United States
Optometrists salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$134,830
Optometrists in the United States earn a median of $134,830 a year, about $64.82 an hour.
Median
$134,830
per year
Hourly
$64.82
as published
Mean
$140,940
pulled up by top earners
Workers
41,890
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $137,070 | +2% |
| Texas | State | $128,360 | -5% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $137,070 | +2% |
| New York | State | $163,040 | +21% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $160,520 | +19% |
| Florida | State | $129,500 | -4% |
| Illinois | State | $136,200 | +1% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $128,260 | -5% |
| Ohio | State | $130,000 | -4% |
| North Carolina | State | $153,750 | +14% |
| Michigan | State | $131,700 | -2% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $138,510 | +3% |
| Massachusetts | State | $150,820 | +12% |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Metro | $157,750 | +17% |
| Colorado | State | $137,370 | +2% |
| Arizona | State | $134,430 | -0% |
| Indiana | State | $127,080 | -6% |
| New Jersey | State | $156,000 | +16% |
| Washington | State | $157,650 | +17% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Metro | $124,780 | -7% |
| Maryland | State | $157,830 | +17% |
| Georgia | State | $129,690 | -4% |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Metro | $139,550 | +4% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Metro | $155,890 | +16% |
| Wisconsin | State | $137,650 | +2% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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