The annual salary statistics of opticians, dispensing in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of opticians, dispensing in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 | $37,020 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,470 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $68,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $81,860 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for opticians, dispensing in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $81,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,020.
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 | $49,640 | -18.23% | 18.86% |
| 2021 | $58,690 | 6.27% | - |
| 2020 | $55,010 | 19.47% | - |
| 2019 | $44,300 | -11.60% | - |
| 2018 | $49,440 | 6.88% | - |
| 2017 | $46,040 | 1.17% | - |
| 2016 | $45,500 | 6.99% | - |
| 2015 | $42,320 | 15.81% | - |
| 2014 | $35,630 | -7.89% | - |
| 2013 | $38,440 | -4.79% | - |
| 2012 | $40,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,640 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is in the middle of salary range for opticians, dispensing in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of opticians, dispensing in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 14.8 percent (14.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 31.1 percent (31.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.