Optometrists Salary in U.S.
SOC 29-1041 · National · 2024 BLS OEWS
The median salary for a Optometrists in U.S. is $134,830 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $64.82 per hour. 41,890 people work as Optometrists in U.S.. Wages have grown 33% since 2014, when the median was $101,410.
Median Annual Salary
$134,830
Mean Annual
$140,940
Median Hourly
$64.82
Total Employed
41,890
Salary Distribution
$70k
10th
$103k
25th
$135k
Median
$164k
75th
$203k
90th
Salary by Industry
| Industry | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Outpatient Care Centers | $196,800 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $163,040 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $163,040 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $163,040 |
| Employment Services | $161,510 |
| Administrative and Support Services | $160,260 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | $160,260 |
| All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $159,960 |
| Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $159,960 |
| Health and Personal Care Retailers | $157,280 |
| Health and Personal Care Retailers | $157,280 |
| Retail Trade | $156,790 |
| Social Assistance | $153,990 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | $153,590 |
| Hospitals | $147,080 |
| Offices of Physicians | $145,600 |
| Offices of All Other Health Practitioners | $143,010 |
| General Merchandise Retailers | $142,380 |
| Cross-industry, Private Ownership only | $135,130 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | $132,840 |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | $132,630 |
| State Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $128,680 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners | $127,990 |
| Offices of Optometrists | $127,980 |
| Educational Services | $118,250 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $116,720 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, including State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $114,090 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $113,030 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $113,030 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) | $113,030 |
| Federal Government, including the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $113,030 |
| Educational Services | $107,840 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals | $89,370 |
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $134,830 |
| 2023 | $131,860 |
| 2022 | $125,590 |
| 2021 | $124,300 |
| 2020 | $118,050 |
| 2019 | $115,250 |
| 2018 | $111,790 |
| 2017 | $110,300 |
| 2016 | $106,140 |
| 2015 | $103,900 |
| 2014 | $101,410 |
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