The annual salary statistics of optometrists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of optometrists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 | $30,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $77,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $125,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $136,510 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $180,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for optometrists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $180,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $125,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,350.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of optometrists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $125,590 | -2.21% | 16.45% |
| 2021 | $128,360 | 5.91% | - |
| 2020 | $120,780 | -0.49% | - |
| 2019 | $121,370 | 8.12% | - |
| 2018 | $111,520 | -0.72% | - |
| 2017 | $112,320 | 6.58% | - |
| 2016 | $104,930 | -4.30% | - |
| 2015 | $109,440 | 4.12% | - |
| 2012 | $104,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $125,590 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for optometrists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of optometrists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 10.3 percent (10.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 22.8 percent (22.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.