The annual salary statistics of opticians, dispensing in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of opticians, dispensing in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $40,050 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $53,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $65,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for opticians, dispensing in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,050.
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 | $53,680 | -1.66% | 14.92% |
| 2021 | $54,570 | 5.96% | - |
| 2020 | $51,320 | 4.29% | - |
| 2019 | $49,120 | 15.98% | - |
| 2018 | $41,270 | -3.83% | - |
| 2017 | $42,850 | -9.96% | - |
| 2016 | $47,120 | -7.28% | - |
| 2015 | $50,550 | 10.50% | - |
| 2014 | $45,240 | -7.71% | - |
| 2013 | $48,730 | 6.28% | - |
| 2012 | $45,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $53,680, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the second highest paying city for opticians, dispensing in state of California, following the highest paying city Vallejo-Fairfield (median annual salary of $58,240). Compared with Vallejo-Fairfield, the median annual salary of opticians, dispensing in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 7.8 percent (7.8%) lower.