How much do Optometrists make in Reno, NV?

Percentile spread

For Optometrists, the published 10th percentile is $99,540 and the 90th percentile is $181,520. The difference is $81,980, which is 58.0% 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 $135,800 to the 75th at $181,520, covers $45,720.

The mean annual wage is $149,070, which sits above the median of $141,230. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Reno, NV median is 3.4% higher than the national median of $136,570 for Optometrists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $139,812, which is 2.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.1% higher than the Nevada median of $135,650.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Reno, NV is 101.014, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $141,230 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Optometrists at $139,812 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Optometrists. Reno, NV ranks 2nd of 5 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).).

• Chico, CA is 116 miles away, with a median of $139,890 and employment of 30. That median is 0.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $138,235, against $139,812 here.
• Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is 127 miles away, with a median of $139,020 and employment of 510. That median is 1.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $130,327, against $139,812 here.
• Stockton-Lodi, CA is 185 miles away, with a median of $132,390 and employment of 70. That median is 6.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $125,979, against $139,812 here.

Employment share

Optometrists accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Reno, NV (80 of 275,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (42,790 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.05 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.