The annual salary statistics of optometrists in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of optometrists in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville 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 | $40,620 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $78,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $101,030 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $135,180 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $169,640 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for optometrists in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $169,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $101,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,620.
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 | $101,030 | 1.50% | 37.19% |
| 2021 | $99,510 | -19.90% | - |
| 2020 | $119,310 | -0.50% | - |
| 2019 | $119,910 | 2.30% | - |
| 2018 | $117,150 | 16.97% | - |
| 2017 | $97,270 | 8.23% | - |
| 2016 | $89,260 | 35.91% | - |
| 2015 | $57,210 | -9.19% | - |
| 2014 | $62,470 | 11.89% | - |
| 2013 | $55,040 | -15.30% | - |
| 2012 | $63,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $101,030 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for optometrists in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of optometrists in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 26.0 percent (26.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 15.3 percent (15.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Florence | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Columbia | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway | |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort |