The annual salary statistics of optometrists in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of optometrists in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 | $90,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $101,990 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $117,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $157,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $96,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for optometrists in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $96,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $117,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $90,880.
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 | $117,740 | 9.72% | 27.65% |
| 2021 | $106,290 | 19.85% | - |
| 2015 | $85,190 | -0.04% | - |
| 2014 | $85,220 | 1.50% | - |
| 2013 | $83,940 | -1.49% | - |
| 2012 | $85,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $117,740 in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is in the middle of salary range for optometrists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of optometrists in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 15.9 percent (15.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 17.7 percent (17.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.