Optometrists Salary
Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Optometrists positions across the United States.
Median Annual Salary
$134,830
National average
Salary Range
$70,060 – $203,210
10th–90th percentile
Data Year
2024
Source: BLS
Optometrists Salary by City
| Location | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $176,930 | $102,740 | $216,480 |
| Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $166,920 | $103,470 | N/A |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $165,870 | $96,930 | $219,710 |
| Alaska | $165,830 | $43,000 | $236,860 |
| Reno, NV | $165,060 | $99,410 | $174,990 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $165,050 | $99,990 | $201,700 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $164,560 | $92,740 | $172,580 |
| Syracuse, NY | $163,400 | $101,750 | N/A |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $163,320 | $70,620 | $226,060 |
| New York | $163,040 | $108,190 | $196,270 |
| Anchorage, AK | $162,980 | $43,000 | N/A |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $162,820 | $130,020 | $212,980 |
| New Haven, CT | $162,450 | $136,390 | N/A |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $162,090 | $81,020 | $197,640 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $161,820 | $99,490 | $206,920 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $161,120 | $63,710 | $201,260 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $160,520 | $105,100 | $195,670 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $160,390 | $109,110 | $176,310 |
| Boulder, CO | $159,830 | $75,730 | N/A |
| Dover, DE | $159,700 | $94,670 | $195,550 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $159,190 | $97,340 | N/A |
| Maryland | $157,830 | $51,130 | $196,360 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $157,750 | $84,920 | $217,590 |
| Washington | $157,650 | $114,460 | $211,020 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $156,810 | $106,510 | N/A |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $156,610 | $47,500 | $194,160 |
| Vallejo, CA | $156,410 | $104,970 | $215,520 |
| New Jersey | $156,000 | $49,920 | $183,010 |
| Vermont | $156,000 | $59,360 | $190,490 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $156,000 | $60,670 | $187,220 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $155,890 | $108,480 | $186,330 |
| Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $155,770 | $104,760 | $201,260 |
| Wilmington, NC | $155,760 | $106,030 | N/A |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $155,310 | $95,750 | $178,220 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $155,200 | $66,790 | $238,540 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $154,700 | $37,780 | $207,380 |
| New Mexico | $154,630 | $94,310 | $185,820 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $154,450 | $103,880 | $215,080 |
| District of Columbia | $154,300 | $84,990 | N/A |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $154,120 | $59,520 | $165,680 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $153,870 | $73,720 | N/A |
| North Carolina | $153,750 | $72,310 | N/A |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $153,730 | $98,520 | N/A |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $152,660 | $99,000 | $202,930 |
| Rochester, MN | $151,470 | $84,420 | $209,500 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $151,320 | $114,430 | $196,920 |
| Massachusetts | $150,820 | $106,970 | $186,330 |
| Worcester, MA | $150,820 | $104,330 | $207,630 |
| Minnesota | $150,020 | $93,430 | $199,990 |
| Salinas, CA | $149,510 | $105,010 | $187,580 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $149,510 | $54,230 | $167,090 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $149,340 | $104,000 | $210,110 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $148,040 | $79,610 | $215,740 |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $147,640 | $77,160 | $189,430 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $147,380 | $81,370 | $190,300 |
| Nevada | $146,760 | $83,330 | $174,990 |
| Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $145,350 | $82,960 | $202,250 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $145,210 | $75,420 | N/A |
| Rhode Island | $144,360 | $64,710 | $207,430 |
| Green Bay, WI | $144,010 | $68,390 | $223,580 |
| Connecticut | $143,000 | $49,760 | $217,040 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $142,380 | $79,040 | $212,440 |
| Tucson, AZ | $141,530 | $85,670 | $166,350 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $140,880 | $57,080 | $202,340 |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $140,820 | $96,440 | $156,030 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $140,650 | $84,260 | $174,990 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $140,450 | $65,620 | $207,430 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $140,010 | $54,220 | $158,010 |
| Rochester, NY | $139,990 | $75,730 | $179,650 |
