State comparison · 2025
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians salary: Kansas vs Minnesota
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians in Minnesota earn a median of $63,080. In Kansas, $43,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.2% — not 30.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-30.7%
Kansas vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
-24.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Kansas
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
- Median
- $43,700
- p25
- $37,340
- p75
- $46,740
- p10
- $32,710
- p90
- $58,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
Minnesota
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
- Median
- $63,080
- p25
- $50,510
- p75
- $78,070
- p10
- $46,080
- p90
- $83,330
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.