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Ophthalmic Medical Technicians pay in Kentucky and Minnesota
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median for Ophthalmic Medical Technicians is $38,990 per year in Kentucky. It is $63,080 per year in Minnesota. Kentucky is 38.2% below Minnesota on the published median.
Both rows use SOC 29-2057 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 1,570 wage and salary jobs in Kentucky and 720 in Minnesota. 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