Salary by state
Optometrists Salary by State
Median annual wage from the latest BLS Occupational Employment Statistics release. Hover any state for the cost-of-living adjusted figure. Click to open the full state breakdown.
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Optometrists — median wage by state
- Alaska: $165,830
- New York: $163,040
- Maryland: $157,830
- Washington: $157,650
- New Jersey: $156,000
- Vermont: $156,000
- New Mexico: $154,630
- District of Columbia: $154,300
- North Carolina: $153,750
- Massachusetts: $150,820
- Minnesota: $150,020
- Nevada: $146,760
- Rhode Island: $144,360
- Connecticut: $143,000
- Delaware: $137,910
- Wisconsin: $137,650
- South Carolina: $137,450
- Colorado: $137,370
- California: $137,070
- Hawaii: $136,670
- Illinois: $136,200
- Arizona: $134,430
- Maine: $133,470
- Kentucky: $132,000
- Michigan: $131,700
- New Hampshire: $130,310
- West Virginia: $130,190
- Ohio: $130,000
- Alabama: $129,700
- Georgia: $129,690
- Florida: $129,500
- North Dakota: $128,940
- Kansas: $128,510
- Texas: $128,360
- Pennsylvania: $128,260
- Indiana: $127,080
- Utah: $124,830
- Louisiana: $120,080
- Iowa: $119,990
- Oregon: $119,980
- South Dakota: $118,980
- Nebraska: $116,850
- Missouri: $113,030
- Tennessee: $110,660
- Montana: $108,600
- Mississippi: $107,600
- Arkansas: $99,970
- Oklahoma: $98,890
- Wyoming: $88,410
- Idaho: $66,880
- Virginia: —
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- Alaska$165,830
- New York$163,040
- Maryland$157,830
- Washington$157,650
- New Jersey$156,000
- Vermont$156,000
- New Mexico$154,630
- District of Columbia$154,300
- North Carolina$153,750
- Massachusetts$150,820
- Minnesota$150,020
- Nevada$146,760
- Rhode Island$144,360
- Connecticut$143,000
- Delaware$137,910
- Wisconsin$137,650
- South Carolina$137,450
- Colorado$137,370
- California$137,070
- Hawaii$136,670
- Illinois$136,200
- Arizona$134,430
- Maine$133,470
- Kentucky$132,000
- Michigan$131,700
- New Hampshire$130,310
- West Virginia$130,190
- Ohio$130,000
- Alabama$129,700
- Georgia$129,690
- Florida$129,500
- North Dakota$128,940
- Kansas$128,510
- Texas$128,360
- Pennsylvania$128,260
- Indiana$127,080
- Utah$124,830
- Louisiana$120,080
- Iowa$119,990
- Oregon$119,980
- South Dakota$118,980
- Nebraska$116,850
- Missouri$113,030
- Tennessee$110,660
- Montana$108,600
- Mississippi$107,600
- Arkansas$99,970
- Oklahoma$98,890
- Wyoming$88,410
- Idaho$66,880
- Virginia—