The annual salary statistics of optometrists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of optometrists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $98,170 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $121,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $127,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $179,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $205,830 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for optometrists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $205,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $127,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $98,170.
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 | $127,180 | -18.49% | 28.23% |
| 2021 | $150,700 | -5.15% | - |
| 2020 | $158,460 | 22.54% | - |
| 2019 | $122,740 | 4.77% | - |
| 2018 | $116,880 | 1.63% | - |
| 2017 | $114,970 | 5.28% | - |
| 2016 | $108,900 | -3.27% | - |
| 2015 | $112,460 | 12.53% | - |
| 2014 | $98,370 | -0.19% | - |
| 2013 | $98,560 | 7.39% | - |
| 2012 | $91,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $127,180 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is in the middle of salary range for optometrists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of optometrists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 9.1 percent (9.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 23.8 percent (23.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.