The annual salary statistics of opticians, dispensing in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of opticians, dispensing in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 | $34,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,170 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $54,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $71,060 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for opticians, dispensing in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $71,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,070.
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 | $47,100 | 2.48% | 26.01% |
| 2021 | $45,930 | 1.00% | - |
| 2020 | $45,470 | 8.64% | - |
| 2019 | $41,540 | 6.64% | - |
| 2018 | $38,780 | 1.26% | - |
| 2017 | $38,290 | -1.80% | - |
| 2016 | $38,980 | -3.34% | - |
| 2015 | $40,280 | 11.00% | - |
| 2014 | $35,850 | 1.20% | - |
| 2013 | $35,420 | 1.61% | - |
| 2012 | $34,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,100 in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is in the middle of salary range for opticians, dispensing in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of opticians, dispensing in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 19.1 percent (19.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 27.4 percent (27.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.