesota, this sits in the middle: 251 of 490 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $63,080 the take-home is $50,099, which is worth about $50,905 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is higher, $63,580, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Minnesota's median for ophthalmic medical technicians is $63,080, about 38.42% above the national figure and 1 of 51 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Ophthalmic medical technicians ranks 251 of 490 occupations in Minnesota by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- Minnesota's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for ophthalmic medical technicians on its $63,080 median: $50,099 retained after tax becomes $50,905 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $63,580 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $46,080 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $63,080 |
| Top tenth earn over | $83,330 |
| This salary | $63,080 |
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 Minnesota | $50,099 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $52,865 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,497 |
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 | $59,637 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$4,229 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 98 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of ophthalmic medical technicians in Minnesota earn under $63,080 and half over. The published range runs $46,080 at the tenth percentile to $83,330 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $50,099 take-home in Minnesota comes from $63,080. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 251 of 490.
- One number stands for prices across all of Minnesota, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $50,905, the adjusted value of that $63,080 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 251 of 490 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for ophthalmic medical technicians in Minnesota, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $46,080 to $83,330; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Retained pay of $50,099, from $63,080, assumes a single Minnesota filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 251 of 490 locally, and the state ranks 1 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Minnesota, so $50,905 — the adjusted value of that $63,080 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 251 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $46,080 at the bottom tenth to $83,330 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Minnesota sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $50,905 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Minnesota then takes its own share, leaving $50,099.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($46,080 to $83,330) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Minnesota rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Minnesota's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $50,905 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $50,099 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Minnesota income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
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.