The annual salary statistics of opticians, dispensing in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of opticians, dispensing in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $37,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $68,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $89,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for opticians, dispensing in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $89,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,120.
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 | $59,430 | 16.41% | 20.02% |
| 2021 | $49,680 | 5.92% | - |
| 2020 | $46,740 | -4.11% | - |
| 2019 | $48,660 | -22.56% | - |
| 2018 | $59,640 | -3.91% | - |
| 2017 | $61,970 | 5.15% | - |
| 2016 | $58,780 | 11.36% | - |
| 2015 | $52,100 | 1.38% | - |
| 2014 | $51,380 | -1.03% | - |
| 2013 | $51,910 | 8.44% | - |
| 2012 | $47,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,430 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for opticians, dispensing in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of opticians, dispensing in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 21.4 percent (21.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and 21.2 percent (21.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Framingham.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| New Bedford | |
| Worcester | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| Springfield | |
| Peabody | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Framingham |