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Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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      Wages for Optometrists in UNITED STATES


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      Period      		 2023
      10% 25% Median 75% 90%
      United States Hourly $31.24 $48.87 $63.39 $77.92 $98.13
      Yearly $64,980 $101,650 $131,860 $162,070 $204,100
      Maryland Hourly $47.25 $63.97 $78.61 $84.79 $110.63
      Yearly $98,270 $133,060 $163,510 $176,360 $230,110
      New York Hourly $40.50 $55.32 $75.71 $80.72 $95.69
      Yearly $84,240 $115,070 $157,480 $167,900 $199,030
      Alaska Hourly $19.90 $50.00 $74.63 $98.92 $115.00+
      Yearly $41,400 $104,000 $155,230 $205,750 $239,200+
      New Mexico Hourly $47.05 $57.92 $74.55 $81.50 $86.83
      Yearly $97,860 $120,470 $155,060 $169,520 $180,600
      North Carolina Hourly $45.86 $58.62 $74.31 $94.69 $115.00+
      Yearly $95,390 $121,930 $154,560 $196,950 $239,200+
      District of Columbia Hourly $17.03 $59.64 $72.11 $76.63 $115.00+
      Yearly $35,410 $124,050 $149,990 $159,400 $239,200+
      Connecticut Hourly $21.80 $40.16 $70.80 $91.53 $115.00+
      Yearly $45,330 $83,530 $147,260 $190,380 $239,200+
      New Jersey Hourly $27.30 $51.46 $70.53 $78.98 $89.01
      Yearly $56,780 $107,030 $146,700 $164,270 $185,140
      Massachusetts Hourly $40.46 $62.47 $69.67 $77.25 $81.56
      Yearly $84,170 $129,940 $144,920 $160,670 $169,630
      Washington Hourly $46.79 $60.09 $68.83 $78.01 $87.65
      Yearly $97,320 $124,990 $143,160 $162,260 $182,320
      Delaware Hourly $37.00 $58.33 $67.80 $79.28 $96.77
      Yearly $76,960 $121,330 $141,020 $164,900 $201,280
      West Virginia Hourly $31.70 $51.46 $66.87 $74.50 $82.99
      Yearly $65,930 $107,030 $139,080 $154,960 $172,630
      Vermont Hourly $42.56 $53.43 $66.30 $85.00 $102.30
      Yearly $88,530 $111,130 $137,890 $176,810 $212,790
      Pennsylvania Hourly $44.09 $54.77 $66.14 $77.62 $97.82
      Yearly $91,700 $113,920 $137,560 $161,450 $203,460
      Minnesota Hourly $48.61 $51.86 $65.97 $76.50 $82.85
      Yearly $101,110 $107,870 $137,210 $159,130 $172,320
      Colorado Hourly $29.95 $52.38 $65.82 $78.12 $100.35
      Yearly $62,300 $108,950 $136,900 $162,490 $208,740
      Wisconsin Hourly $35.93 $51.84 $65.69 $80.76 $99.47
      Yearly $74,740 $107,830 $136,630 $167,980 $206,890
      Rhode Island Hourly $64.52 $64.84 $64.98 $78.86 $79.29
      Yearly $134,200 $134,860 $135,160 $164,030 $164,920
      Hawaii Hourly $50.46 $56.44 $64.69 $79.55 $96.25
      Yearly $104,950 $117,380 $134,540 $165,470 $200,200
      Maine Hourly $40.89 $51.75 $64.53 $77.86 $102.22
      Yearly $85,040 $107,640 $134,220 $161,960 $212,620
      California Hourly $33.17 $52.88 $64.43 $81.74 $100.19
      Yearly $68,990 $109,990 $134,020 $170,020 $208,400
      Arizona Hourly $35.48 $51.12 $64.18 $70.39 $82.66
      Yearly $73,790 $106,320 $133,500 $146,410 $171,930
      Oregon Hourly $36.75 $49.73 $63.56 $67.39 $79.17
      Yearly $76,430 $103,440 $132,200 $140,180 $164,670
      Illinois Hourly $22.09 $49.23 $63.01 $75.76 $81.83
