State comparison · 2025
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians salary: Tennessee vs Wisconsin
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians in Wisconsin earn a median of $56,420. In Tennessee, $38,890. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.4% — not 31.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-31.1%
Tennessee vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
-29.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Tennessee
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
- Median
- $38,890
- p25
- $36,570
- p75
- $47,010
- p10
- $32,870
- p90
- $60,170
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.