The annual salary statistics of occupational therapists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of occupational therapists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 | $61,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $82,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $94,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $108,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $123,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $123,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $94,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,980.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of occupational therapists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $94,850 | 4.24% | 7.10% |
| 2016 | $90,830 | -0.07% | - |
| 2015 | $90,890 | 0.88% | - |
| 2014 | $90,090 | -0.47% | - |
| 2013 | $90,510 | 2.64% | - |
| 2012 | $88,120 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $94,850 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 25.5 percent (25.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 5.9 percent (5.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.