Dispensing opticians salary in West Midlands
Full-time average annual pay in West Midlands
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2025 · high suppression
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Skilled Worker visa minimum
£33,400
Employment patterns
- 64% of Dispensing opticians work full-time
- 100.0% of employees have permanent contracts
How Dispensing opticians pay varies by region
London is the highest-paying region for dispensing opticians at £29,850 — 8% above the UK median. North East is lowest at £13,203.
UK median £27,645
| Region | Median payUK median £27,645 | Median | Mean | vs UK median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | £29,850 | £29,850 | £28,103 | +8% |
| West Midlands (current region) | £29,638 | £29,638 | £31,930 | +7% |
| South West | £27,265 | £27,265 | £25,110 | -1% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | £25,402 | £25,402 | £27,139 | -8% |
| North West | £24,799 | £24,799 | £23,183 | -10% |
| South East | £23,296 | £23,296 | £26,718 | -16% |
| Scotland | £16,227 | £16,227 | £15,543 | -41% |
| Wales | £15,722 | £15,722 | £14,537 | -43% |
| East of England | £15,644 | £15,644 | £14,840 | -43% |
| East Midlands | £14,221 | £14,221 | £13,903 | -49% |
| North East | £13,203 | £13,203 | £13,927 | -52% |
| Region | Median | vs UK |
|---|---|---|
| London £29,850 | £29,850Mean £28,103 | +8% |
| West Midlands (current region) £29,638 | £29,638Mean £31,930 | +7% |
| South West £27,265 | £27,265Mean £25,110 | -1% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber £25,402 | £25,402Mean £27,139 | -8% |
| North West £24,799 | £24,799Mean £23,183 | -10% |
| South East £23,296 | £23,296Mean £26,718 | -16% |
| Scotland £16,227 | £16,227Mean £15,543 | -41% |
| Wales £15,722 | £15,722Mean £14,537 | -43% |
| East of England £15,644 | £15,644Mean £14,840 | -43% |
| East Midlands £14,221 | £14,221Mean £13,903 | -49% |
| North East £13,203 | £13,203Mean £13,927 | -52% |
Sorted highest median to lowest. The vertical line marks the UK median (£27,645); ‘Vs UK median’ compares each region’s median to it. Suppressed values mean ONS withheld this figure because the sample was too small to publish.
How dispensing opticians pay in West Midlands has changed over time
Median annual pay for dispensing opticians in West Midlands by year, shown against the UK-wide median (Source: ONS ASHE). The shaded band is the UK-wide 25th–75th percentile range — ONS does not publish percentile ranges at region level.
West Midlands median
UK median
▪ UK-wide 25th–75th percentile range
Pre-2021 figures mapped from SOC 2010 via ONS concordance table
How the figures are sourced
Data sources: Official UK earnings data (2025 provisional)(opens in new tab)
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