Optical sales associate pay in the U.S.

Posted pay from 10 current job postings · updated Oct 8, 2026 11:13 PM PT

10active postings
2list pay
7employers
$17.90–$21.91/hrtypical posted range
0offer a sign-on bonus
1mention Spanish

Posted pay by unit

Pay unitPostingsTypical posted range (median low–high)Lowest floor – highest ceiling
Hourly2$17.90–$21.91/hr$16.80 – $22

Each posting is summarized in its own pay unit (salary, per-day, per-patient, hourly); units are never converted into each other. Practice mix: PE-backed group (8), Ophthalmology / MD-OD (1), Hospital / academic (1).

By state

StatePostingsTypical posted pay
Alabama2—
Ohio2—
Arizona1—
North Carolina1—
Massachusetts1$19–$22/hr n=1
Kentucky1—
Georgia1—
Virginia1$16.80–$21.83/hr n=1

Recent postings

PostedTitleEmployer · typeLocationPay
2026-10-06Optical Sales AssociateEyeCare Center (EyeCare Partners) PE-backed groupNew Bern, NCnot postedsource posting ›
2026-10-01Optical Sales Associate - Training providedEyeCare Associates (EyeCare Partners) PE-backed groupMadison, ALnot postedsource posting ›
2026-10-01Optical Sales Associate - Training providedEyeCare Associates (EyeCare Partners) PE-backed groupMoody, ALnot postedsource posting ›
2026-09-30Optical Sales - Paid TrainingClarkson Eyecare PE-backed groupShepherdsville, KYnot postedsource posting ›
2026-09-23Optical Sales AssociateClarkson Eyecare PE-backed groupColumbus, OHnot postedsource posting ›
2026-09-22Optical Assistant/Office AssistantRiverside Health System Hospital / academicHampton, VA$16.80–$21.83/hrsource posting ›
2026-09-03Optical Sales Associate - Training Provided!Nationwide Vision (EyeCare Partners) PE-backed groupPhoenix, AZnot postedsource posting ›
2026-09-02Optical Sales AssociateClarkson Eyecare PE-backed groupNorthfield, OHnot postedsource posting ›
2026-03-09Optical Sales AssociateNielsen Eye Center (via Grassi) Ophthalmology / MD-ODQuincy, MA$19–$22/hrSpanish: preferredsource posting ›
2024-10-09Optical AssociateEyeSouth Partners PE-backed groupValdosta, GAnot postedsource posting ›

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