Ophthalmic Medical Technicians in Oregon
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,545
after federal, FICA and Oregon tax
Tax takes
$11,475
22.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$36,807
Oregon costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Oregon — 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
$50,020
Kept after tax
$38,545
Worth in national money
$36,807
State rank
8
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Oregon is one of the better-paying states for ophthalmic medical technicians. The middle earner takes $50,020, which ranks 8 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 9.77% above the national middle.
- Against other work in Oregon, this sits in the middle: 360 of 489 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- Oregon is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $50,020 the take-home is $38,545; in national-average money that behaves like $36,807. The average comes to $54,810, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Oregon ranks 8 of 51 states publishing a median for ophthalmic medical technicians, at $50,020 — about 9.77% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Ophthalmic medical technicians ranks 360 of 489 occupations in Oregon 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.
- Take-home for ophthalmic medical technicians in Oregon, on $50,020, is $38,545; deflated by the state's price level, $36,807. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $54,810 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $40,670 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $50,020 |
| Top tenth earn over | $67,210 |
| This salary | $50,020 |
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 Oregon | $38,545 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $42,371 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,796 |
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 | $45,258 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$8,219 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 105 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Oregon earn less than $50,020. The published range is $40,670 up to $67,210, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Oregon's $38,545, worked from $50,020. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 360 of 489.
- Two cautions on $36,807, the adjusted value of that $50,020 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Oregon. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 360 of 489 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for ophthalmic medical technicians in Oregon the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $40,670 to $67,210. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Oregon take-home of $38,545, on $50,020 for work ranking 360 of 489 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 360 of 489 in the state.
- This $36,807 adjusted figure, worked from $50,020, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 360 of 489 in the state. The occupation ranks 360 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $54,810, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $40,670 and the top tenth $67,210, so most people doing this work in Oregon sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in Oregon run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $36,807 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
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; Oregon then takes its own share, leaving $38,545.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Oregon is $54,810. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($40,670 to $67,210) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Oregon rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Oregon's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $36,807 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $38,545 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Oregon 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.