      Yearly $45,950 $102,390 $131,060 $157,570 $170,200
      Texas Hourly $29.63 $47.61 $62.78 $75.00 $92.85
      Yearly $61,620 $99,030 $130,580 $156,000 $193,130
      Kentucky Hourly $40.86 $51.75 $62.60 $103.50 $115.00+
      Yearly $84,990 $107,640 $130,210 $215,270 $239,200+
      New Hampshire Hourly $30.06 $51.07 $62.37 $74.52 $115.00+
      Yearly $62,520 $106,220 $129,720 $155,000 $239,200+
      Arkansas Hourly $38.26 $47.11 $62.34 $79.05 $115.00+
      Yearly $79,580 $97,990 $129,680 $164,420 $239,200+
      Michigan Hourly $44.03 $51.20 $61.87 $71.56 $78.31
      Yearly $91,580 $106,500 $128,680 $148,840 $162,890
      North Dakota Hourly $37.54 $48.01 $61.16 $73.25 $103.30
      Yearly $78,080 $99,860 $127,200 $152,350 $214,860
      Ohio Hourly $33.22 $45.40 $60.89 $73.41 $80.99
      Yearly $69,100 $94,430 $126,650 $152,680 $168,460
      Florida Hourly $23.77 $37.30 $60.33 $78.35 $100.45
      Yearly $49,440 $77,580 $125,480 $162,970 $208,940
      Louisiana Hourly $30.37 $47.41 $60.06 $76.40 $110.93
      Yearly $63,180 $98,620 $124,920 $158,920 $230,740
      Kansas Hourly $37.15 $45.86 $60.00 $74.39 $101.27
      Yearly $77,280 $95,380 $124,810 $154,720 $210,640
      South Carolina Hourly $23.84 $37.34 $59.71 $67.17 $82.24
      Yearly $49,600 $77,660 $124,190 $139,710 $171,050
      Nebraska Hourly $28.70 $47.38 $59.60 $67.02 $79.13
      Yearly $59,690 $98,540 $123,970 $139,400 $164,600
      Iowa Hourly $20.53 $45.37 $58.81 $77.02 $83.69
      Yearly $42,690 $94,370 $122,320 $160,200 $174,080
      Utah Hourly $24.53 $36.00 $58.29 $76.14 $102.56
      Yearly $51,010 $74,880 $121,250 $158,370 $213,330
      Indiana Hourly $20.63 $39.71 $57.67 $64.65 $76.30
      Yearly $42,900 $82,600 $119,950 $134,470 $158,710
      Georgia Hourly $33.66 $41.05 $57.65 $71.44 $89.75
      Yearly $70,020 $85,390 $119,900 $148,600 $186,680
      Nevada Hourly $28.03 $37.50 $56.75 $66.45 $75.81
      Yearly $58,290 $78,000 $118,040 $138,220 $157,670
      Alabama Hourly $23.69 $33.40 $56.68 $61.70 $93.06
      Yearly $49,280 $69,460 $117,900 $128,330 $193,570
      South Dakota Hourly $38.21 $42.95 $52.64 $63.27 $78.09
      Yearly $79,480 $89,330 $109,480 $131,600 $162,440
      Montana Hourly $32.73 $36.64 $52.38 $65.48 $115.00+
      Yearly $68,080 $76,200 $108,950 $136,190 $239,200+
      Tennessee Hourly $30.78 $45.00 $51.69 $67.94 $82.01
      Yearly $64,020 $93,600 $107,510 $141,300 $170,580
      Mississippi Hourly $28.86 $38.71 $50.73 $71.94 $102.22
      Yearly $60,020 $80,510 $105,530 $149,640 $212,620
      Wyoming Hourly $11.89 $23.07 $50.19 $72.81 $109.37
      Yearly $24,730 $47,990 $104,390 $151,450 $227,490
      Missouri Hourly $29.89 $38.46 $47.50 $64.21 $76.41
      Yearly $62,180 $80,000 $98,800 $133,560 $158,920
      Oklahoma Hourly $16.79 $27.04 $46.96 $65.48 $80.63
      Yearly $34,920 $56,250 $97,670 $136,190 $167,710
      Idaho Hourly $17.75 $21.35 $39.80 $79.19 $90.56
      Yearly $36,930 $44,400 $82,790 $164,710 $188,360
      Puerto Rico Hourly $11.00 $16.73 $23.32 $26.00 $41.32
      Yearly $22,880 $34,790 $48,510 $54,080 $85,940
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