The annual salary statistics of optometrists in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of optometrists 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 | $80,850 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $103,220 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $148,630 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $173,710 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $197,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for optometrists 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 $197,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $148,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $80,850.
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 | $148,630 | 12.12% | 28.49% |
| 2021 | $130,610 | 2.38% | - |
| 2020 | $127,500 | 2.30% | - |
| 2019 | $124,570 | 3.49% | - |
| 2018 | $120,220 | 1.52% | - |
| 2017 | $118,390 | 2.90% | - |
| 2016 | $114,960 | 1.24% | - |
| 2015 | $113,540 | 2.70% | - |
| 2014 | $110,470 | 2.02% | - |
| 2013 | $108,240 | 1.81% | - |
| 2012 | $106,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $148,630 in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is in the middle of salary range for optometrists in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of optometrists in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 23.2 percent (23.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Glens Falls and 35.1 percent (35.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.
| 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 |