Optometrists salary
The median pay for optometrists in the United States is $136,570 a year. About 42,790 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $74,870
- 25th percentile
- $109,400
- Median percentile
- $136,570
- 75th percentile
- $165,120
- 90th percentile
- $202,180
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Alaska $170,310
- Maryland $165,840
- North Carolina $161,560
- Delaware $161,270
- New York $161,140
- New Jersey $159,040
- Minnesota $158,700
- Washington $157,560
- Hawaii $154,620
- Maine $154,110
- Colorado $152,000
- Massachusetts $151,730
- Florida $151,670
- Connecticut $150,340
- South Carolina $145,950
- Illinois $145,620
- Alabama $145,090
- New Mexico $144,660
- Wisconsin $139,720
- Kansas $138,580
- Vermont $137,290
- California $136,300
- Michigan $135,650
- Nevada $135,650
- Indiana $135,500
- Pennsylvania $135,400
- Ohio $134,850
- District of Columbia $134,840
- Rhode Island $134,520
- Tennessee $134,170
- Missouri $133,810
- North Dakota $132,110
- Oregon $132,020
- Virginia $131,570
- Kentucky $128,860
- Georgia $128,830
- Texas $126,000
- New Hampshire $125,560
- Iowa $125,380
- Nebraska $125,040
- Arkansas $124,470
- Arizona $122,250
- Utah $119,070
- Louisiana $118,060
- West Virginia $118,010
- Wyoming $111,400
- Mississippi $108,070
- Montana $104,280
- Idaho $103,390
- South Dakota $102,320
- Oklahoma $97,350
By metro area
- La Crosse, WI $175,810
- Asheville, NC $167,980
- Seattle, WA $167,810
- Anchorage, AK $167,000
- Durham, NC $166,880
- Peoria, IL $166,600
- Albuquerque, NM $165,810
- Dover, DE $165,660
- Buffalo, NY $165,640
- Santa Rosa, CA $165,360
- Albany, NY $164,020
- Wilmington, NC $163,800
- Raleigh, NC $163,290
- Fort Collins, CO $163,240
- Birmingham, AL $162,890
- North Port, FL $162,690
- Winston, NC $162,540
- Kiryas Joel, NY $161,850
- Jacksonville, FL $161,560
- Cape Coral, FL $161,540
- Portland, ME $161,220
- Huntsville, AL $161,170
- New York, NY $161,030
- Daphne, AL $160,680
- Killeen, TX $160,460
- Orlando, FL $160,090
- Minneapolis, MN $159,790
- Rochester, NY $159,380
- Savannah, GA $159,330
- Denver, CO $158,130
- Deltona, FL $157,970
- Tucson, AZ $157,650
- Charlotte, NC $157,210
- Lakeland, FL $157,140
- Cincinnati, OH $156,990
- Columbia, SC $156,350
- Trenton, NJ $155,960
- Vallejo, CA $155,950
- Boston, MA $154,970
- Washington, DC $154,690
- Charleston, SC $154,660
- Barnstable Town, MA $154,290
- Pensacola, FL $154,050
- Philadelphia, PA $153,980
- Syracuse, NY $153,790
- Boulder, CO $153,500
- Ocala, FL $152,880
- Allentown, PA $150,640
- New Haven, CT $150,640
- Amherst Town, MA $150,520
- Kingsport, TN $150,420
- Hartford, CT $150,340
- Appleton, WI $150,060
- Myrtle Beach, SC $150,010
- Worcester, MA $149,600
- Kennewick, WA $149,510
- Greenville, SC $149,380
- Chicago, IL $145,630
- Roanoke, VA $144,900
- Green Bay, WI $144,840
- Baltimore, MD $144,270
- Nashville, TN $144,260
- Burlington, VT $143,700
- Olympia, WA $142,720
- Detroit, MI $142,690
- Wausau, WI $142,690
- San Francisco, CA $142,580
- Urban Honolulu, HI $141,770
- Reno, NV $141,230
- Dallas, TX $140,790
- Santa Maria, CA $140,160
- Lubbock, TX $140,070
- Providence, RI $139,910
- Chico, CA $139,890
- Reading, PA $139,400
- Lexington, KY $139,060
- Palm Bay, FL $139,030
- Sacramento, CA $139,020
- Dayton, OH $139,000
- Los Angeles, CA $138,940
- Kansas City, MO $138,580
- South Bend, IN $138,360
- Springfield, MO $138,160
- Tampa, FL $138,130
- Corpus Christi, TX $138,120
- Indianapolis, IN $137,590
- Modesto, CA $137,480
- Salt Lake City, UT $137,250
- Hickory, NC $136,920
- Fresno, CA $136,730
- Springfield, MA $136,680
- Waterbury, CT $136,590
- Portland, OR $136,250
- New Orleans, LA $136,200
- Cleveland, OH $135,880
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $135,720
- Las Vegas, NV $135,460
- San Jose, CA $135,330
- Visalia, CA $135,160
- St. Louis, MO $135,090
- York, PA $134,990
- Lafayette, IN $134,830
- Salem, OR $134,590
- Grand Rapids, MI $134,420
- Albany, GA $134,250
- Erie, PA $134,230
- Flint, MI $134,030
- Harrisburg, PA $133,820
- Evansville, IN $133,800
- Ann Arbor, MI $133,770
- Columbus, OH $133,370
- Salinas, CA $133,350
- San Diego, CA $133,280
- Scranton, PA $133,010
- Bloomington, IL $132,740
- Fargo, ND $132,690
- Stockton, CA $132,390
- Lancaster, PA $132,360
- El Paso, TX $132,240
- Clarksville, TN $132,200