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What optometrists make
Median
$81,000
Lower end
$33,000
Upper end
$162,000
These are Job Bank (the Government of Canada job site) figures for optometrists, a year, from the 2021 Census (Statistics Canada). Job Bank notes that a large number of optometrists are self-employed. Associates are paid a daily rate or a share of billings. Owners also earn from selling glasses and contacts on top of exam fees. Pay varies by province, partly because some provincial health plans pay for eye exams and others do not.