The annual salary statistics of opticians, dispensing in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of opticians, dispensing in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville 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 | $36,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $65,480 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,650 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for opticians, dispensing in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $75,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,370.
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 | $47,950 | 1.02% | 30.64% |
| 2021 | $47,460 | 8.07% | - |
| 2020 | $43,630 | 7.43% | - |
| 2019 | $40,390 | 7.33% | - |
| 2018 | $37,430 | -3.53% | - |
| 2017 | $38,750 | 3.85% | - |
| 2016 | $37,260 | -4.05% | - |
| 2015 | $38,770 | 5.31% | - |
| 2014 | $36,710 | 7.08% | - |
| 2013 | $34,110 | 2.49% | - |
| 2012 | $33,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,950 in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville is in the middle of salary range for opticians, dispensing in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of opticians, dispensing in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville is 17.7 percent (17.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 28.7 percent (28.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.