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Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians pay in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO and Syracuse, NY
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians is $52,510 per year in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO. It is $46,250 per year in Syracuse, NY. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 13.5% above Syracuse, NY on the published median.
Both rows use SOC 51-9083 and the same annual wage metric. Median means the middle of each area's published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. The larger median is not proof that one place gives a better job or a better result. It is one wage fact from one source period.
BLS lists 120 wage and salary jobs in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO and 80 in Syracuse, NY. Those are survey job counts, not open posts. Read pay, job scale, local share, and price level as separate facts before you make a choice.
Evidence: bls-oews-may-2025 · Rule: same-soc-same-metric-pair · nominal-median-gap · employment-not-openings