Optometrists salary by location
National median: $136,570 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Crosse, WI | metropolitan | $175,810 | +28.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $170,310 | +24.7% | 60 | 2025 |
| Asheville, NC | metropolitan | $167,980 | +23.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $167,810 | +22.9% | 420 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $167,000 | +22.3% | 30 | 2025 |
| Durham, NC | metropolitan | $166,880 | +22.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| Peoria, IL | metropolitan | $166,600 | +22.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $165,840 | +21.4% | 780 | 2025 |
| Albuquerque, NM | metropolitan | $165,810 | +21.4% | 70 | 2025 |
| Dover, DE | metropolitan | $165,660 | +21.3% | 30 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $165,640 | +21.3% | 160 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $165,360 | +21.1% | 80 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $164,020 | +20.1% | 130 | 2025 |
| Wilmington, NC | metropolitan | $163,800 | +19.9% | 120 | 2025 |
| Raleigh, NC | metropolitan | $163,290 | +19.6% | 240 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $163,240 | +19.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| Birmingham, AL | metropolitan | $162,890 | +19.3% | 110 | 2025 |
| North Port, FL | metropolitan | $162,690 | +19.1% | 80 | 2025 |
| Winston, NC | metropolitan | $162,540 | +19.0% | 70 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $161,850 | +18.5% | 90 | 2025 |
| Jacksonville, FL | metropolitan | $161,560 | +18.3% | 150 | 2025 |
| NC | state | $161,560 | +18.3% | 1,140 | 2025 |
| Cape Coral, FL | metropolitan | $161,540 | +18.3% | 80 | 2025 |
| DE | state | $161,270 | +18.1% | 190 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $161,220 | +18.0% | 100 | 2025 |
| Huntsville, AL | metropolitan | $161,170 | +18.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $161,140 | +18.0% | 2,390 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $161,030 | +17.9% | 2,580 | 2025 |
| Daphne, AL | metropolitan | $160,680 | +17.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Killeen, TX | metropolitan | $160,460 | +17.5% | 30 | 2025 |
| Orlando, FL | metropolitan | $160,090 | +17.2% | 290 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $159,790 | +17.0% | 470 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $159,380 | +16.7% | 120 | 2025 |
| Savannah, GA | metropolitan | $159,330 | +16.7% | 30 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $159,040 | +16.5% | 1,380 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $158,700 | +16.2% | 710 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $158,130 | +15.8% | 470 | 2025 |
| Deltona, FL | metropolitan | $157,970 | +15.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| Tucson, AZ | metropolitan | $157,650 | +15.4% | 80 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $157,560 | +15.4% | 760 | 2025 |
| Charlotte, NC | metropolitan | $157,210 | +15.1% | 260 | 2025 |
| Lakeland, FL | metropolitan | $157,140 | +15.1% | 120 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | metropolitan | $156,990 | +15.0% | 300 | 2025 |
| Columbia, SC | metropolitan | $156,350 | +14.5% | 90 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $155,960 | +14.2% | 70 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $155,950 | +14.2% | 90 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $154,970 | +13.5% | 710 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $154,690 | +13.3% | 770 | 2025 |
| Charleston, SC | metropolitan | $154,660 | +13.2% | 70 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $154,620 | +13.2% | 230 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $154,290 | +13.0% | 30 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $154,110 | +12.8% | 180 | 2025 |
| Pensacola, FL | metropolitan | $154,050 | +12.8% | 70 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $153,980 | +12.7% | 890 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $153,790 | +12.6% | 100 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $153,500 | +12.4% | 60 | 2025 |
| Ocala, FL | metropolitan | $152,880 | +11.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $152,000 | +11.3% | 880 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $151,730 | +11.1% | 950 | 2025 |
| FL | state | $151,670 | +11.1% | 2,350 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $150,640 | +10.3% | 90 | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | metropolitan | $150,640 | +10.3% | 100 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $150,520 | +10.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| Kingsport, TN | metropolitan | $150,420 | +10.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $150,340 | +10.1% | 190 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $150,340 | +10.1% | 490 | 2025 |
| Appleton, WI | metropolitan | $150,060 | +9.9% | 60 | 2025 |
| Myrtle Beach, SC | metropolitan | $150,010 | +9.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $149,600 | +9.5% | 90 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $149,510 | +9.5% | 30 | 2025 |
| Greenville, SC | metropolitan | $149,380 | +9.4% | 70 | 2025 |
| SC | state | $145,950 | +6.9% | 480 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $145,630 | +6.6% | 1,160 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $145,620 | +6.6% | 1,540 | 2025 |
| AL | state | $145,090 | +6.2% | 460 | 2025 |
| Roanoke, VA | metropolitan | $144,900 | +6.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| Green Bay, WI | metropolitan | $144,840 | +6.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| NM | state | $144,660 | +5.9% | 130 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $144,270 | +5.6% | 330 | 2025 |
| Nashville, TN | metropolitan | $144,260 | +5.6% | 180 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $143,700 | +5.2% | 30 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $142,720 | +4.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $142,690 | +4.5% | 610 | 2025 |
| Wausau, WI | metropolitan | $142,690 | +4.5% | 30 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $142,580 | +4.4% | 1,180 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $141,770 | +3.8% | 170 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $141,230 | +3.4% | 80 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | metropolitan | $140,790 | +3.1% | 870 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $140,160 | +2.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| Lubbock, TX | metropolitan | $140,070 | +2.6% | 60 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $139,910 | +2.4% | 310 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $139,890 | +2.4% | 30 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $139,720 | +2.3% | 790 | 2025 |
| Reading, PA | metropolitan | $139,400 | +2.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| Lexington, KY | metropolitan | $139,060 | +1.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| Palm Bay, FL | metropolitan | $139,030 | +1.8% | 60 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $139,020 | +1.8% | 510 | 2025 |
| Dayton, OH | metropolitan | $139,000 | +1.8% | 70 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $138,940 | +1.7% | 2,360 | 2025 |
| Kansas City, MO | metropolitan | $138,580 | +1.5% | 450 | 2025 |