Optometrists in Maryland 223 establishments · 2,041 employees · 2024
Firms (MD)
223
Employment
2,041
Avg Annual Pay
$63,482
State Rank
#34 of 52
How Maryland compares to national
Metric
Maryland
National
Maryland vs. U.S.
Establishments
223
21,552
1.0% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$63,482
$53,861
+$9,621 (+17.9%)
Location quotient
0.64
1.00
36% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)
9.2
7.1
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Year-over-year firm growth
+4.7%
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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 0.64 means optometrists are 36% under-represented in Maryland's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 621320. Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.
SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json