| Akron, OH | $139,600 | $57,690 | $166,990 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $139,560 | $75,350 | $206,740 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $139,550 | $86,290 | $198,100 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $139,230 | $127,360 | $171,540 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $138,510 | $54,330 | $176,590 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $138,270 | $47,160 | $216,970 |
| Appleton, WI | $138,050 | $66,050 | $209,350 |
| Delaware | $137,910 | $75,250 | $182,050 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $137,840 | $102,650 | $166,440 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $137,660 | $82,770 | $161,260 |
| Wisconsin | $137,650 | $69,490 | $212,440 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $137,510 | $104,180 | $167,540 |
| South Carolina | $137,450 | $55,290 | $163,480 |
| Lubbock, TX | $137,390 | $47,090 | $166,800 |
| Colorado | $137,370 | $61,500 | $231,400 |
| Columbia, SC | $137,250 | $53,190 | $156,070 |
| Modesto, CA | $137,130 | $78,990 | $213,420 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $137,120 | $75,130 | $178,740 |
| California | $137,070 | $71,860 | $213,420 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $137,070 | $71,310 | $206,540 |
| Birmingham, AL | $137,050 | $72,720 | $187,870 |
| Hawaii | $136,670 | $99,040 | $207,970 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $136,560 | $84,420 | $178,760 |
| Illinois | $136,200 | $68,320 | $176,130 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $136,050 | $105,170 | $162,700 |
| Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $135,360 | $66,620 | N/A |
| Springfield, MA | $135,190 | $98,160 | $165,990 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $134,820 | $76,460 | $202,500 |
| Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $134,810 | $66,600 | $188,670 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $134,800 | $104,560 | $167,260 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $134,760 | $74,120 | $175,610 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $134,750 | $76,790 | $205,060 |
| Columbus, OH | $134,560 | $60,270 | N/A |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $134,430 | $95,990 | $174,530 |
| Arizona | $134,430 | $95,990 | $174,530 |
| El Paso, TX | $134,300 | $31,200 | $165,860 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $134,250 | $101,390 | $232,000 |
| Reading, PA | $133,900 | $79,870 | $185,760 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $133,550 | $90,900 | $211,750 |
| Maine | $133,470 | $100,510 | $235,420 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $133,350 | $90,560 | $210,970 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $133,310 | $106,820 | $176,950 |
| Tulsa, OK | $133,250 | $29,780 | $174,470 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $133,240 | $56,940 | N/A |
| Huntsville, AL | $132,700 | $58,130 | $180,460 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $132,700 | $94,820 | N/A |
| Ogden, UT | $132,590 | $52,830 | $185,390 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $132,450 | $96,490 | $170,930 |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $132,350 | $64,000 | N/A |
| Richmond, VA | $132,120 | $90,190 | $208,510 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $132,110 | $86,280 | $161,800 |
| Kentucky | $132,000 | $51,880 | N/A |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $132,000 | $77,890 | N/A |
| Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $132,000 | $79,440 | $170,840 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $131,890 | $77,330 | $211,080 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $131,810 | $80,470 | $198,960 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $131,710 | $97,740 | $189,190 |
| Michigan | $131,700 | $95,470 | $162,700 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $131,700 | $49,700 | N/A |
| Rockford, IL | $131,570 | $76,980 | N/A |
| Chico, CA | $131,540 | $102,740 | $214,390 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $131,450 | $95,620 | $170,570 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $131,310 | $51,400 | $206,230 |
| Peoria, IL | $131,270 | $90,170 | $160,550 |
| Bloomington, IL | $130,970 | $76,430 | $144,710 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $130,840 | $106,980 | $135,570 |
| Visalia, CA | $130,770 | $101,770 | $165,860 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $130,620 | $59,990 | $170,600 |
| Mobile, AL | $130,580 | $55,620 | $170,940 |
| South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $130,450 | $37,080 | $188,670 |
| New Hampshire | $130,310 | $69,000 | $236,210 |
| Flint, MI | $130,220 | $105,140 | $207,110 |
| West Virginia | $130,190 | $63,460 | $215,640 |
| Ohio | $130,000 | $53,900 | $172,420 |
| West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $130,000 | $71,880 | $171,640 |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $129,830 | $71,540 | $172,520 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $129,740 | $94,670 | $228,170 |
