The annual salary statistics of optometrists in Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of optometrists in Lakeland-Winter Haven 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 | $69,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $101,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $127,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $164,190 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $186,120 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for optometrists in Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $186,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $127,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $69,450.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of optometrists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $127,700 | 20.38% | 46.67% |
| 2021 | $101,680 | -1.94% | - |
| 2020 | $103,650 | 5.27% | - |
| 2019 | $98,190 | 37.49% | - |
| 2017 | $61,380 | -2.41% | - |
| 2015 | $62,860 | -1.65% | - |
| 2014 | $63,900 | -6.57% | - |
| 2013 | $68,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $127,700 in Lakeland-Winter Haven is in the middle of salary range for optometrists in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of optometrists in Lakeland-Winter Haven is 14.3 percent (14.3%) lower than that in the highest paying West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach and 63.9 percent (63.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Naples-Marco Island.