The annual salary statistics of optometrists in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of optometrists 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 | $35,050 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $80,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $99,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $134,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $140,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for optometrists 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 $140,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $99,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,050.
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 | $99,250 | 1.49% | 19.03% |
| 2021 | $97,770 | 19.95% | - |
| 2020 | $78,260 | -4.27% | - |
| 2019 | $81,600 | -41.09% | - |
| 2018 | $115,130 | -3.37% | - |
| 2017 | $119,010 | 6.75% | - |
| 2016 | $110,980 | 26.49% | - |
| 2015 | $81,580 | -60.52% | - |
| 2013 | $130,950 | 38.63% | - |
| 2012 | $80,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $99,250 in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley is in the middle of salary range for optometrists in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of optometrists in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley is 27.3 percent (27.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 13.8 percent (13.8%) 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 |