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Ophthalmic Medical Technicians pay in Minnesota and Rhode Island
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median for Ophthalmic Medical Technicians is $63,080 per year in Minnesota. It is $46,500 per year in Rhode Island. Minnesota is 35.7% above Rhode Island 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 720 wage and salary jobs in Minnesota and 410 in Rhode Island. 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