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Optometrists Salary by City
Optometrists Salary by City (2026)
180 metro areas · National average: $138,527 · Source: BLS OEWS
The table below shows Optometrists salaries across 180 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
Syracuse, NY $196,600
$163,400
$101,750
N/A
Wilmington, NC $196,450
$155,760
$106,030
N/A
New Haven, CT $184,800
$162,450
$136,390
N/A
Boulder, CO $179,930
$159,830
$75,730
N/A
St. George, UT $179,540
$127,910
$36,640
N/A
Roanoke, VA $174,720
$113,030
$61,710
$207,630
Raleigh, NC $173,890
$153,730
$98,520
N/A
Dallas, TX $169,880
$131,810
$80,470
$198,960
Richmond, VA $169,710
$132,120
$90,190
$208,510
Durham, NC $169,050
$159,190
$97,340
N/A
Fort Collins, CO $168,960
$153,870
$73,720
N/A
Lexington, KY $168,960
$132,700
$94,820
N/A
Seattle, WA $168,620
$162,820
$130,020
$212,980
Albuquerque, NM $168,290
$165,050
$99,990
$201,700
Washington, DC $167,900
$163,320
$70,620
$226,060
La Crosse, WI $167,620
$176,930
$102,740
$216,480
Santa Rosa, CA $163,460
$165,870
$96,930
$219,710
Vallejo, CA $161,170
$156,410
$104,970
$215,520
Orlando, FL $158,780
$145,210
$75,420
N/A
San Francisco, CA $158,500
$157,750
$84,920
$217,590
Barnstable Town, MA $157,780
$156,810
$106,510
N/A
Grand Forks, ND $156,590
$128,070
$81,180
N/A
San Jose, CA $156,530
$149,340
$104,000
$210,110
Boston, MA $155,960
$155,890
$108,480
$186,330
Sacramento, CA $154,830
$154,450
$103,880
$215,080
Kennewick, WA $154,620
$151,320
$114,430
$196,920
New York, NY $154,620
$160,520
$105,100
$195,670
Ogden, UT $153,820
$132,590
$52,830
$185,390
Winston, NC $153,000
$162,090
$81,020
$197,640
Kiryas Joel, NY $152,870
$147,380
$81,370
$190,300
Worcester, MA $152,650
$150,820
$104,330
$207,630
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $152,140
$132,000
$77,890
N/A
Reno, NV $152,000
$165,060
$99,410
$174,990
Norwich, CT $151,280
$139,230
$127,360
$171,540
Rochester, MN $151,030
$151,470
$84,420
$209,500
Fayetteville, NC $150,950
$161,820
$99,490
$206,920
Buffalo, NY $150,600
$160,390
$109,110
$176,310
Anchorage, AK $150,300
$162,980
$43,000
N/A
Daphne, AL $150,050
$164,560
$92,740
$172,580
Philadelphia, PA $149,760
$139,550
$86,290
$198,100
Denver, CO $149,430
$155,200
$66,790
$238,540
San Luis Obispo, CA $149,060
$152,660
$99,000
$202,930
Omaha, NE $148,900
$125,180
$52,000
$204,040
Albany, NY $148,770
$161,120
$63,710
$201,260
Green Bay, WI $148,710
$144,010
$68,390
$223,580
Columbus, OH $148,630
$134,560
$60,270
N/A
Beaumont, TX $148,510
$131,700
$49,700
N/A
Erie, PA $148,210
$119,990
$79,090
$207,750
Cincinnati, OH $147,980
$133,240
$56,940
N/A
Burlington, VT $147,370
$156,000
$60,670
$187,220
Portland, ME $147,220
$133,310
$106,820
$176,950
Modesto, CA $147,100
$137,130
$78,990
$213,420
Chico, CA $146,420
$131,540
$102,740
$214,390
Dover, DE $145,640
$159,700
$94,670
$195,550
Charlotte, NC $145,440
$154,700
$37,780
$207,380
San Diego, CA $145,280
$134,250
$101,390
$232,000
Minneapolis, MN $145,170
$155,310
$95,750
$178,220
Jacksonville, FL $144,990
