The annual salary statistics of optometrists in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of optometrists in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville 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 | $54,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $106,350 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $171,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $184,660 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for optometrists in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $184,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $106,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,800.
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 | $106,350 | 9.76% | 5.49% |
| 2021 | $95,970 | -64.99% | - |
| 2018 | $158,340 | -1.52% | - |
| 2017 | $160,740 | -4.74% | - |
| 2016 | $168,360 | 40.30% | - |
| 2012 | $100,510 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $106,350 in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is in the middle of salary range for optometrists in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of optometrists in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is 28.6 percent (28.6%) lower than that in the highest paying West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach and 56.7 percent (56.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Naples-Marco Island.