The annual salary statistics of occupational therapists in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of occupational therapists in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $31,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,500 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,960 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $101,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $121,120 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapists in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $121,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,440.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of occupational therapists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $79,960 | 3.08% | 5.90% |
| 2021 | $77,500 | 12.86% | - |
| 2020 | $67,530 | -9.85% | - |
| 2019 | $74,180 | 7.89% | - |
| 2018 | $68,330 | -3.82% | - |
| 2017 | $70,940 | -5.54% | - |
| 2016 | $74,870 | -9.63% | - |
| 2015 | $82,080 | -4.42% | - |
| 2014 | $85,710 | 5.47% | - |
| 2013 | $81,020 | 7.13% | - |
| 2012 | $75,240 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $79,960 in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway is in the middle of salary range for occupational therapists in state of Arkansas. In comparison, the annual salary of occupational therapists in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway is 16.8 percent (16.8%) lower than that in the highest paying South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area and 9.3 percent (9.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Hot Springs.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Central Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Jonesboro | |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway | |
| East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hot Springs |