Optometrists Salary

Median Salary
$136,570
per year
Hourly Rate
$65.66
per hour
Employment
42,790
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$74,870
25th percentile
$109,400
Median
$136,570
75th percentile
$165,120
90th percentile
$202,180

💰 Optometrists Salary by State

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$97K
$170K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
Alaska$170,310+24.7%
Maryland$165,840+21.4%
North Carolina$161,560+18.3%
Delaware$161,270+18.1%
New York$161,140+18.0%
New Jersey$159,040+16.5%
Minnesota$158,700+16.2%
Washington$157,560+15.4%
Hawaii$154,620+13.2%
Maine$154,110+12.8%
Colorado$152,000+11.3%
Massachusetts$151,730+11.1%
Florida$151,670+11.1%
Connecticut$150,340+10.1%
South Carolina$145,950+6.9%
Illinois$145,620+6.6%
Alabama$145,090+6.2%
New Mexico$144,660+5.9%
Wisconsin$139,720+2.3%
Kansas$138,580+1.5%
Vermont$137,290+0.5%
California$136,300-0.2%
Michigan$135,650-0.7%
Nevada$135,650-0.7%
Indiana$135,500-0.8%
Pennsylvania$135,400-0.9%
Ohio$134,850-1.3%
District of Columbia$134,840-1.3%
Rhode Island$134,520-1.5%
Tennessee$134,170-1.8%
Missouri$133,810-2.0%
North Dakota$132,110-3.3%
Oregon$132,020-3.3%
Virginia$131,570-3.7%
Kentucky$128,860-5.6%
Georgia$128,830-5.7%
Texas$126,000-7.7%
New Hampshire$125,560-8.1%
Iowa$125,380-8.2%
Nebraska$125,040-8.4%
Arkansas$124,470-8.9%
Arizona$122,250-10.5%
Utah$119,070-12.8%
Louisiana$118,060-13.6%
West Virginia$118,010-13.6%
Wyoming$111,400-18.4%
Mississippi$108,070-20.9%
Montana$104,280-23.6%
Idaho$103,390-24.3%
South Dakota$102,320-25.1%
Oklahoma$97,350-28.7%

