State comparison · 2025
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians salary: Mississippi vs Wisconsin
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians in Wisconsin earn a median of $56,420. In Mississippi, $36,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.6% — not 35.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-35.8%
Mississippi vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
-30.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Mississippi
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
- Median
- $36,220
- p25
- $31,190
- p75
- $38,640
- p10
- $29,480
- p90
- $45,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.