The annual salary statistics of optometrists in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of optometrists in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura 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 | $81,690 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $98,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $117,310 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $134,370 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $173,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for optometrists in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $173,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $117,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $81,690.
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 | $117,310 | -3.01% | 11.24% |
| 2021 | $120,840 | 8.50% | - |
| 2020 | $110,570 | 10.89% | - |
| 2019 | $98,530 | -5.27% | - |
| 2018 | $103,720 | 14.96% | - |
| 2017 | $88,200 | -7.86% | - |
| 2016 | $95,130 | -10.76% | - |
| 2015 | $105,370 | -0.51% | - |
| 2014 | $105,910 | -3.79% | - |
| 2013 | $109,920 | 5.28% | - |
| 2012 | $104,120 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $117,310 in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura is in the middle of salary range for optometrists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of optometrists in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura is 16.2 percent (16.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 17.4 percent (17.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.