Optometrist Jobs
Optometrist Jobs with pay where disclosed, schedule details, and work-life-balance signals. Compare each listing's currency, pay period, location, and requirements before applying.
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1,976+ Optometrist Jobs Available Now
These 497 roles pay ~$175k median with 5.7/10 median work-life balance — use these as your benchmarks.
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Optometrist Pay & Work-Life Balance by State
Advertised-pay benchmarks and work-life-balance scores across 38 states with enough optometrist listings to measure. Pay uses weighted monthly permanent-position medians over 13 calendar months where available, with cohort-median fallbacks—not pooled medians or a salary survey. Take-home figures deduct state income tax (Tax Foundation 2025) and adjust for local cost of living (BEA Regional Price Parities 2024); federal tax is uniform across states and omitted.
BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) · State-level price index; city and metro figures may differ.
Tile positions are approximate, not geographic boundaries. Selection adds an outline without changing the metric color. Work-life scores describe listings, not surveyed clinician burnout.
Louisiana leads at $190k, against a $156k median across measured states. Best work-life balance: Maine (7.1/10), Hawaii (6.7/10), Idaho (6.5/10).
| State | Pay benchmark | Take-home, COL-adj. | WLB | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | $190k | $209k | 6.0/10 | 40 |
| North Carolina | $189k | $192k | 5.6/10 | 203 |
| Alaska | $184k | $180k | 3.7/10 | 12 |
| Alabama | $180k | $193k | 5.2/10 | 66 |
| Kansas | $180k | $188k | 4.4/10 | 72 |
| Vermont | $179k | $167k | 4.5/10 | 20 |
| Kentucky | $174k | $186k | 5.6/10 | 67 |
| Florida | $173k | $167k | 4.9/10 | 320 |
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| State | Pay benchmark | Take-home, COL-adj. | WLB | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | $169k | $169k | 5.4/10 | 78 |
| Wyoming | $168k | $181k | 5.5/10 | 4 |
| Ohio | $167k | $174k | 5.3/10 | 168 |
| New Mexico | $166k | $169k | 6.2/10 | 17 |
| Oregon | $164k | $143k | 6.1/10 | 37 |
| Minnesota | $163k | $149k | 4.7/10 | 152 |
| Washington | $161k | $150k | 4.7/10 | 99 |
| New Hampshire | $160k | $153k | 5.7/10 | 15 |
| Missouri | $159k | $167k | 5.2/10 | 86 |
| Virginia | $158k | $147k | 5.2/10 | 122 |
| Arizona | $157k | $152k | 4.9/10 | 139 |
| Nevada | $156k | $156k | 3.2/10 | 36 |
| Texas | $155k | $160k | 5.2/10 | 213 |
| Indiana | $153k | $159k | 4.0/10 | 38 |
| Connecticut | $151k | $136k | 5.3/10 | 57 |
| New Jersey | $151k | $130k | 5.4/10 | 107 |
| New York | $150k | $130k | 5.2/10 | 286 |
| Massachusetts | $150k | $135k | 5.3/10 | 90 |
| Colorado | $150k | $139k | 5.6/10 | 89 |
| California | $148k | $121k | 4.9/10 | 372 |
| Maryland | $148k | $133k | 5.2/10 | 111 |
| Michigan | $146k | $146k | 5.2/10 | 102 |
| Tennessee | $146k | $159k | 5.9/10 | 76 |
| Wisconsin | $145k | $146k | 3.8/10 | 75 |
| Illinois | $142k | $135k | 4.7/10 | 161 |
| Pennsylvania | $138k | $137k | 4.9/10 | 232 |
| Georgia | $134k | $132k | 5.2/10 | 154 |
| Iowa | $132k | $144k | 5.5/10 | 35 |
| Arkansas | $129k | $143k | 4.7/10 | 18 |
| Maine | $43k | $41k | 7.1/10 | 13 |
Optometrist Jobs: Market Overview & Work-Life Balance
Listing snapshot: this overview summarizes the jobs loaded on this page. Market comparisons use the separate scope and time period labeled in their section.
The market for optometrist jobs is robust, with 1,976+ verified openings available on WeekdayDoc. Popular specialties include Optometry, Ophthalmology.
Every listing is evaluated using WeekdayDoc's proprietary work-life balance scoring system. Optometrist Jobs on this page have an average score of 1.9/10. This data helps clinicians quickly identify positions that match their lifestyle priorities without reading through hundreds of job descriptions.
Leading employers currently hiring for optometrist jobs include EssilorLuxottica Group, Luxottica of America, UTHealth Houston, Prism Vision Group, and more. New jobs are added daily as healthcare organizations expand their teams.
Among the top-rated employers hiring for optometrist jobs, Talkiatry (score: 95.0/100), BetterHelp (score: 94.9/100), Up Lift (score: 94.5/100) have earned WeekdayDoc's Top Employer designation based on our proprietary ranking system. This ranking evaluates burnout scores (40%), salary competitiveness (30%), and work-life balance features like no-call and remote options (30%). See the full rankings on our Top Employers page.
According to WeekdayDoc's Market Pulse — which tracks real-time compensation data from thousands of active job postings — the current median salary for optometrist jobs is $105K, trending up 3.4% over the past quarter. This data is derived from 26,849+ job postings analyzed over the past 12 months — updated daily, unlike annual survey-based reports. Explore salary trends and burnout data on our Market Pulse dashboard.
A few things worth knowing
About Optometrist jobs.
How much do optometrist earn?
A reliable salary estimate is unavailable for this sample of optometrist. Compensation varies by role, specialty, location, and schedule. Compare employer-posted pay where disclosed, including its currency and pay period; missing pay is not estimated.
Are there remote or hybrid optometrist jobs available?
Some optometrist roles offer remote or hybrid flexibility. You can filter for telehealth and work-from-home options, and every listing shows its remote status before you apply.
Which optometrist jobs have the best work-life balance?
Every optometrist role on WeekdayDoc is scored for burnout risk using call schedule, weekend and night requirements, and remote flexibility. You can sort by work-life-balance score to surface the lowest-burnout roles first.
Who is hiring optometrist right now?
Employers currently hiring for optometrist roles include EssilorLuxottica Group, Luxottica of America, UTHealth Houston, Prism Vision Group, and others. WeekdayDoc aggregates verified openings from these and other organizations, refreshed daily.
How many optometrist jobs are available, and how often are they updated?
There are currently 1,976 optometrist positions listed, with new roles added as employers post them. Job descriptions are public. Verified sign-in with Google or email gives free access to regular Apply, full search, and standard Market Insights. Saved jobs, My Search, and the dashboard also require verified sign-in. Eligible featured employer listings allow Apply without signup or email. Basic calculators are public and free; optional AI contract analysis, RVU Billing Optimizer, and Schedule Optimizer reports remain paid.
Employers hiring now
Organizations with the most openings in Optometrist Jobs
EssilorLuxottica Group477 open roles here · WLB 75/100Luxottica of America261 open roles here · WLB 75/100
Visionworks176 open roles here · WLB 75/100
Warby Parker123 open roles here · WLB 74/100
National Vision112 open roles here · WLB 78/100
AEG Vision89 open roles here · WLB 75/100
VSP Vision76 open roles here · WLB 74/100
Walmart62 open roles here · WLB 75/100