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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.
Average Pay. As of 2014, the average annual income of opticians nationwide was $35,710, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is the equivalent of an hourly wage of $17.17. Ten percent of opticians earned $21,290 annually or less, and 10 percent received $54,490 per year or more.he largest employer of opticians is other health practitioners, or optometrists. As of 2013, 26,160 opticians nationwide earned an average annual wage of $33,750 in this industry, according to the BLS. An additional 23,130 opticians worked for health and personal care stores, averaging $37,870 per year.