The annual salary statistics of opticians, dispensing in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of opticians, dispensing in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway 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 | $28,830 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $56,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $66,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for opticians, dispensing in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $66,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,830.
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 | $44,990 | 4.42% | 39.83% |
| 2021 | $43,000 | 12.30% | - |
| 2020 | $37,710 | 4.32% | - |
| 2019 | $36,080 | 1.14% | - |
| 2018 | $35,670 | 5.49% | - |
| 2017 | $33,710 | -0.03% | - |
| 2016 | $33,720 | 3.65% | - |
| 2015 | $32,490 | 8.03% | - |
| 2014 | $29,880 | 7.80% | - |
| 2013 | $27,550 | 1.74% | - |
| 2012 | $27,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,990 in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway is in the middle of salary range for opticians, dispensing in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of opticians, dispensing in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway is 10.6 percent (10.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort and 45.3 percent (45.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sumter.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort | |
| Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway | |
| Florence | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Columbia | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Anderson | |
| Sumter |