$148,040
$79,610
$215,740
Tucson, AZ $144,510
$141,530
$85,670
$166,350
Salinas, CA $143,910
$149,510
$105,010
$187,580
Urban Honolulu, HI $143,840
$128,270
$99,040
$207,660
Providence, RI $143,810
$140,450
$65,620
$207,430
Provo, UT $143,680
$111,760
$53,010
$169,060
Reading, PA $143,470
$133,900
$79,870
$185,760
New Orleans, LA $143,220
$126,710
$49,370
$214,460
Rochester, NY $142,950
$139,990
$75,730
$179,650
Amherst Town, MA $142,430
$137,510
$104,180
$167,540
Santa Cruz, CA $142,120
$139,560
$75,350
$206,740
Allentown, PA $141,850
$140,650
$84,260
$174,990
Madison, WI $141,640
$124,070
$71,990
$218,550
Appleton, WI $141,630
$138,050
$66,050
$209,350
Grand Rapids, MI $141,580
$129,740
$94,670
$228,170
Lincoln, NE $141,490
$109,880
$62,910
N/A
Kansas City, MO $141,460
$133,350
$90,560
$210,970
Olympia, WA $141,260
$137,840
$102,650
$166,440
Lakeland, FL $141,250
$137,120
$75,130
$178,740
Milwaukee, WI $141,090
$142,380
$79,040
$212,440
Manchester, NH $140,840
$119,990
$97,520
$155,390
Rockford, IL $140,760
$131,570
$76,980
N/A
Stockton, CA $140,340
$134,750
$76,790
$205,060
Hickory, NC $139,890
$131,710
$97,740
$189,190
Riverside, CA $139,740
$131,890
$77,330
$211,080
Fresno, CA $139,410
$129,250
$101,040
$209,650
Albany, GA $139,340
$127,540
$78,010
$201,980
Austin, TX $139,340
$140,880
$57,080
$202,340
Detroit, MI $138,540
$136,050
$105,170
$162,700
Flint, MI $138,020
$130,220
$105,140
$207,110
North Port, FL $137,900
$129,180
$55,530
$201,450
Chicago, IL $137,710
$138,510
$54,330
$176,590
Phoenix, AZ $137,430
$134,430
$95,990
$174,530
Dayton, OH $137,420
$128,510
$82,470
$192,110
Springfield, MA $137,350
$135,190
$98,160
$165,990
York, PA $137,300
$136,560
$84,420
$178,760
Atlanta, GA $137,110
$133,550
$90,900
$211,750
Wichita, KS $137,000
$120,150
$93,050
$215,550
Spokane, WA $136,980
$134,800
$104,560
$167,260
Birmingham, AL $136,660
$137,050
$72,720
$187,870
Scranton, PA $136,400
$118,180
$77,120
$186,770
Lynchburg, VA $135,670
$124,860
$84,520
$174,500
Ann Arbor, MI $135,230
$132,450
$96,490
$170,930
Baltimore, MD $135,010
$156,610
$47,500
$194,160
Visalia, CA $134,550
$130,770
$101,770
$165,860
Las Vegas, NV $134,450
$129,440
$80,620
$169,210
Fargo, ND $134,080
$128,780
$101,400
$165,730
Bakersfield, CA $133,990
$129,530
$77,730
$196,350
Corpus Christi, TX $133,590
$131,450
$95,620
$170,570
Tampa, FL $133,490
$131,310
$51,400
$206,230
Binghamton, NY $133,380
$122,270
$102,330
$167,830
Los Angeles, CA $133,320
$137,070
$71,310
$206,540
Indianapolis, IN $133,160
$128,810
$54,960
$216,820
Charleston, SC $132,460
$154,120
$59,520
$165,680
Santa Maria, CA $132,280
$134,820
$76,460
$202,500
Kingsport, TN $132,090
$134,760
$74,120
$175,610
St. Louis, MO $131,030
$130,620
$59,990
$170,600
Salt Lake City, UT $131,020
$128,860
$63,250
$175,300
Cedar Rapids, IA $131,010
$121,930
$69,020
$198,680
Cape Coral, FL $130,830
$127,250
$61,180
$206,590
Topeka, KS $130,290
$128,510
$92,300
$173,790
Knoxville, TN $129,620
$107,000
$56,860
$167,160
McAllen, TX $129,590
$137,660
$82,770
$161,260
