State comparison · 2025

Optometrists salary: Illinois vs Texas

Optometrists in Illinois earn a median of $145,620. In Texas, $126,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.2% — not 15.6%.

Nominal pay gap

+15.6%

Illinois vs Texas

COL-adjusted gap

+12.2%

After BEA Regional Price Parities

Illinois

Optometrists

Median: $145,620
p25: $129,310
p75: $162,650
p10: $93,350
p90: $190,620
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average: 100.0
Hiring velocity (180d): +400%

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Texas

Optometrists

Median: $126,000
p25: $101,700
p75: $155,090
p10: $54,180
p90: $164,420
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average: 97.1
Hiring velocity (180d): +100%

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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.