The annual salary statistics of optometrists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of optometrists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 | $110,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $125,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $137,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $181,160 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $207,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for optometrists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $207,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $137,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $110,350.
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 | $137,250 | 6.25% | 27.96% |
| 2021 | $128,670 | -10.86% | - |
| 2020 | $142,640 | 14.25% | - |
| 2019 | $122,310 | 7.11% | - |
| 2018 | $113,610 | -3.32% | - |
| 2017 | $117,380 | 1.44% | - |
| 2016 | $115,690 | 3.68% | - |
| 2015 | $111,430 | 7.77% | - |
| 2014 | $102,770 | -5.11% | - |
| 2013 | $108,020 | 8.46% | - |
| 2012 | $98,880 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $137,250, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the second highest paying city for optometrists in state of California, following the highest paying city Vallejo-Fairfield (median annual salary of $139,960). Compared with Vallejo-Fairfield, the median annual salary of optometrists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 1.9 percent (1.9%) lower.