The annual salary statistics of opticians, dispensing in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of opticians, dispensing in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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 | $36,410 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,260 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,770 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $76,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for opticians, dispensing in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,410.
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 | $48,390 | 4.65% | 23.64% |
| 2021 | $46,140 | 16.88% | - |
| 2020 | $38,350 | 2.61% | - |
| 2019 | $37,350 | 2.62% | - |
| 2018 | $36,370 | -1.70% | - |
| 2017 | $36,990 | 5.11% | - |
| 2016 | $35,100 | -0.57% | - |
| 2015 | $35,300 | 5.61% | - |
| 2014 | $33,320 | -7.80% | - |
| 2013 | $35,920 | -2.87% | - |
| 2012 | $36,950 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,390 in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is in the middle of salary range for opticians, dispensing in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of opticians, dispensing in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is 16.9 percent (16.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 29.4 percent (29.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.