The annual salary statistics of opticians, dispensing in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of opticians, dispensing in Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 | $37,160 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,730 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for opticians, dispensing in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $73,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,160.
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 | $50,790 | 2.58% | 17.80% |
| 2021 | $49,480 | -0.28% | - |
| 2020 | $49,620 | 6.79% | - |
| 2019 | $46,250 | -8.19% | - |
| 2018 | $50,040 | 4.34% | - |
| 2017 | $47,870 | 0.79% | - |
| 2016 | $47,490 | 6.86% | - |
| 2015 | $44,230 | 2.06% | - |
| 2014 | $43,320 | 10.39% | - |
| 2013 | $38,820 | -7.55% | - |
| 2012 | $41,750 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,790 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is in the middle of salary range for opticians, dispensing in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of opticians, dispensing in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is 12.8 percent (12.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 32.7 percent (32.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.