The annual salary statistics of optometrists in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of optometrists 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 | $29,770 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $96,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $121,180 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $129,900 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for optometrists 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 $129,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $96,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,770.
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 | $96,700 | 6.19% | 4.20% |
| 2021 | $90,710 | -13.05% | - |
| 2018 | $102,550 | 13.89% | - |
| 2017 | $88,310 | -4.90% | - |
| 2016 | $92,640 | 26.99% | - |
| 2015 | $67,640 | -36.96% | - |
| 2012 | $92,640 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $96,700 in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway is in the middle of salary range for optometrists in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of optometrists in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway is 29.1 percent (29.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 11.5 percent (11.5%) 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 |