Baton Rouge, LA $129,370
$124,190
$49,120
$209,310
Oxnard, CA $129,300
$125,280
$76,760
$179,010
Jonesboro, AR $129,070
$109,300
$53,920
$233,360
Evansville, IN $129,060
$121,230
$75,050
$181,610
Port St. Lucie, FL $128,890
$128,970
$60,680
$175,890
Huntington, WV $128,870
$124,370
$43,910
$219,990
Peoria, IL $128,090
$131,270
$90,170
$160,550
Des Moines, IA $128,060
$127,140
$77,400
$173,310
Nashville, TN $128,010
$119,270
$61,010
$188,100
Lansing, MI $127,820
$128,660
$82,930
$161,510
Huntsville, AL $127,620
$132,700
$58,130
$180,460
Portland, OR $127,540
$132,110
$86,280
$161,800
Mobile, AL $127,160
$130,580
$55,620
$170,940
Palm Bay, FL $126,810
$125,230
$60,270
$189,910
Augusta, GA $126,370
$149,510
$54,230
$167,090
Cleveland, OH $125,580
$125,610
$57,530
$168,320
Colorado Springs, CO $125,580
$125,210
$62,220
$190,060
Harrisburg, PA $125,410
$117,560
$92,580
$167,720
Houston, TX $125,000
$124,780
$86,500
$169,260
El Paso, TX $124,930
$134,300
$31,200
$165,860
Akron, OH $124,560
$139,600
$57,690
$166,990
Jackson, MS $124,480
$120,800
$64,960
$197,290
Kalamazoo, MI $124,100
$130,840
$106,980
$135,570
South Bend, IN $123,860
$126,210
$60,320
$161,050
Lafayette, IN $123,570
$124,620
$76,680
$166,450
Lubbock, TX $123,290
$137,390
$47,090
$166,800
Savannah, GA $123,270
$124,920
$56,860
$215,730
Little Rock, AR $123,120
$98,490
$56,030
N/A
Eugene, OR $123,030
$119,410
$80,030
$170,460
Bismarck, ND $122,820
$126,160
$79,610
$158,110
Lancaster, PA $122,660
$127,440
$81,940
$157,000
Sioux Falls, SD $122,660
$126,630
$92,790
$140,360
Toledo, OH $122,040
$126,050
$53,900
$164,750
Greenville, SC $121,860
$140,010
$54,220
$158,010
Hilton Head Island, SC $121,630
$129,010
$73,260
$157,290
Salem, OR $121,160
$128,820
$75,690
$164,320
Hartford, CT $121,070
$138,270
$47,160
$216,970
Fort Wayne, IN $120,960
$124,580
$76,600
$169,670
Pensacola, FL $120,100
$122,370
$49,200
$170,900
Fayetteville, AR $119,880
$103,900
$57,500
$185,590
Bend, OR $119,200
$113,250
$76,410
$169,270
Memphis, TN $119,090
$113,030
$50,000
$171,020
Tulsa, OK $118,710
$133,250
$29,780
$174,470
Bloomington, IL $118,430
$130,970
$76,430
$144,710
Chattanooga, TN $118,420
$108,920
$48,570
$164,980
Springfield, MO $118,180
$119,070
$64,490
$160,060
Columbia, SC $117,800
$137,250
$53,190
$156,070
Canton, OH $115,240
$112,890
$55,670
$167,320
Traverse City, MI $114,970
$128,130
$33,180
$144,980
Pittsburgh, PA $114,780
$113,580
$58,920
$158,510
Youngstown, OH $114,620
$105,750
$76,190
$164,980
Davenport, IA $113,790
$118,910
$49,220
$168,800
Miami, FL $111,420
$92,700
$39,790
$202,700
Naples, FL $110,220
$99,300
$55,290
$189,340
Oklahoma City, OK $109,150
$100,400
$42,460
$169,170
Boise City, ID $106,150
$86,130
$47,480
$172,320
Billings, MT $103,980
$106,540
$46,420
$166,440
Rapid City, SD $101,490
$92,860
$81,830
$122,440
San Juan, PR $100,730
$115,420
$47,850
$161,800
San Antonio, TX $96,040
$95,560
$44,610
$167,850
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
.
All wage figures are annual.
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