🏙️ Optometrists Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$175,810+28.7%
Asheville, NC$167,980+23.0%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$167,810+22.9%
Anchorage, AK$167,000+22.3%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$166,880+22.2%
Peoria, IL$166,600+22.0%
Albuquerque, NM$165,810+21.4%
Dover, DE$165,660+21.3%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$165,640+21.3%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$165,360+21.1%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$164,020+20.1%
Wilmington, NC$163,800+19.9%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$163,290+19.6%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$163,240+19.5%
Birmingham, AL$162,890+19.3%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$162,690+19.1%
Winston-Salem, NC$162,540+19.0%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$161,850+18.5%
Jacksonville, FL$161,560+18.3%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$161,540+18.3%
Portland-South Portland, ME$161,220+18.0%
Huntsville, AL$161,170+18.0%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$161,030+17.9%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$160,680+17.7%
Killeen-Temple, TX$160,460+17.5%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$160,090+17.2%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$159,790+17.0%
Rochester, NY$159,380+16.7%
Savannah, GA$159,330+16.7%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$158,130+15.8%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$157,970+15.7%
Tucson, AZ$157,650+15.4%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$157,210+15.1%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$157,140+15.1%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$156,990+15.0%
Columbia, SC$156,350+14.5%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$155,960+14.2%
Vallejo, CA$155,950+14.2%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$154,970+13.5%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$154,690+13.3%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$154,660+13.2%
Barnstable Town, MA$154,290+13.0%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$154,050+12.8%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$153,980+12.7%
Syracuse, NY$153,790+12.6%
Boulder, CO$153,500+12.4%
Ocala, FL$152,880+11.9%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$150,640+10.3%
New Haven, CT$150,640+10.3%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$150,520+10.2%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$150,420+10.1%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$150,340+10.1%
Appleton, WI$150,060+9.9%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$150,010+9.8%
Worcester, MA$149,600+9.5%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$149,510+9.5%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$149,380+9.4%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$145,630+6.6%
Roanoke, VA$144,900+6.1%
Green Bay, WI$144,840+6.1%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$144,270+5.6%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$144,260+5.6%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$143,700+5.2%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$142,720+4.5%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$142,690+4.5%
Wausau, WI$142,690+4.5%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$142,580+4.4%
Urban Honolulu, HI$141,770+3.8%
Reno, NV$141,230+3.4%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$140,790+3.1%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$140,160+2.6%
Lubbock, TX$140,070+2.6%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$139,910+2.4%
Chico, CA$139,890+2.4%
Reading, PA$139,400+2.1%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$139,060+1.8%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$139,030+1.8%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$139,020+1.8%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$139,000+1.8%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$138,940+1.7%
Kansas City, MO-KS$138,580+1.5%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$138,360+1.3%
Springfield, MO$138,160+1.2%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$138,130+1.1%
Corpus Christi, TX$138,120+1.1%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$137,590+0.7%
Modesto, CA$137,480+0.7%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$137,250+0.5%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$136,920+0.3%
Fresno, CA$136,730+0.1%
Springfield, MA$136,680+0.1%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$136,590+0.0%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$136,250-0.2%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$136,200-0.3%
Cleveland, OH$135,880-0.5%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$135,720-0.6%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$135,460-0.8%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$135,330-0.9%
Visalia, CA$135,160-1.0%
St. Louis, MO-IL$135,090-1.1%
York-Hanover, PA$134,990-1.2%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$134,830-1.3%
Salem, OR$134,590-1.4%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$134,420-1.6%
Albany, GA$134,250-1.7%
Erie, PA$134,230-1.7%
Flint, MI$134,030-1.9%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$133,820-2.0%
Evansville, IN$133,800-2.0%
Ann Arbor, MI$133,770-2.1%
Columbus, OH$133,370-2.3%
Salinas, CA$133,350-2.4%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$133,280-2.4%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$133,010-2.6%
Puerto Rico$132,790-2.8%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$132,790-2.8%
Bloomington, IL$132,740-2.8%
Fargo, ND-MN$132,690-2.8%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$132,390-3.1%
Lancaster, PA$132,360-3.1%
El Paso, TX$132,240-3.2%
Clarksville, TN-KY$132,200-3.2%
Ogden, UT$132,160-3.2%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$132,130-3.3%
Colorado Springs, CO$131,980-3.4%
St. Cloud, MN$131,960-3.4%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$131,890-3.4%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$131,770-3.5%
Akron, OH$131,210-3.9%
Richmond, VA$131,080-4.0%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$131,060-4.0%
Topeka, KS$130,930-4.1%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$130,710-4.3%
Toledo, OH$130,640-4.3%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$130,460-4.5%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$130,450-4.5%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$130,390-4.5%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$129,990-4.8%
Pittsburgh, PA$129,900-4.9%
Bend, OR$129,810-4.9%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$129,780-5.0%
Amarillo, TX$129,490-5.2%
Fort Wayne, IN$129,390-5.3%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$129,370-5.3%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$129,150-5.4%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$129,080-5.5%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$129,020-5.5%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$128,890-5.6%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$128,830-5.7%
College Station-Bryan, TX$128,500-5.9%
Madison, WI$128,220-6.1%
Lynchburg, VA$128,010-6.3%
Longview, TX$127,840-6.4%
Tyler, TX$127,300-6.8%
Canton-Massillon, OH$127,190-6.9%
Omaha, NE-IA$127,110-6.9%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$126,600-7.3%
Lincoln, NE$126,510-7.4%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$126,180-7.6%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$125,760-7.9%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$125,530-8.1%
Knoxville, TN$125,090-8.4%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$124,640-8.7%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$124,470-8.9%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$124,470-8.9%
Wichita, KS$123,940-9.2%
Jackson, MS$122,770-10.1%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$122,150-10.6%
Columbus, GA-AL$121,830-10.8%
Bismarck, ND$121,100-11.3%
Traverse City, MI$118,030-13.6%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$115,960-15.1%
Baton Rouge, LA$115,210-15.6%
Johnson City, TN$115,210-15.6%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$114,360-16.3%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$111,780-18.2%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$109,200-20.0%
Oklahoma City, OK$104,870-23.2%
Boise City, ID$103,890-23.9%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$103,670-24.1%
Cedar Rapids, IA$102,860-24.7%
Tulsa, OK$100,250-26.6%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$86,250-36.8%
St. George, UT$79,990-41.4%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.