Optometrist - Urbana Eye Care
Listed compensation
$160k-$180k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Urbana Eye Care, in beautiful Frederick Maryland (only 50-60 minutes from both Baltimore and Washington DC!), has been serving the surrounding communities with first-in-class, full-scope, modern optometric care for over 15 years! Their experienced, tenured staff and state-of-the art instrumentation create an environment for their providers to work at the highest standard of diagnostic and therapeutic care.
This full-time opportunity will allow you to practice in a way that makes you feel clinically fulfilled and have a great work-life balance - NO weekends! The ideal candidate will be able to continue their passions with ocular disease, specialty contact lenses, myopia management, and medical optometry.
They offer a top compensation package with bonus potential, and amazing health and fringe benefits, which include: medical, dental, vision, 401k with match, life insurance, paid vacation, holidays, sick leave, paid maternity leave, CE reimbursement, malpractice insurance, license renewal reimbursement, State Association/AOA dues, and more.
Please email, call, or text Dr. Matt Miller (mmmiller@keplrvision.com or 615-513-5697), for additional information.
Key Responsibilities
Provide full-scope, modern optometric care including diagnostic and therapeutic services. Manage ocular disease, specialty contact lenses, and myopia management for patients.
Requirements
The ideal candidate is a qualified optometrist capable of delivering high-standard clinical care. They should have a passion for medical optometry and patient-centered practice.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Optometry Career Context
In Maryland, the Optometry weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$151k (43 salary observations; 137 listings), vs ~$152k nationally (601 salary observations; 4,933 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-02-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 40 active Optometry listings this role was benchmarked against, 68% have no call, 48% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 3.9 / 10 · above average in optometry | ranked against 2,013 Optometry listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $160k–$180k | Optometry median $149k (middle half $147k–$156k)65 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Maryland vs national | $151k median in Maryland | $152k nationally (−1%)43 state / 601 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$162k in purchasing power | Maryland index 105.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Optometry listings in Maryland | 70 active | 2,035 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 68% no call · 48% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 32% state a sign-on bonus (median $20k) · 9% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Optometry listings | 501 in the last 30 days | 456 the 30 days before (+10%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Optometry pay trend | +5.3% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Top Optometrist Jobs
8 matches · ranked by paySalary Distribution
8 jobsAnnual compensation range
Work-Life Balance Distribution
8 jobsHigher = better work-life balance
Market Managing Optometrist- Westchester and Long Island, NY- LensCrafters brand
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Optometrist
$130k-$170kOptometrist
$130k-$165kWork-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,013 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- No weekends
Benefits & Perks
Living in Frederick
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $419k≈ 2.6× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $2,155/mo≈ 16% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 30 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 108.9
- State income tax
- Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.