The annual salary statistics of opticians, dispensing in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of opticians, dispensing in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 | $28,410 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,660 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $53,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,490 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for opticians, dispensing in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,410.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of opticians, dispensing from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $38,660 | 4.42% | 19.76% |
| 2016 | $36,950 | -3.46% | - |
| 2015 | $38,230 | 3.19% | - |
| 2014 | $37,010 | 4.24% | - |
| 2013 | $35,440 | 12.47% | - |
| 2012 | $31,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,660 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for opticians, dispensing in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of opticians, dispensing in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 33.6 percent (33.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 11.6 percent (11.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.