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Opticians earn a median hourly wage of $25.87. Hourly wages typically start from $15.46 and go up to $33.01. Opticians earn a median salary of $53,820 per year. Salaries typically start from $32,150 and go up to $68,660.
As of May 2011, the Bureau of Labor Statistics states that medical assistants who worked in the offices of optometrists earned a mean $26,390 annually, or $12.69 per hour. This was close to the average annual $26,610, or $12.79 hourly, made all by health care support occupations in optical practices.