State comparison · 2025
Optometrists salary: North Carolina vs Washington
Optometrists in North Carolina earn a median of $161,560. In Washington, $157,560. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.3% — not 2.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+2.5%
North Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+16.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Carolina
Optometrists
- Median
- $161,560
- p25
- $123,250
- p75
- $193,790
- p10
- $94,320
- p90
- $215,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
Washington
Optometrists
- Median
- $157,560
- p25
- $126,730
- p75
- $171,200
- p10
- $103,880
- p90
- $217,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.