The annual salary statistics of opticians, dispensing in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of opticians, dispensing in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner 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 | $23,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,830 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,930 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for opticians, dispensing in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,420.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of opticians, dispensing from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $30,830 | 0.88% | 8.17% |
| 2021 | $30,560 | -5.07% | - |
| 2020 | $32,110 | -4.24% | - |
| 2019 | $33,470 | 3.20% | - |
| 2018 | $32,400 | -2.47% | - |
| 2017 | $33,200 | -3.19% | - |
| 2016 | $34,260 | 3.21% | - |
| 2015 | $33,160 | 9.92% | - |
| 2014 | $29,870 | 11.52% | - |
| 2013 | $26,430 | -7.11% | - |
| 2012 | $28,310 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,830 in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is in the middle of salary range for opticians, dispensing in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of opticians, dispensing in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 1.3 percent (1.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area and 11.5 percent (11.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Monroe.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lake Charles | |
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Alexandria | |
| Hammond | |
| Lafayette | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hammond nonmetropolitan area | |
| Monroe |