State comparison · 2025
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians salary: Hawaii vs South Carolina
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians in Hawaii earn a median of $58,240. In South Carolina, $40,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.8% — not 44.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+44.2%
Hawaii vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+22.8%
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
South Carolina
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
- Median
- $40,400
- p25
- $36,200
- p75
- $47,200
- p10
- $33,000
- p90
- $51,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.