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Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric Salary in IA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric in IA have a median annual salary of $394,900, with 90 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $48,510 at the 10th percentile to $483,360 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$394,900

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$189.86

Employment

90

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$48,510
10th
$83,010
25th
$394,900
Median
$478,150
75th
$483,360
90th

Local compared with national

IA

$394,900

Median annual · 2025

United States

$300,080

Median annual · 2025

The IA median is 31.6% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $94,820).

Top skills

  1. 1.Reading ComprehensionImportance 4.3
  2. 2.Critical ThinkingImportance 4.3
  3. 3.Active ListeningImportance 4.1
  4. 4.WritingImportance 4.0
  5. 5.SpeakingImportance 4.0
  6. 6.Active LearningImportance 4.0
  7. 7.MonitoringImportance 4.0
  8. 8.Social PerceptivenessImportance 4.0
  9. 9.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 4.0
  10. 10.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 4.0
  11. 11.ScienceImportance 3.9
  12. 12.Service OrientationImportance 3.9

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Post-Doctoral Training
Experience
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
Job zone
5

Technology used

  • Allscripts PM
  • athenahealth athenaCollector
  • Automatic Data Processing AdvancedMD EHR
  • Benchmark Systems Benchmark Clinical EHR
  • Bizmatics PrognoCIS EMR
  • CareCloud Central
  • Cerner PowerWorks Practice Management
  • eClinicalWorks EHR software
  • Email software
  • Epic Practice Management
  • Epic Systems
  • EyeMD EMR Healthcare Systems EyeMD EMR
  • GalacTek ECLIPSE
  • GE Healthcare Centricity Practice Solution
  • Greenway Medical Technologies PrimeSUITE

Common tasks

  • Perform comprehensive examinations of the visual system to determine the nature or extent of ocular disorders.
  • Diagnose or treat injuries, disorders, or diseases of the eye and eye structures including the cornea, sclera, conjunctiva, or eyelids.
  • Provide or direct the provision of postoperative care.
  • Develop or implement plans and procedures for ophthalmologic services.
  • Prescribe or administer topical or systemic medications to treat ophthalmic conditions and to manage pain.
  • Develop treatment plans based on patients' histories and goals, the nature and severity of disorders, and treatment risks and benefits.
  • Perform ophthalmic surgeries such as cataract, glaucoma, refractive, corneal, vitro-retinal, eye muscle, or oculoplastic surgeries.
  • Educate patients about maintenance and promotion of healthy vision.
  • Document or evaluate patients' medical histories.
  • Perform, order, or interpret the results of diagnostic or clinical tests.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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