Optician Technician Salary in Chicago, Illinois

Optician Technician Salary in Chicago, IL

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As of December 01, 2024, the average annual pay of Optician Technician in Chicago, IL is $49,552. While Salary.com is seeing that the highest pay for Optician Technician in Chicago, IL can go up to $62,422 and the lowest down to $38,204, but most earn between $43,612 and $56,289. Salary.com shows the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Optician Technician in the United States.

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10th Percentile Optician Technician Salary $38,204 Chicago,IL December 01, 2024
25th Percentile Optician Technician Salary $43,612 Chicago,IL December 01, 2024
50th Percentile Optician Technician Salary $49,552 Chicago,IL December 01, 2024
75th Percentile Optician Technician Salary $56,289 Chicago,IL December 01, 2024
90th Percentile Optician Technician Salary $62,422 Chicago,IL December 01, 2024
25% $43,612 10% $38,204 90% $62,422 75% $56,289 $49,552 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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What is an Optician Technician ?

An optician, or dispensing optician, is a technical practitioner who designs, fits and dispenses corrective lenses for the correction of a person's vision. Opticians determine the specifications of various ophthalmic appliances that will give the necessary correction to a person's eyesight. Some registered or licensed opticians also design and fit special appliances to correct cosmetic, traumatic or anatomical defects. These devices are called shells or artificial eyes. Other registered or licensed opticians manufacture lenses to their own specifications and design and manufacture spectacle fr...

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These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Optician Technician in Chicago, IL. The base salary for Optician Technician ranges from $43,612 to $56,289 with the average base salary of $49,552. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $43,831 to $56,473 with the average total cash compensation of $49,768.

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