State comparison · 2025
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians salary: Kansas vs Wisconsin
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians in Wisconsin earn a median of $56,420. In Kansas, $43,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.1% — not 22.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.5%
Kansas vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
-19.1%
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
Wisconsin
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
- Median
- $56,420
- p25
- $47,750
- p75
- $61,620
- p10
- $40,910
- p90
- $66,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.