State comparison · 2025
Optometrists salary: Alaska vs District of Columbia
Optometrists in Alaska earn a median of $170,310. In District of Columbia, $134,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.6% — not 26.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.3%
Alaska vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
+35.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Optometrists
- Median
- $170,310
- p25
- $134,480
- p75
- $203,510
- p10
- $98,530
- p90
- $218,180
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
District of Columbia
Optometrists
- Median
- $134,840
- p25
- $113,030
- p75
- $163,070
- p10
- $102,570
- p90
- $207,570
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.