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Average Salaries for IJCAHPO Certificants
Annual Salary Increase
Average Salaries for Primary Positions
IJCAHPO 2020 Salary and Benefits Study – Texas Edition

Average Salaries for IJCAHPO Certificants

( U . S . Dollars ) Salaries are across all positions for those who hold the COA , COT , or COMT certification .
n
U . S .
Hourly Wage * n
Annual Salary for Full-Time Employees n
TX
Hourly Wage * n
Annual Salary for Full-Time Employees
COA 2,918 $ 21.99 360 $ 61,574 197 $ 21.80 32 $ 67,821
COT 822 $ 25.54 214 $ 67,651 36 $ 23.40 15 $ 67,459 COMT 121 $ 31.41 92 $ 80,311 4 $ 26.70 11 $ 101,455
* Hourly Wage cannot be multiplied by 2,080 hours to obtain Annual Salary equivalency , because respondents include full-time and part-time employees .
U . S . n = 1,959
U . S .
TX n = 76

Annual Salary Increase

3 % 4 % Less than 1 % 15 % 9 % 1-1.9 % 37 % 24 % 2-2.9 % 30 % 38 % 3-3.9 % 7 % 12 % 4-4.9 % 4 % 7 % 5-5.9 % 4 % 7 % Over 6 %

Average Salaries for Primary Positions

U . S .
TX
Average Hourly Wage *
Average Annual Salary *
Average Hourly Wage *
Average Annual Salary *
n
( Not Including Bonuses ; U . S . Dollars .)
n
( Not Including Bonuses ; U . S . Dollars .)
n
( Not Including Bonuses ; U . S . Dollars .)
n
( Not Including Bonuses ; U . S . Dollars .)
Administrative Assistant
69
$ 19.89
23
$ 66,202
4
$ 21.86
3
$ 86,333
Billing / Coder
60
$ 21.25
9
$ 55,631
8
$ 19.43
0
NA
Clinic Manager
208
$ 27.40
458
$ 75,024
20
$ 25.85
32
$ 76,312
Contact Lens Fitter
12
$ 26.04
5
NA
1
$ 27.00
1
$ 75,000
Diagnostic Ophthalmic Sonographer
6
$ 39.57
6
$ 83,333
0
NA
0
NA
Ophthalmic Assistant
2,076
$ 21.45
79
$ 53,407
126
$ 20.40
6
$ 61,000
Ophthalmic Technician
1,865
$ 23.20
128
$ 55,474
76
$ 21.25
4
$ 52,000
Ophthalmic Medical Technologist
111
$ 30.21
27
$ 72,843
4
$ 26.72
2
$ 126,000
Ophthalmic Photographer
148
$ 25.78
22
$ 69,590
11
$ 25.43
4
$ 66,157
Ophthalmic Ultrasound Biometrist
21
$ 24.62
2
NA
0
NA
0
NA
Optician
32
$ 22.64
13
$ 63,488
1
$ 13.00
1
$ 72,000
Orthoptist
21
$ 37.50
22
$ 85,588
0
NA
1
$ 90,000
Nurse
53
$ 31.44
18
$ 83,175
2
$ 37.40
1
$ 86,000
Researcher
48
$ 24.94
41
$ 68,914
8
$ 29.05
7
$ 61,913
Scribe
331
$ 19.59
3
NA
26
$ 21.07
0
NA
Surgical Assistant
61
$ 23.67
6
$ 69,120
5
$ 27.50
1
$ 52,000
Surgical Technologist
25
$ 24.14
2
NA
2
$ 24.88
1
$ 55,000
Trainer
32
$ 26.48
33
$ 86,597
1
$ 25.00
1
$ 102,000
* Hourly Wage cannot be multiplied by 2,080 hours to obtain Annual Salary equivalency , because respondents include full-time and part-time employees .

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