The annual salary statistics of optometrists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of optometrists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $103,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $104,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $106,080 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $132,460 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $177,420 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for optometrists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $177,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $106,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $103,880.
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 | $106,080 | -0.96% | 11.43% |
| 2021 | $107,100 | -70.64% | - |
| 2020 | $182,760 | 0.94% | - |
| 2019 | $181,050 | 46.19% | - |
| 2018 | $97,430 | 0.45% | - |
| 2017 | $96,990 | 0.05% | - |
| 2016 | $96,940 | -21.33% | - |
| 2015 | $117,620 | 6.09% | - |
| 2014 | $110,460 | 13.86% | - |
| 2013 | $95,150 | 1.26% | - |
| 2012 | $93,950 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $106,080 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for optometrists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of optometrists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 24.2 percent (24.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 8.6 percent (8.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.