How much do Optometrists make in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV?

Percentile spread

For Optometrists, the published 10th percentile is $74,290 and the 90th percentile is $176,740. The difference is $102,450, which is 75.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $100,080 to the 75th at $175,380, covers $75,300.

The mean annual wage is $132,890, which sits below the median of $135,460. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV median is 0.8% lower than the national median of $136,570 for Optometrists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $135,169, which is 1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.1% lower than the Nevada median of $135,650.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 100.215, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $135,460 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Optometrists at $135,169 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Optometrists. Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV ranks 1st of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• St. George, UT is 111 miles away, with a median of $79,990 and employment of 30. That median is 40.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,192, against $135,169 here.
• Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 132 miles away, with a median of $129,990 and employment of 510. That median is 4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $122,123, against $135,169 here.

Employment share

Optometrists accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV (310 of 1,136,960). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (42,790 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.99 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.