The annual salary statistics of opticians, dispensing in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of opticians, dispensing in Albany-Schenectady-Troy 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 | $36,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,950 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for opticians, dispensing in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $73,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,790.
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 | $59,160 | 1.12% | 20.11% |
| 2021 | $58,500 | 5.30% | - |
| 2020 | $55,400 | -7.92% | - |
| 2019 | $59,790 | 1.42% | - |
| 2018 | $58,940 | 5.26% | - |
| 2017 | $55,840 | 26.04% | - |
| 2016 | $41,300 | -7.55% | - |
| 2015 | $44,420 | -12.61% | - |
| 2014 | $50,020 | -4.68% | - |
| 2013 | $52,360 | 9.74% | - |
| 2012 | $47,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,160 in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is in the middle of salary range for opticians, dispensing in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of opticians, dispensing in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 2.6 percent (2.6%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 39.7 percent (39.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Ithaca.