Optometrist

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

7 employees hold this title in Ambulatory Care Network. Median total compensation for the role is $226,513, above the department median of $123,904.

Employees: 7
Total payroll: $1.5M
Role median: $226,513
Agency median: $123,904
Comparison: Above

Compared with the local labor market

Optometrist pay vs. the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area

Across all employers in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area, the median wage for Optometrists — about 2,360 people — is $138,940. Ambulatory Care Network pays a median base salary of $155,071 for this role, 12% above that figure — about the 68th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Ambulatory Care Network sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$73,540

$127,550

$138,940

$161,410

$209,530

Ambulatory Care Network median · $155,071

The bar is the range of annual wages for Optometrists across every employer in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Ambulatory Care Network’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Optometrists — about 42,790 people — is $136,570. Ambulatory Care Network’s median base salary is 14% above that national figure, about the 66th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$74,870

$109,400

$136,570

$165,120

$202,180

Ambulatory Care Network median · $155,071

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Ambulatory Care Network is $226,513, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across Los Angeles County

Optometrist is held in 4 Los Angeles County departments. In Ambulatory Care Network, the median of $226,513 ranks #3 of 4.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Harbor-Ucla Medical Center

$259,332 · 1

Olive View-Ucla Medical Center

$231,483 · 1

Los Angeles General Medical Center

$212,316 · 3

Median total compensation for the Optometrist role in other Los Angeles Countydepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Optometrist beyond Los Angeles County

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In Los Angeles County, the median of $225,071 ranks #1 of 2. See Optometrist across all of Los Angeles County →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

$150,713 · 1,339

Median total compensation for comparable Optometristroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

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