The annual salary statistics of optometrists in Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of optometrists in Shreveport-Bossier City 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 | $52,950 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $156,090 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | No Data |
| 90th Percentile Wage | No Data |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for optometrists in Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $156,090. The average annual salary of the 25th percentile is $65,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,950.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of optometrists from 2012 to 2019. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 1-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $156,090 | 14.57% | 14.57% |
| 2018 | $133,340 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $156,090, Shreveport-Bossier City is the second highest paying city for optometrists in state of Louisiana, following the highest paying city Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux (median annual salary of $187,140). Compared with Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, the median annual salary of optometrists in Shreveport-Bossier City is 16.6 percent (16.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| Lafayette | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Alexandria | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lake Charles |