The annual salary statistics of opticians, dispensing in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of opticians, dispensing in Brownsville-Harlingen 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 | $24,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,130 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $40,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for opticians, dispensing in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $40,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,420.
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 | $31,130 | 7.42% | 26.92% |
| 2021 | $28,820 | 13.91% | - |
| 2020 | $24,810 | 3.67% | - |
| 2019 | $23,900 | 0.75% | - |
| 2018 | $23,720 | -33.22% | - |
| 2017 | $31,600 | 14.53% | - |
| 2016 | $27,010 | 6.63% | - |
| 2015 | $25,220 | 6.78% | - |
| 2014 | $23,510 | -5.57% | - |
| 2013 | $24,820 | 8.34% | - |
| 2012 | $22,750 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,130 in Brownsville-Harlingen is in the middle of salary range for opticians, dispensing in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of opticians, dispensing in Brownsville-Harlingen is 16.8 percent (16.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 6.4 percent (6.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area.