The annual salary statistics of optometrists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of optometrists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 | $79,190 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $97,840 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $115,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $132,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $163,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for optometrists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $163,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $115,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $79,190.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of optometrists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $115,390 | 8.51% | 22.18% |
| 2016 | $105,570 | -7.95% | - |
| 2015 | $113,960 | 7.91% | - |
| 2014 | $104,950 | -14.93% | - |
| 2013 | $120,620 | 25.55% | - |
| 2012 | $89,800 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $115,390 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 17.6 percent (17.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 16.0 percent (16.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.