Optometrists Salary — Peoria, Illinois

The average Optometrists in Peoria, Illinois earns $155,720 a year.

$155,720 / year, mean
↑ 8.8% above national average 100th percentile in Illinois

Peoria sits at the very top of the range for this role in Illinois — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's a solid premium over the national average for optometrists. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Illinois

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
50
Estimate confidence
RSE 2.5%
Cost of living 91 #151 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1770 #92 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $172,742 #176 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $70,872 #102 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Peoria ranks #151 for cost of living and #176 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Roanoke $219,610 Trenton $186,160 Santa Rosa $172,860 Seattle $171,750 Syracuse $170,410 Killeen $168,490 Vallejo $167,000 Erie $164,590 Sarasota $158,550 New York $157,350 Kiryas Joel $157,230 San Jose $156,180 Peoria $155,720 Dover $155,270 Jacksonville $154,490 Sacramento $154,040 Chico $152,250 San Francisco $152,140 Flint $151,470 Lakeland $151,280 Detroit $151,250 Grand Rapids $149,760 Buffalo $149,220 Modesto $149,020 Philadelphia $148,970 Orlando $148,670 Kennewick $148,320 Louisville $147,250 Fort Myers $146,920 Tampa $146,810 Albany $146,400 Lynchburg $146,390 Ocala $145,750 Richmond $145,700 Rochester $145,460 Lexington $144,780 Olympia $144,650 Deltona $144,570 Chicago $144,330 Stockton $144,230 San Diego $143,630 Allentown $143,610 Los Angeles $143,560 Visalia $143,450 Ann Arbor $143,260 Oxnard $143,020 Fresno $142,470 Reading $141,700 Bakersfield $140,940 Riverside $140,890 Indianapolis $138,990 Scranton $137,720 Lansing $137,610 Salinas $137,560 San Luis Obispo $137,550 Harrisburg $137,230 Pensacola $136,960 Santa Maria $136,250 Salem $135,890 York $135,580 Lancaster $135,250 Beaumont $135,210 Miami $134,470 South Bend $134,440 Lafayette $133,660 Kalamazoo $133,550 Bloomington $133,450 Portland $132,980 Spokane $132,930 Pittsburgh $132,850 Dallas $132,620 Amarillo $132,500 Austin $132,470 Evansville $132,150 Fort Wayne $131,890 Tyler $131,130 Santa Cruz $130,520 Palm Bay $129,670 Lubbock $127,010 Bend $126,840 Corpus Christi $126,160 Eugene $125,230 Baltimore $124,990 Houston $124,890 Longview $122,920 Huntington $121,720 Traverse City $120,150 McAllen $118,870 El Paso $117,000 College Station $116,690 San Antonio $110,380
CityMean salaryvs. Peoria
Albany, New York$146,400-6.0%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$143,610-7.8%
Amarillo, Texas$132,500-14.9%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$143,260-8.0%
Austin, Texas$132,470-14.9%
Bakersfield, California$140,940-9.5%
Baltimore, Maryland$124,990-19.7%
Beaumont, Texas$135,210-13.2%
Bend, Oregon$126,840-18.5%
Bloomington, Illinois$133,450-14.3%
Buffalo, New York$149,220-4.2%
Fort Myers, Florida$146,920-5.7%
Chicago, Illinois$144,330-7.3%
Chico, California$152,250-2.2%
College Station, Texas$116,690-25.1%
Corpus Christi, Texas$126,160-19.0%
Dallas, Texas$132,620-14.8%
Deltona, Florida$144,570-7.2%
Detroit, Michigan$151,250-2.9%
Dover, Delaware$155,270-0.3%
El Paso, Texas$117,000-24.9%
Erie, Pennsylvania$164,590+5.7%
Eugene, Oregon$125,230-19.6%
Evansville, Indiana$132,150-15.1%
Flint, Michigan$151,470-2.7%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$131,890-15.3%
Fresno, California$142,470-8.5%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$149,760-3.8%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$137,230-11.9%
Houston, Texas$124,890-19.8%
Huntington, West Virginia$121,720-21.8%
Indianapolis, Indiana$138,990-10.7%
Jacksonville, Florida$154,490-0.8%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$133,550-14.2%
Kennewick, Washington$148,320-4.8%
Killeen, Texas$168,490+8.2%
Kiryas Joel, New York$157,230+1.0%
Lafayette, Indiana$133,660-14.2%
Lakeland, Florida$151,280-2.9%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$135,250-13.1%
Lansing, Michigan$137,610-11.6%
Lexington, Kentucky$144,780-7.0%
Longview, Texas$122,920-21.1%
Los Angeles, California$143,560-7.8%
Louisville, Kentucky$147,250-5.4%
Lubbock, Texas$127,010-18.4%
Lynchburg, Virginia$146,390-6.0%
McAllen, Texas$118,870-23.7%
Miami, Florida$134,470-13.6%
Modesto, California$149,020-4.3%
New York, New York$157,350+1.0%
Sarasota, Florida$158,550+1.8%
Ocala, Florida$145,750-6.4%
Olympia, Washington$144,650-7.1%
Orlando, Florida$148,670-4.5%
Oxnard, California$143,020-8.2%
Palm Bay, Florida$129,670-16.7%
Pensacola, Florida$136,960-12.0%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$148,970-4.3%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$132,850-14.7%
Portland, Oregon$132,980-14.6%
Reading, Pennsylvania$141,700-9.0%
Richmond, Virginia$145,700-6.4%
Riverside, California$140,890-9.5%
Roanoke, Virginia$219,610+41.0%
Rochester, New York$145,460-6.6%
Sacramento, California$154,040-1.1%
Salem, Oregon$135,890-12.7%
Salinas, California$137,560-11.7%
San Antonio, Texas$110,380-29.1%
San Diego, California$143,630-7.8%
San Francisco, California$152,140-2.3%
San Jose, California$156,180+0.3%
San Luis Obispo, California$137,550-11.7%
Santa Cruz, California$130,520-16.2%
Santa Maria, California$136,250-12.5%
Santa Rosa, California$172,860+11.0%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$137,720-11.6%
Seattle, Washington$171,750+10.3%
South Bend, Indiana$134,440-13.7%
Spokane, Washington$132,930-14.6%
Stockton, California$144,230-7.4%
Syracuse, New York$170,410+9.4%
Tampa, Florida$146,810-5.7%
Traverse City, Michigan$120,150-22.8%
Trenton, New Jersey$186,160+19.5%
Tyler, Texas$131,130-15.8%
Vallejo, California$167,000+7.2%
Visalia, California$143,450-7.9%
York, Pennsylvania$135,580-12.9%
Gross salary
155,720/yr
Estimated take-home
110,134/yr
Est. total withheld
29.3%

Single filer, federal + Illinois state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 29-1041 SOC code
Official area Peoria, IL BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 37900 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: il_idor_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Highlighted: Illinois

Population (metro area)
365,773