The annual salary statistics of optometrists in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of optometrists in Louisville-Jefferson County 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 | $68,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $98,940 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $126,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $139,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $230,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for optometrists in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $230,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $126,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $68,430.
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 | $126,020 | 3.98% | 37.64% |
| 2021 | $121,010 | 16.16% | - |
| 2020 | $101,450 | 12.51% | - |
| 2019 | $88,760 | 7.03% | - |
| 2018 | $82,520 | -9.23% | - |
| 2017 | $90,140 | -8.51% | - |
| 2016 | $97,810 | -5.87% | - |
| 2015 | $103,550 | 8.30% | - |
| 2014 | $94,960 | 5.98% | - |
| 2013 | $89,280 | 11.98% | - |
| 2012 | $78,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $126,020 in Louisville-Jefferson County is in the middle of salary range for optometrists in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of optometrists in Louisville-Jefferson County is 6.2 percent (6.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Lexington-Fayette and 29.5 percent (29.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Owensboro.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Owensboro |