The annual salary statistics of optometrists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of optometrists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 | $57,720 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $75,130 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $107,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $125,830 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $161,100 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for optometrists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $161,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $107,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $57,720.
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 | $107,950 | 7.45% | 32.80% |
| 2021 | $99,910 | -9.92% | - |
| 2020 | $109,820 | -2.19% | - |
| 2019 | $112,230 | 3.92% | - |
| 2018 | $107,830 | 19.23% | - |
| 2017 | $87,090 | 8.49% | - |
| 2016 | $79,700 | 25.48% | - |
| 2015 | $59,390 | -45.04% | - |
| 2014 | $86,140 | 14.14% | - |
| 2013 | $73,960 | 1.92% | - |
| 2012 | $72,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $107,950 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for optometrists in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of optometrists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 20.3 percent (20.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood and 43.2 percent (43.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Wichita Falls.