The annual salary statistics of occupational therapists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of occupational therapists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 | $82,260 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $98,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $102,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $119,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $130,530 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $130,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $102,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $82,260.
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 | $102,950 | 2.39% | 12.13% |
| 2021 | $100,490 | -5.43% | - |
| 2020 | $105,950 | 7.83% | - |
| 2019 | $97,650 | 1.03% | - |
| 2018 | $96,640 | 5.45% | - |
| 2017 | $91,370 | 1.00% | - |
| 2016 | $90,460 | -0.40% | - |
| 2015 | $90,820 | 0.40% | - |
| 2012 | $90,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $102,950 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for occupational therapists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of occupational therapists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 19.2 percent (19.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 13.3 percent (13.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.