LIVE MARKET·60 TX postings · last 180 days·Updated April 30, 2026
Ophthalmic Technician salary in Texas: $20.00/hr$800/wk$41,600/yr median.
Pay range $17.88$715$37,190–$22.00/hr$880/wk$45,760/yr across the middle 50% of 60 active Texas postings from 37 employers.
11.1% below the national Ophthalmic Technician median of $22.50/hr · #25 of 31 states with live data.
Median /hr/wk/yr
$20.00$800$41,600
P25–P75
$17.88$715$37,190–$22.00$880$45,760
middle 50%
Postings
60
last 180 days
Employers
37
in TX
01·NEIGHBORING STATES·OPHTHALMIC TECHNICIAN
How Texas compares with its neighbors.
01Texas (this page)$20.00/hr$800/wk$41,600/yr
02Oklahoma$17.50/hr$700/wk$36,400/yr
02·TOP-PAYING STATES·31 STATES WITH LIVE DATA
Where Ophthalmic Technician pay is highest nationally.
01Wisconsin$30.00/hr$1,200/wk$62,400/yr
02Oregon$27.50/hr$1,100/wk$57,200/yr
03Colorado$26.50/hr$1,060/wk$55,120/yr
04Massachusetts$26.50/hr$1,060/wk$55,120/yr
05Washington$25.00/hr$1,000/wk$52,000/yr
03·OTHER ROLES IN TEXAS·12 ROLES
More healthcare salaries in Texas.
01Radiology Technologist$76.13/hr$3,045/wk$158,350/yr02Cardiac Catheterization Technologist$73.28/hr$2,931/wk$152,422/yr03General Sonographer$72.40/hr$2,896/wk$150,592/yr04Nuclear Medicine Technologist$72.02/hr$2,881/wk$149,802/yr05CT Technologist$71.55/hr$2,862/wk$148,824/yr06Speech Language Pathologist$59.00/hr$2,360/wk$122,720/yr07Occupational Therapist$57.50/hr$2,300/wk$119,600/yr08Physical Therapist$55.00/hr$2,200/wk$114,400/yr09MRI Technologist$45.75/hr$1,830/wk$95,160/yr10Respiratory Therapist$42.00/hr$1,680/wk$87,360/yr11Physical Therapy Assistant$41.25/hr$1,650/wk$85,800/yr12Caregiver$15.00/hr$600/wk$31,200/yr
04·FREQUENTLY ASKED·OPHTHALMIC TECHNICIAN · TX
Ophthalmic Technician pay in Texas, answered.
How much does an Ophthalmic Technician make in Texas?
The median Ophthalmic Technician pay in Texas is $20.00/hr (about $41,600/yr), based on 60 job postings with listed pay over the last 180 days.
What is the Ophthalmic Technician pay range in Texas?
The middle 50% of Texas postings pay $17.88–$22.00/hr. Listed pay runs from $14.00 to $27.50/hr.
Do Ophthalmic Technicians in Texas earn more than the national average?
Texas pays 11.1% less than the national Ophthalmic Technician median of $22.50/hr, ranking #25 of 31 states with live data.
How many employers are hiring Ophthalmic Technicians in Texas?
37 employers posted Ophthalmic Technician roles with listed pay in Texas over the last 180 days.
Figures come from active US healthcare job postings with listed pay in Texas, collected over the last 180 days. States with fewer than 50 postings are shown on the national page only.