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State comparison · 2025

Optometrists salary: Alaska vs Nebraska

Occupation

Optometrists in Alaska earn a median of $170,310. In Nebraska, $125,040. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.8% — not 36.2%.

Nominal pay gap
+36.2%
Alaska vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+19.8%
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
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Nebraska

Optometrists

Median
$125,040
p25
$76,020
p75
$162,760
p10
$65,170
p90
$205,450
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
90.1
See full breakdown for Nebraska

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.