Optometrists — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$136,570
10th percentile
$74,870
90th percentile
$202,180
Employment
42,790
- CAMedian $136,300 · Employment 6,890
- TXMedian $126,000 · Employment 4,110
- New York, NYMedian $161,030 · Employment 2,580
- NYMedian $161,140 · Employment 2,390
- Los Angeles, CAMedian $138,940 · Employment 2,360
- FLMedian $151,670 · Employment 2,350
- PAMedian $135,400 · Employment 1,720
- ILMedian $145,620 · Employment 1,540
- MIMedian $135,650 · Employment 1,410
- NJMedian $159,040 · Employment 1,380
- OHMedian $134,850 · Employment 1,300
- Houston, TXMedian $124,640 · Employment 1,250
- San Francisco, CAMedian $142,580 · Employment 1,180
- Chicago, ILMedian $145,630 · Employment 1,160
- NCMedian $161,560 · Employment 1,140
- VAMedian $131,570 · Employment 1,110
- AZMedian $122,250 · Employment 1,080
- INMedian $135,500 · Employment 1,040
- MAMedian $151,730 · Employment 950
- Philadelphia, PAMedian $153,980 · Employment 890
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.