The annual salary statistics of opticians, dispensing in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of opticians, dispensing in Mount Vernon-Anacortes 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 | $31,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,260 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $64,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for opticians, dispensing in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,600.
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 | $44,540 | -1.28% | 1.17% |
| 2021 | $45,110 | -1.93% | - |
| 2020 | $45,980 | 3.61% | - |
| 2019 | $44,320 | 9.63% | - |
| 2018 | $40,050 | -11.26% | - |
| 2017 | $44,560 | 1.21% | - |
| 2016 | $44,020 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $44,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,540 in Mount Vernon-Anacortes is in the middle of salary range for opticians, dispensing in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of opticians, dispensing in Mount Vernon-Anacortes is 21.6 percent (21.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Wenatchee-East Wenatchee and 16.9 percent (16.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.