State comparison · 2025
Optometrists salary: Alaska vs South Dakota
Optometrists in Alaska earn a median of $170,310. In South Dakota, $102,320. After cost-of-living, the gap is 44% — not 66.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+66.4%
Alaska vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+44%
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
South Dakota
Optometrists
- Median
- $102,320
- p25
- $94,350
- p75
- $133,200
- p10
- $90,560
- p90
- $174,920
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.