State comparison · 2025
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians salary: Hawaii vs Maine
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians in Hawaii earn a median of $58,240. In Maine, $48,120. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.8% — not 21%.
Nominal pay gap
+21%
Hawaii vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+6.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Hawaii
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
- Median
- $58,240
- p25
- $48,510
- p75
- $59,850
- p10
- $40,370
- p90
- $64,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
Maine
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
- Median
- $48,120
- p25
- $42,680
- p75
- $52,190
- p10
- $39,370
- p90
- $61,230
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.