The annual salary statistics of optometrists in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of optometrists in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach 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 | $35,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $74,170 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $129,430 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $161,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for optometrists in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $161,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,980.
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 | $74,170 | -5.11% | -91.68% |
| 2021 | $77,960 | -47.40% | - |
| 2020 | $114,910 | 38.45% | - |
| 2019 | $70,730 | -14.72% | - |
| 2018 | $81,140 | -16.29% | - |
| 2017 | $94,360 | 3.38% | - |
| 2016 | $91,170 | -11.63% | - |
| 2015 | $101,770 | 25.32% | - |
| 2014 | $76,000 | -50.82% | - |
| 2013 | $114,620 | -24.04% | - |
| 2012 | $142,170 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $74,170 in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach is in the middle of salary range for optometrists in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of optometrists in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach is 50.2 percent (50.2%) lower than that in the highest paying West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach and 37.9 percent (37.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Naples-Marco Island.