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Optometrist - Full or Part-Time

OptometristPart-Time

Listed compensation

$135k-$155k

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Job Description

Greater Portland Health is seeking an Optometrist to fill a full-time or part-time role in providing full-scope optometric eye care in a primary care setting. Responsibilities include clinical and administrative tasks to support our patient’s overall care.

Requirements

  • Applicants must be a graduate from a Doctor of Optometry degree program accredited by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education.
  • They must obtain a license to practice in the State of Maine, including passage of all parts of NBEO board examinations.
  • Residency training and knowledge of the structure, function and laws governing community health centers is preferred.

Generous Benefits Package

  • Organization-wide incentive bonus of up to 5% of annual base salary
  • Health (Employer – Employee shared) - must work 30+ hours/week
  • Dental, Vision Insurance (Employer – Employee shared) - must work 20+ hours/week
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (must work at least 20 hours per week)
  • Health Savings Accounts with employer contributions (must work 30+ hours/week and enroll in high deductible PPO)
  • Employer paid Life insurance, Short-term and Long-term Disability - must work at least 20 hours/week
  • 403(b) employer match up to 3%
  • Generous PTO package
  • Bereavement and Military Leave
  • CME funds; license, certification, and subscription fees reimbursement; along with CME paid time off (prorated and must work at least 20 hours/week)
  • Gym Membership and more!

Key Responsibilities

The Optometrist will provide full-scope optometric eye care within a primary care setting. Responsibilities include performing clinical examinations and managing administrative tasks to support patient health.

Key Skills

Clinical assessmentPatient care

Optometry Career Context

Of the 50 active Optometrist listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 72% have no call, 44% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Maine is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$145k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $149k in an average-cost state. 62.0% of Maine clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Optometrist by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$135k–$155kOptometrist median $158k (middle half $150k–$173k)208 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$149k in purchasing powerMaine index 97.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Optometrist listings in Maine14 active2,041 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 72% no call · 44% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusUS healthcare professional listings: 32% state a sign-on bonus (median $20k) · 7% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 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

12 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

12 jobs · 11 employers
6
<$170k
2
$170k-190k
2
$190k-210k
2
$210k-230k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

11 jobs
401k / retirement match
100% this job
CME allowance
45% this job
Sign-on bonus
27% this job
Relocation assistance
9%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Managing Optometrist-West Nyack, NY- LensCrafters

EssilorLuxottica Group · West Nyack, New York

$159k-$222k
#2

Market Managing Optometrist- Westchester and Long Island, NY- LensCrafters brand

Luxottica of America · Scarsdale, New York

$159k–$222k
#3

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

$140k-$200k
#4

Optometrist, Sign On Bonus (Brookside Optometric Group)

$121k-$196k
+ 10 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,975 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Benefits & Perks

Organization-wide incentive bonus up to 5% of annual base salary
Health insurance (30+ hrs/week)
Dental and vision insurance (20+ hrs/week)
Flexible Spending Accounts
Health Savings Accounts with employer contributions
Employer-paid life, short-term and long-term disability insurance
403(b) employer match up to 3%
Generous PTO package

Living in Portland

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$563k≈ 4.2× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,399/mo≈ 21% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
101.9
State income tax
Up to 7.2%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Portland-South Portland, ME metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.