The annual salary statistics of opticians, dispensing in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of opticians, dispensing in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $28,540 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,470 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for opticians, dispensing in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,540.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of opticians, dispensing from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $36,100 | -4.74% | 1.97% |
| 2021 | $37,810 | 15.31% | - |
| 2020 | $32,020 | -5.59% | - |
| 2019 | $33,810 | -5.12% | - |
| 2018 | $35,540 | -21.30% | - |
| 2017 | $43,110 | 2.27% | - |
| 2016 | $42,130 | 6.05% | - |
| 2015 | $39,580 | 5.91% | - |
| 2014 | $37,240 | 10.23% | - |
| 2013 | $33,430 | -5.86% | - |
| 2012 | $35,390 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,100 in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway is in the middle of salary range for opticians, dispensing in state of Arkansas. In comparison, the annual salary of opticians, dispensing in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway is 28.1 percent (28.1%) lower than that in the highest paying South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area and 6.0 percent (6.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Central Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway | |
| East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Jonesboro | |
| West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area |