The annual salary statistics of opticians, dispensing in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of opticians, dispensing in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $35,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,500 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $65,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for opticians, dispensing in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $75,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,710.
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 | $51,550 | 5.41% | 29.21% |
| 2021 | $48,760 | -0.64% | - |
| 2020 | $49,070 | 6.50% | - |
| 2019 | $45,880 | 14.69% | - |
| 2018 | $39,140 | 2.02% | - |
| 2017 | $38,350 | -1.10% | - |
| 2016 | $38,770 | -11.25% | - |
| 2015 | $43,130 | 11.25% | - |
| 2014 | $38,280 | -0.39% | - |
| 2013 | $38,430 | 5.05% | - |
| 2012 | $36,490 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,550 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for opticians, dispensing in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of opticians, dispensing in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 11.5 percent (11.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 33.7 percent (33.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.