The annual salary statistics of optometrists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of optometrists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $99,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $109,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $118,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $127,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $150,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for optometrists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $150,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $118,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $99,880.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of optometrists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $118,740 | 8.20% | 1.04% |
| 2016 | $109,000 | 1.22% | - |
| 2015 | $107,670 | 5.56% | - |
| 2014 | $101,680 | -10.99% | - |
| 2013 | $112,850 | -4.12% | - |
| 2012 | $117,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $118,740 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for optometrists in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of optometrists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 20.2 percent (20.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Bellingham and 16.8 percent (16.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western Washington nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Bellingham | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Olympia | |
| Spokane | |
| Yakima | |
| Kennewick-Pasco-Richland | |
| Tacoma | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Bremerton-Silverdale | |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Western Washington nonmetropolitan area |