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Occupational Therapists Salary in Modesto, California

The annual salary statistics of occupational therapists in Modesto, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of occupational therapists in Modesto is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Occupational Therapists in Modesto, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$82,040
25th Percentile Wage
$98,510
50th Percentile Wage
$107,050
75th Percentile Wage
$124,800
90th Percentile Wage
$148,420

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapists in Modesto, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $148,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $107,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $82,040.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of occupational therapists from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$107,050
7.79% 14.89%
2021
$98,710
-7.19% -
2020
$105,810
9.96% -
2019
$95,270
10.75% -
2018
$85,030
47.91% -
2017
$44,290
-0.86% -
2016
$44,670
5.01% -
2015
$42,430
-121.66% -
2014
$94,050
3.88% -
2013
$90,400
-0.79% -
2012
$91,110
- -

Table 2. Compare Occupational Therapists Salary in Modesto with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $107,050 in Modesto is in the middle of salary range for occupational therapists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of occupational therapists in Modesto is 16.0 percent (16.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 16.6 percent (16.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$127,390
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$125,170
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$122,720
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$117,390
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$110,710
Merced
$110,480
Napa
$107,690
Stockton
$107,400
Modesto
$107,050
Vallejo-Fairfield
$106,070
Salinas
$104,530
Chico
$104,400
Fresno
$103,160
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$102,950
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$102,230
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$102,180
Redding
$101,790
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$101,770
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$101,750
Yuba City
$100,590
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$100,550
Bakersfield-Delano
$99,830
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$99,630
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$99,410
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$98,000
Visalia-Porterville
$97,460
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$97,440
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$96,660
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$95,460
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$94,850
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$91,970
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$91,530
El Centro
$90,330
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$89,230

See also: Top paying jobs in Modesto, California.