The annual salary statistics of opticians, dispensing in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of opticians, dispensing in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 | $28,870 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,060 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $52,000 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for opticians, dispensing in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $52,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,870.
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 | $37,060 | 3.26% | 10.66% |
| 2021 | $35,850 | -6.16% | - |
| 2020 | $38,060 | -6.57% | - |
| 2019 | $40,560 | 2.66% | - |
| 2018 | $39,480 | 11.22% | - |
| 2017 | $35,050 | 4.85% | - |
| 2016 | $33,350 | 8.34% | - |
| 2015 | $30,570 | -4.38% | - |
| 2014 | $31,910 | -1.00% | - |
| 2013 | $32,230 | -2.73% | - |
| 2012 | $33,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,060 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for opticians, dispensing in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of opticians, dispensing in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 1.0 percent (1.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 21.3 percent (21.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area.