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          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $35.99 $52.59 $65.66 $79.39 $97.20
          Yearly $74,870 $109,400 $136,570 $165,120 $202,180
          Florida Hourly $30.04 $59.00 $72.92 $80.42 $94.33
          Yearly $62,490 $122,730 $151,670 $167,270 $196,210
          Hawaii Hourly $51.49 $58.17 $74.34 $77.92 $98.75
          Yearly $107,090 $120,980 $154,620 $162,070 $205,390
          Oregon Hourly $40.30 $49.05 $63.47 $68.99 $77.64
          Yearly $83,830 $102,030 $132,020 $143,500 $161,480
          Maine Hourly $49.33 $55.71 $74.09 $85.40 $115.96
          Yearly $102,600 $115,870 $154,110 $177,630 $241,200
          Montana Hourly $28.10 $29.27 $50.14 $63.74 $78.38
          Yearly $58,450 $60,870 $104,280 $132,580 $163,030
          Wisconsin Hourly $36.25 $54.63 $67.17 $82.35 $97.92
          Yearly $75,390 $113,620 $139,720 $171,280 $203,670
          Indiana Hourly $36.95 $49.44 $65.14 $77.80 $92.92
          Yearly $76,860 $102,840 $135,500 $161,820 $193,270
          Nevada Hourly $35.83 $48.57 $65.22 $84.32 $87.27
          Yearly $74,530 $101,030 $135,650 $175,380 $181,520
          New York Hourly $45.89 $61.49 $77.47 $84.49 $97.62
          Yearly $95,460 $127,900 $161,140 $175,740 $203,040
          District of Columbia Hourly $49.31 $54.34 $64.83 $78.40 $99.79
          Yearly $102,570 $113,030 $134,840 $163,070 $207,570
          New Mexico Hourly $42.39 $52.53 $69.55 $85.61 $97.59
          Yearly $88,160 $109,260 $144,660 $178,060 $202,980
          Missouri Hourly $31.06 $49.87 $64.33 $76.86 $84.26
          Yearly $64,610 $103,720 $133,810 $159,870 $175,270
          South Carolina Hourly $24.88 $45.19 $70.17 $78.61 $82.72
          Yearly $51,740 $93,980 $145,950 $163,510 $172,060
          South Dakota Hourly $43.54 $45.36 $49.19 $64.04 $84.09
          Yearly $90,560 $94,350 $102,320 $133,200 $174,920
          Alabama Hourly $27.28 $50.35 $69.75 $80.23 $94.52
          Yearly $56,740 $104,730 $145,090 $166,870 $196,600
          Oklahoma Hourly $28.84 $36.87 $46.80 $71.95 $83.95
          Yearly $59,990 $76,690 $97,350 $149,660 $174,620
          Rhode Island Hourly $34.46 $54.85 $64.67 $80.74 $103.67
          Yearly $71,670 $114,090 $134,520 $167,930 $215,640
          New Hampshire Hourly $36.71 $56.53 $60.36 $74.80 $98.83
          Yearly $76,360 $117,580 $125,560 $155,580 $205,560
          West Virginia Hourly $33.57 $47.46 $56.74 $77.80 $95.47
          Yearly $69,830 $98,710 $118,010 $161,820 $198,570
          California Hourly $48.02 $59.12 $65.53 $79.95 $102.74
          Yearly $99,890 $122,960 $136,300 $166,300 $213,710
          Virginia Hourly $30.01 $51.40 $63.25 $78.79 $113.45
          Yearly $62,430 $106,900 $131,570 $163,890 $235,980
          New Jersey Hourly $50.35 $64.69 $76.46 $79.79 $112.00
          Yearly $104,730 $134,560 $159,040 $165,960 $232,960
          Illinois Hourly $44.88 $62.17 $70.01 $78.20 $91.64
          Yearly $93,350 $129,310 $145,620 $162,650 $190,620
          Tennessee Hourly $22.90 $30.53 $64.51 $77.00 $80.49
          Yearly $47,630 $63,510 $134,170 $160,150 $167,420
          Washington Hourly $49.94 $60.93 $75.75 $82.31 $104.76
          Yearly $103,880 $126,730 $157,560 $171,200 $217,900
