SOC 29-1041 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Optometrists make in Savannah, GA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Optometrists in Savannah, GA is $159,330. The 10th percentile is $91,740 and the 90th percentile is $224,280. Employment is 30.

Median annual wage

$159,330

10th percentile
$91,740
25th percentile
$128,490
Median
$159,330
75th percentile
$178,160
90th percentile
$224,280
Mean
$154,300

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Optometrists, the published 10th percentile is $91,740 and the 90th percentile is $224,280. The difference is $132,540, which is 83.2% 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 $128,490 to the 75th at $178,160, covers $49,670.

The mean annual wage is $154,300, which sits below the median of $159,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Savannah, GA median is 16.7% higher than the national median of $136,570 for Optometrists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $167,353, which is 22.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 23.7% higher than the Georgia median of $128,830.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Savannah, GA is 95.206, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $159,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Optometrists at $167,353 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Optometrists. Savannah, GA ranks 2nd of 8 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).).

  • Charleston-North Charleston, SC is 97 miles away, with a median of $154,660 and employment of 70. That median is 2.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $153,186, against $167,353 here.
  • Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC is 102 miles away, with a median of $130,390 and employment of 70. That median is 18.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $141,878, against $167,353 here.
  • Jacksonville, FL is 133 miles away, with a median of $161,560 and employment of 150. That median is 1.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $162,398, against $167,353 here.

Employment share

Optometrists accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Savannah, GA (30 of 198,360). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (42,790 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.55 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Savannah, GA · Optometrists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Optometrists make in Savannah, GA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Optometrists in Savannah, GA is $159,330. The 10th percentile is $91,740 and the 90th percentile is $224,280. Employment is 30.

How does that compare with the national median for Optometrists?

The local median is 16.7% higher than the national median of $136,570.

What is Optometrists pay in Savannah, GA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Savannah, GA is 95.206, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $159,330 is $167,353. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Savannah, GA compare with nearby metros for Optometrists?

Charleston-North Charleston, SC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 97 miles away, at $154,660. Savannah, GA ranks 2nd of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.