How much do Optometrists make in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL?

Percentile spread

For Optometrists, the published 10th percentile is $63,180 and the 90th percentile is $167,110. The difference is $103,930, which is 67.5% 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 $115,210 to the 75th at $157,880, covers $42,670.

The mean annual wage is $136,960, which sits below the median of $154,050. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL median is 12.8% higher than the national median of $136,570 for Optometrists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $157,649, which is 15.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.6% higher than the Florida median of $151,670.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL is 97.717, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $154,050 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Optometrists at $157,649 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Optometrists. Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL ranks 3rd of 6 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).).

• Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL is 35 miles away, with a median of $160,680 and employment of 40. That median is 4.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $169,691, against $157,649 here.
• New Orleans-Metairie, LA is 171 miles away, with a median of $136,200 and employment of 50. That median is 11.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $147,089, against $157,649 here.
• Columbus, GA-AL is 185 miles away, with a median of $121,830 and employment of 30. That median is 20.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $136,434, against $157,649 here.

Employment share

Optometrists accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL (70 of 190,480). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (42,790 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.34 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.