The annual salary statistics of opticians, dispensing in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of opticians, dispensing in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley 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 | $30,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $67,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for opticians, dispensing in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $67,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,290.
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 | $39,940 | 6.11% | 52.50% |
| 2021 | $37,500 | -20.88% | - |
| 2020 | $45,330 | -7.74% | - |
| 2019 | $48,840 | 7.88% | - |
| 2018 | $44,990 | 5.93% | - |
| 2017 | $42,320 | 15.34% | - |
| 2016 | $35,830 | 4.10% | - |
| 2015 | $34,360 | 19.38% | - |
| 2014 | $27,700 | 23.65% | - |
| 2013 | $21,150 | 10.31% | - |
| 2012 | $18,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,940 in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley is in the middle of salary range for opticians, dispensing in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of opticians, dispensing in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley is 20.6 percent (20.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort and 38.4 percent (38.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sumter.