| Alabama | $129,700 | $54,420 | $175,260 |
| Georgia | $129,690 | $79,640 | $202,610 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $129,530 | $77,730 | $196,350 |
| Florida | $129,500 | $52,610 | $205,020 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $129,440 | $80,620 | $169,210 |
| Fresno, CA | $129,250 | $101,040 | $209,650 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $129,180 | $55,530 | $201,450 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $129,010 | $73,260 | $157,290 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $128,970 | $60,680 | $175,890 |
| North Dakota | $128,940 | $79,960 | $168,510 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $128,860 | $63,250 | $175,300 |
| Salem, OR | $128,820 | $75,690 | $164,320 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $128,810 | $54,960 | $216,820 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $128,780 | $101,400 | $165,730 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $128,660 | $82,930 | $161,510 |
| Topeka, KS | $128,510 | $92,300 | $173,790 |
| Kansas | $128,510 | $94,990 | $212,900 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $128,510 | $82,470 | $192,110 |
| Texas | $128,360 | $44,610 | $177,360 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $128,270 | $99,040 | $207,660 |
| Pennsylvania | $128,260 | $79,310 | $175,410 |
| Traverse City, MI | $128,130 | $33,180 | $144,980 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $128,070 | $81,180 | N/A |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $127,980 | $70,060 | $208,020 |
| St. George, UT | $127,910 | $36,640 | N/A |
| Albany, GA | $127,540 | $78,010 | $201,980 |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $127,530 | $77,990 | $235,420 |
| Lancaster, PA | $127,440 | $81,940 | $157,000 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $127,250 | $61,180 | $206,590 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $127,140 | $77,400 | $173,310 |
| Indiana | $127,080 | $66,160 | $207,430 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $126,710 | $49,370 | $214,460 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $126,630 | $92,790 | $140,360 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $126,210 | $60,320 | $161,050 |
| Bismarck, ND | $126,160 | $79,610 | $158,110 |
| Toledo, OH | $126,050 | $53,900 | $164,750 |
| Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $125,990 | $69,610 | $160,590 |
| Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $125,700 | $67,420 | $208,620 |
| Cleveland, OH | $125,610 | $57,530 | $168,320 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $125,280 | $76,760 | $179,010 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $125,230 | $60,270 | $189,910 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $125,210 | $62,220 | $190,060 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $125,180 | $52,000 | $204,040 |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $125,100 | $70,060 | $211,490 |
| Savannah, GA | $124,920 | $56,860 | $215,730 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $124,860 | $84,520 | $174,500 |
| Utah | $124,830 | $55,010 | $219,690 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $124,780 | $86,500 | $169,260 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $124,620 | $76,680 | $166,450 |
| Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $124,620 | $75,250 | $155,570 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $124,580 | $76,600 | $169,670 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $124,370 | $43,910 | $219,990 |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $124,360 | $76,920 | $227,300 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $124,190 | $49,120 | $209,310 |
| Madison, WI | $124,070 | $71,990 | $218,550 |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $123,040 | $76,900 | $156,490 |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $122,950 | $56,340 | $165,570 |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $122,420 | $78,960 | $165,860 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $122,370 | $49,200 | $170,900 |
| Binghamton, NY | $122,270 | $102,330 | $167,830 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $121,930 | $69,020 | $198,680 |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $121,830 | $45,830 | N/A |
| Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $121,520 | $78,200 | $165,000 |
| Evansville, IN | $121,230 | $75,050 | $181,610 |
| Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $121,180 | $98,120 | $197,990 |
| Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $120,850 | $63,760 | $158,250 |
| Jackson, MS | $120,800 | $64,960 | $197,290 |
| North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $120,590 | $82,400 | $203,430 |
| Wichita, KS | $120,150 | $93,050 | $215,550 |
| Louisiana | $120,080 | $45,180 | $215,730 |
| Iowa | $119,990 | $77,000 | $178,520 |
