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What ophthalmologists make
Median
$300,080
Bottom tenth
$100,180
Top tenth
$489,710
The national median is $300,080 a year, and the bottom tenth sit near $100,180. Remember what the survey counts: only physicians paid a wage. Partners in private eye practices, who own the surgery center and the laser, are largely missing from it, and they are the ones at the top.