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Opticians, Dispensing in Pennsylvania
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The spread
How pay for this job is spread here: higher means more people earn around that amount, and the darker middle is the middle half of earners. The dots are BLS's published 10th, 25th, median, 75th and 90th percentiles; the curve between them is our smooth estimate. Hover or tap a dot for its figure.
This job is less common here than nationally: 0.4 in every 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.78).
Where this job pays most
Median a year by state, from lower to higher pay as in the key below. Hover or tap a state for its figure. Living costs differ too, so a higher wage is not always more to spend.
- AL, Alabama, median $36,880
- AK, Alaska, median $58,250
- AZ, Arizona, median $48,210
- AR, Arkansas, median $42,880
- CA, California, median $57,990
- CO, Colorado, median $47,310
- CT, Connecticut, median $75,300
- DE, Delaware, median $46,220
- DC, District of Columbia, median $61,310
- FL, Florida, median $58,850
- GA, Georgia, median $48,010
- HI, Hawaii, median $75,300
- ID, Idaho, median $43,950
- IL, Illinois, median $43,960
- IN, Indiana, median $39,370
- IA, Iowa, median $44,480
- KS, Kansas, median $40,140
- KY, Kentucky, median $44,290
- LA, Louisiana, median $36,360
- ME, Maine, median $47,220
- MD, Maryland, median $48,700
- MA, Massachusetts, median $67,210
- MI, Michigan, median $41,180
- MN, Minnesota, median $48,020
- MS, Mississippi, median $36,680
- MO, Missouri, median $38,750
- MT, Montana, median $47,050
- NE, Nebraska, median $39,830
- NV, Nevada, median $46,910
- NH, New Hampshire, median $51,980
- NJ, New Jersey, median $72,460
- NM, New Mexico, median $39,090
- NY, New York, median $63,880
- NC, North Carolina, median $50,190
- ND, North Dakota, median $45,230
- OH, Ohio, median $50,500
- OK, Oklahoma, median $37,940
- OR, Oregon, median $49,210
- PA, Pennsylvania, median $45,450
- RI, Rhode Island, median $47,400
- SC, South Carolina, median $48,000
- SD, South Dakota, median $43,400
- TN, Tennessee, median $49,840
- TX, Texas, median $38,720
- UT, Utah, median $41,780
- VT, Vermont, median $57,350
- VA, Virginia, median $55,820
- WA, Washington, median $49,220
- WV, West Virginia, median $38,120
- WI, Wisconsin, median $44,820
- WY, Wyoming, median $39,100
- PR, Puerto Rico, median $28,980
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Across Pennsylvania
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