| Erie, PA | $119,990 | $79,090 | $207,750 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $119,990 | $97,520 | $155,390 |
| North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $119,990 | $83,370 | $166,650 |
| Oregon | $119,980 | $77,990 | $163,660 |
| Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $119,750 | $45,610 | $159,370 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $119,410 | $80,030 | $170,460 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $119,270 | $61,010 | $188,100 |
| Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $119,250 | $76,250 | $167,170 |
| Springfield, MO | $119,070 | $64,490 | $160,060 |
| South Dakota | $118,980 | $83,740 | $170,590 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $118,910 | $49,220 | $168,800 |
| Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $118,250 | $57,500 | $165,940 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $118,180 | $77,120 | $186,770 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $117,560 | $92,580 | $167,720 |
| Nebraska | $116,850 | $64,550 | $191,760 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $115,420 | $47,850 | $161,800 |
| East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $114,540 | $85,760 | $170,590 |
| Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $114,120 | $84,700 | $206,000 |
| Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $113,670 | $23,330 | $155,490 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $113,580 | $58,920 | $158,510 |
| Bend, OR | $113,250 | $76,410 | $169,270 |
| Roanoke, VA | $113,030 | $61,710 | $207,630 |
| Missouri | $113,030 | $59,990 | $166,240 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $113,030 | $50,000 | $171,020 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $112,890 | $55,670 | $167,320 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $111,760 | $53,010 | $169,060 |
| Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $111,450 | $45,830 | N/A |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $111,450 | $45,830 | N/A |
| Tennessee | $110,660 | $55,510 | $174,710 |
| South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $110,440 | $66,620 | $170,980 |
| Puerto Rico | $109,980 | $41,270 | $161,800 |
| Lincoln, NE | $109,880 | $62,910 | N/A |
| Jonesboro, AR | $109,300 | $53,920 | $233,360 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $108,920 | $48,570 | $164,980 |
| Montana | $108,600 | $57,920 | $166,440 |
| Mississippi | $107,600 | $58,860 | $227,540 |
| Knoxville, TN | $107,000 | $56,860 | $167,160 |
| Billings, MT | $106,540 | $46,420 | $166,440 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $105,750 | $76,190 | $164,980 |
| Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $104,990 | $48,430 | $191,850 |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $104,200 | $45,830 | N/A |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $103,900 | $57,500 | $185,590 |
| Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $103,380 | $58,580 | $212,580 |
| Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $102,990 | $46,000 | $157,870 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $100,400 | $42,460 | $169,170 |
| Arkansas | $99,970 | $56,030 | $217,800 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $99,300 | $55,290 | $189,340 |
| Oklahoma | $98,890 | $42,460 | $171,210 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $98,490 | $56,030 | N/A |
| Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $98,090 | $54,960 | $139,840 |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $98,080 | $66,340 | $166,660 |
| North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $97,460 | $31,370 | $154,980 |
| North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $96,050 | $53,920 | N/A |
| Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $95,930 | $56,330 | $149,830 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $95,560 | $44,610 | $167,850 |
| Rapid City, SD | $92,860 | $81,830 | $122,440 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $92,700 | $39,790 | $202,700 |
| Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $92,630 | $33,240 | $134,830 |
| Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $91,030 | $54,090 | $160,660 |
| Wyoming | $88,410 | $26,550 | N/A |
| Boise City, ID | $86,130 | $47,480 | $172,320 |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $81,910 | $39,200 | $138,720 |
| Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $75,860 | $45,970 | $158,680 |
| Idaho | $66,880 | $37,930 | $172,300 |
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Optometrists make?▾
The median annual salary for a Optometrists is $134,830, with a typical range of $70,060 – $203,210 depending on experience, location, and employer.
What is the starting salary for a Optometrists?▾
Entry-level Optometrists positions typically start around $70,060 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.
Where do Optometristss earn the most?▾
Optometristss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.