Medical Optometrist - Mesa, AZ

OptometristFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Desert Vista Eye Specialists is seeking a full-time Medical Optometrist to join our team! Desert Vista Eye Specialists, a partner of EyeCare Partners, has been a leading provider of eye and vision care in the Phoenix area for more than 30 years with offices in Phoenix, Mesa and Gilbert.

Our physician team includes corneal, retinal, cataract, and refractive specialists. This Optometrists will play an important role by assisting in the evaluation and ongoing treatment of our patients, while maintaining excellent relationships with all medical care team partners, both inside and outside the practice. Several years of experience in a medically focused role is required.

What We Offer

An outstanding practice environment with a strong focus on clinical excellence. A doctor-led leadership team involved in all medical issues and the oversight of our Medical Executive Board. Investments in new equipment and infrastructure that allows you to apply your expertise and retain clinical autonomy.

Access to our national medical network of practices, bringing together a wealth of expertise, resources and knowledge. A world-class support team that is dedicated and trained in providing efficient, patient-centered care. An established network for an immediate, sustained referral base.

Key Responsibilities

The Optometrist will assist in the evaluation and ongoing treatment of patients within a medically focused practice. They will maintain strong collaborative relationships with the medical care team both inside and outside the practice.

Requirements

Candidates must have several years of experience in a medically focused optometry role. The position requires a professional commitment to clinical excellence and patient-centered care.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTreatment planningMedical care coordinationCorneal careRetinal careCataract careRefractive care

Optometry Career Context

Of the 50 active Optometry listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 84% have no call, 40% require no weekends.

Optometry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Optometry by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedOptometry median $159k (middle half $150k–$174k)244 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingArizona index 100.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Optometry listings in Arizona88 active2,013 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 84% no call · 40% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusUS healthcare professional listings: 31% state a sign-on bonus (median $20k) · 8% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 2026
Optometry pay trend+1.7% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Optometrist Jobs

20 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

19 jobs · 11 employers
5
<$155k
7
$155k-170k
4
$170k-185k
1
$196k
2
$200k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

18 jobs · 11 employers
401k / retirement match
100% this job
CME allowance
67% this job
Sign-on bonus
50% this job
Loan repayment
33%
Relocation assistance
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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Luxottica of America · Scarsdale, New York

$159k–$222k
#2

Optometrist (Dr. Tavel Family Eye Care) - Kokomo, IN

VSP Vision · Indianapolis, Indiana

$140k-$200k
#3

Optometrist, Sign On Bonus (Brookside Optometric Group)

$121k-$196k
#4

Optometrist

$63-$85/hr
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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 1.5
Better work-life than 20% of Optometry listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,993 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Desert Vista Eye Specialist

Financial Services
Gilbert, Arizona

Benefits & Perks

Highly competitive annual salary with productivity bonus
Signing Bonus
Medical insurance
Domestic partner coverage
Maternity leave
401k with company match
Short and long term leave
PTO

Living in Mesa

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$416k
Typical market rent
$1,532/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.3
State income tax
Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.