The annual salary statistics of optometrists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of optometrists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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 | $83,990 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $99,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $115,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $133,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $181,610 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for optometrists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $181,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $115,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $83,990.
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 | $115,390 | -11.09% | 18.83% |
| 2021 | $128,190 | -20.52% | - |
| 2020 | $154,490 | 17.58% | - |
| 2019 | $127,330 | 14.93% | - |
| 2018 | $108,320 | 0.55% | - |
| 2017 | $107,720 | -2.85% | - |
| 2016 | $110,790 | 1.62% | - |
| 2015 | $109,000 | 10.37% | - |
| 2014 | $97,700 | 9.93% | - |
| 2013 | $88,000 | -6.43% | - |
| 2012 | $93,660 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $115,390 in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is in the middle of salary range for optometrists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of optometrists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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.