The annual salary statistics of opticians, dispensing in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of opticians, dispensing in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 | $38,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $69,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for opticians, dispensing in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,730.
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 | $60,750 | 1.38% | 16.18% |
| 2021 | $59,910 | 1.92% | - |
| 2020 | $58,760 | 0.29% | - |
| 2019 | $58,590 | 1.13% | - |
| 2018 | $57,930 | -0.33% | - |
| 2017 | $58,120 | 3.11% | - |
| 2016 | $56,310 | 8.47% | - |
| 2015 | $51,540 | -1.20% | - |
| 2014 | $52,160 | 3.12% | - |
| 2013 | $50,530 | -0.77% | - |
| 2012 | $50,920 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $60,750, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the highest paying city for opticians, dispensing in state of New York, followed by Kingston (median annual salary $59,340). In comparison, the median annual salary of opticians, dispensing in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 2.3 percent (2.3%) higher than that in Kingston.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Kingston | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| Syracuse | |
| Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Glens Falls | |
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| Rochester | |
| Utica-Rome | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| Binghamton | |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown | |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Central New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Watertown-Fort Drum | |
| Ithaca |