The annual salary statistics of optometrists in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of optometrists in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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 | $48,860 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $79,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $106,190 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $136,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $174,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for optometrists in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $174,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $106,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,860.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of optometrists from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $106,190 | -1.26% | -6.29% |
| 2020 | $107,530 | -10.71% | - |
| 2019 | $119,050 | 0.81% | - |
| 2018 | $118,080 | -8.85% | - |
| 2017 | $128,530 | 11.62% | - |
| 2015 | $113,600 | 4.13% | - |
| 2014 | $108,910 | 3.11% | - |
| 2013 | $105,520 | -6.97% | - |
| 2012 | $112,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $106,190 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for optometrists in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of optometrists in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 13.6 percent (13.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area and 8.6 percent (8.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Richmond | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Roanoke | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol |