The annual salary statistics of optometrists in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of optometrists 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 | $70,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $104,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $151,870 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $164,750 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $174,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for optometrists 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 $174,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $151,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $70,970.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of optometrists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $151,870 | 16.36% | 15.97% |
| 2021 | $127,020 | -9.63% | - |
| 2020 | $139,250 | -0.70% | - |
| 2019 | $140,220 | 10.79% | - |
| 2018 | $125,090 | -7.93% | - |
| 2017 | $135,010 | 6.16% | - |
| 2016 | $126,690 | -28.41% | - |
| 2015 | $162,680 | 19.03% | - |
| 2014 | $131,730 | 0.67% | - |
| 2013 | $130,850 | 2.47% | - |
| 2012 | $127,620 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $151,870, Albany-Schenectady-Troy is the second highest paying city for optometrists in state of New York, following the highest paying city Glens Falls (median annual salary of $193,480). Compared with Glens Falls, the median annual salary of optometrists in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 21.5 percent (21.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Glens Falls | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Utica-Rome | |
| Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| Rochester | |
| Syracuse | |
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| Binghamton | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Kingston | |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown |