How much do Optometrists make in Waterbury-Shelton, CT?

Percentile spread

For Optometrists, the published 10th percentile is $93,170 and the 90th percentile is $214,500. The difference is $121,330, which is 88.8% 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 $131,870 to the 75th at $156,260, covers $24,390.

The mean annual wage is $146,380, which sits above the median of $136,590. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Waterbury-Shelton, CT median is about the same as the national median of $136,570 for Optometrists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $136,894, which is 0.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.1% lower than the Connecticut median of $150,340.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Waterbury-Shelton, CT is 99.778, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $136,590 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Optometrists at $136,894 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Optometrists. Waterbury-Shelton, CT ranks 17th of 20 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).).

• New Haven, CT is 20 miles away, with a median of $150,640 and employment of 90. That median is 10.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $144,072, against $136,894 here.
• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 30 miles away, with a median of $150,340 and employment of 190. That median is 10.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $146,322, against $136,894 here.
• Springfield, MA is 49 miles away, with a median of $136,680 and employment of 30. That median is 0.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $142,285, against $136,894 here.

Employment share

Optometrists accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Waterbury-Shelton, CT (50 of 160,710). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (42,790 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.13 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.