State comparison · 2025
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians salary: Massachusetts vs Minnesota
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians in Minnesota earn a median of $63,080. In Massachusetts, $49,750. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.5% — not 21.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-21.1%
Massachusetts vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
-26.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Massachusetts
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
- Median
- $49,750
- p25
- $46,580
- p75
- $64,570
- p10
- $38,480
- p90
- $80,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
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.