State comparison · 2025

Optometrists salary: Texas vs Washington

Optometrists in Washington earn a median of $157,560. In Texas, $126,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.9% — not 20%.

Nominal pay gap

-20%

Texas vs Washington

COL-adjusted gap

-11.9%

After BEA Regional Price Parities

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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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
Hiring velocity (180d): +300%

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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.