The annual salary statistics of optometrists in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of optometrists in Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 | $104,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $109,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $130,420 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $176,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $198,680 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for optometrists in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $198,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $130,420. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $104,000.
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 | $130,420 | -3.74% | 7.12% |
| 2021 | $135,300 | -14.00% | - |
| 2020 | $154,240 | 14.22% | - |
| 2019 | $132,310 | 7.59% | - |
| 2018 | $122,270 | -1.36% | - |
| 2017 | $123,930 | 2.25% | - |
| 2016 | $121,140 | 6.37% | - |
| 2015 | $113,420 | -6.81% | - |
| 2012 | $121,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $130,420 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is in the middle of salary range for optometrists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of optometrists in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is 6.8 percent (6.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 25.7 percent (25.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.