The annual salary statistics of opticians, dispensing in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage information of opticians, dispensing in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner 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 | $40,190 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $65,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $76,330 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for opticians, dispensing in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,190.
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 | $60,840 | 22.57% | 50.54% |
| 2021 | $47,110 | -26.79% | - |
| 2018 | $59,730 | -0.87% | - |
| 2017 | $60,250 | 4.00% | - |
| 2016 | $57,840 | 8.63% | - |
| 2015 | $52,850 | 10.07% | - |
| 2014 | $47,530 | 34.71% | - |
| 2013 | $31,030 | 3.03% | - |
| 2012 | $30,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,840 in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner is in the middle of salary range for opticians, dispensing in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of opticians, dispensing in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner is 19.5 percent (19.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and 23.0 percent (23.0%) 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 |