          Delaware Hourly $37.49 $51.87 $77.54 $84.49 $90.62
          Yearly $77,980 $107,880 $161,270 $175,750 $188,490
          Maryland Hourly $24.31 $39.32 $79.73 $97.02 $103.57
          Yearly $50,560 $81,780 $165,840 $201,810 $215,420
          Ohio Hourly $30.60 $44.98 $64.83 $78.39 $91.65
          Yearly $63,650 $93,560 $134,850 $163,050 $190,630
          North Carolina Hourly $45.35 $59.25 $77.67 $93.17 $103.53
          Yearly $94,320 $123,250 $161,560 $193,790 $215,340
          Connecticut Hourly $47.69 $64.15 $72.28 $75.85 $102.91
          Yearly $99,200 $133,420 $150,340 $157,760 $214,040
          Alaska Hourly $47.37 $64.66 $81.88 $97.84 $104.89
          Yearly $98,530 $134,480 $170,310 $203,510 $218,180
          Idaho Hourly $25.00 $31.06 $49.71 $74.57 $91.14
          Yearly $52,000 $64,610 $103,390 $155,100 $189,570
          Wyoming Hourly $24.80 $24.93 $53.56 $65.41 $85.99
          Yearly $51,580 $51,840 $111,400 $136,050 $178,860
          Utah Hourly $21.38 $24.06 $57.25 $77.08 $82.92
          Yearly $44,470 $50,040 $119,070 $160,330 $172,480
          North Dakota Hourly $35.87 $52.88 $63.51 $73.06 $86.01
          Yearly $74,610 $109,990 $132,110 $151,970 $178,900
          Puerto Rico Hourly $21.25 $37.50 $63.84 $80.87 $144.35
          Yearly $44,190 $78,000 $132,790 $168,210 $300,250
          Pennsylvania Hourly $44.70 $53.36 $65.10 $78.79 $83.35
          Yearly $92,970 $110,990 $135,400 $163,890 $173,380
          Georgia Hourly $24.54 $50.41 $61.94 $76.51 $91.16
          Yearly $51,030 $104,850 $128,830 $159,140 $189,610
          Michigan Hourly $47.17 $60.10 $65.21 $77.87 $102.81
          Yearly $98,110 $125,000 $135,650 $161,970 $213,850
          Arizona Hourly $47.87 $50.23 $58.78 $79.34 $82.45
          Yearly $99,570 $104,480 $122,250 $165,030 $171,490
          Massachusetts Hourly $46.05 $62.73 $72.95 $80.25 $94.46
          Yearly $95,780 $130,480 $151,730 $166,920 $196,470
          Mississippi Hourly $30.51 $45.37 $51.96 $79.59 $103.67
          Yearly $63,470 $94,360 $108,070 $165,540 $215,640
          Iowa Hourly $35.42 $43.43 $60.28 $67.61 $84.36
          Yearly $73,660 $90,330 $125,380 $140,630 $175,460
          Vermont Hourly $28.99 $61.06 $66.01 $79.51 $93.36
          Yearly $60,290 $127,010 $137,290 $165,380 $194,190
          Nebraska Hourly $31.33 $36.55 $60.12 $78.25 $98.77
          Yearly $65,170 $76,020 $125,040 $162,760 $205,450
          Kansas Hourly $40.87 $57.17 $66.63 $77.05 $92.65
          Yearly $85,010 $118,910 $138,580 $160,270 $192,720
          Colorado Hourly $31.69 $52.90 $73.08 $81.34 $101.98
          Yearly $65,910 $110,020 $152,000 $169,190 $212,120
          Minnesota Hourly $46.48 $60.51 $76.30 $83.83 $99.50
          Yearly $96,670 $125,860 $158,700 $174,370 $206,960
          Kentucky Hourly $39.54 $46.77 $61.95 $80.78 $122.42
          Yearly $82,240 $97,290 $128,860 $168,030 $254,630
          Texas Hourly $26.05 $48.90 $60.58 $74.56 $79.05
          Yearly $54,180 $101,700 $126,000 $155,090 $164,420
          Louisiana Hourly $21.84 $48.69 $56.76 $71.17 $88.30
          Yearly $45,420 $101,270 $118,060 $148,030 $183,670
          Arkansas Hourly $27.86 $40.45 $59.84 $70.96 $87.27
          Yearly $57,960 $84,140 $124,470 $147,590 $181,520
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