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Ophthalmologist Except Pediatric Salary in U.S.

The salary statistics of ophthalmologists, except pediatric are shown in Table 1. In the next few tables we compare the average salaries of ophthalmologists, except pediatric within different industry sectors and in the 50 states of the United States. The ophthalmologists, except pediatric annual salary statistics are from the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Ophthalmologist Except Pediatric Salary in U.S. (2022 survey)

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$65,510
25th Percentile Wage
$102,010
50th Percentile Wage
$219,810
75th Percentile Wage
No Data
90th Percentile Wage
No Data

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for ophthalmologists, except pediatric. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $219,810. The average annual salary of the 25th percentile is $102,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $65,510. Note that in the United States, the median (50th percentile) annual salary is almost 235% higher than that of the bottom 10 percent.

Table 2. Ophthalmologist Except Pediatric Salary by Industry Sector (2022 survey)

The average salaries of ophthalmologists, except pediatric in 3 major industry sectors are shown in Table 2. We note that the salaries vary considerably within different industry sectors. The highest paying industry sector for ophthalmologists, except pediatric occupations is the health care and social assistance sector with an annual salary $221,140. The lowest paying sector is the educational services sector (annual salary $66,840).

Industry Sector Median Annual Salary
Health Care and Social Assistance
$221,140
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$95,700
Educational Services
$66,840

Table 3. Median Annual Wage of Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric by States (2022 survey)

From the above tables we note that not only ophthalmologists, except pediatric salaries vary considerably based on one's education and experience, and the industry sectors, they also change considerably from state to state. In the following table we compare the median salary of ophthalmologists, except pediatric in all 50 states of the United States. We note that the median annual salaries range from $60,330 to $219,190. The highest paying state for ophthalmologists, except pediatric is New York with a median annual salary of $219,190. The lowest paying state is Puerto Rico with a median annual salary of $60,330. For more salary information of ophthalmologists, except pediatric profession in a specific state, use the links in the table.

State Name Median Annual Salary
New York
$219,190
Minnesota
$218,330
New Jersey
$212,210
Maryland
$201,420
Connecticut
$197,830
Tennessee
$183,340
Georgia
$179,850
Ohio
$171,070
Virginia
$169,200
Colorado
$169,040
Kansas
$164,830
Louisiana
$160,270
North Carolina
$137,840
South Carolina
$131,760
Oklahoma
$107,290
Florida
$106,610
Puerto Rico
$60,330