The annual salary statistics of optometrists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of optometrists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 | $86,540 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $103,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $125,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $134,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $157,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for optometrists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $157,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $125,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $86,540.
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 | $125,370 | -1.99% | 8.26% |
| 2021 | $127,860 | 8.22% | - |
| 2019 | $117,350 | 12.98% | - |
| 2018 | $102,120 | 0.75% | - |
| 2017 | $101,350 | -13.49% | - |
| 2016 | $115,020 | -53.93% | - |
| 2015 | $177,050 | 35.04% | - |
| 2012 | $115,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $125,370 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for optometrists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of optometrists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 10.4 percent (10.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 22.7 percent (22.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.