The annual salary statistics of opticians, dispensing in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of opticians, dispensing in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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 | $27,740 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,970 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,960 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,830 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $86,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for opticians, dispensing in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $86,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,740.
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 | $48,960 | -8.82% | 28.12% |
| 2016 | $53,280 | 3.17% | - |
| 2015 | $51,590 | 30.84% | - |
| 2014 | $35,680 | 3.81% | - |
| 2013 | $34,320 | -2.53% | - |
| 2012 | $35,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,960 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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-San Mateo-Redwood City is 15.9 percent (15.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 30.2 percent (30.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.