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Occupational Therapists Salary in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California

The annual salary statistics of occupational therapists in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of occupational therapists in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward 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 Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$75,820
25th Percentile Wage
$88,010
50th Percentile Wage
$99,410
75th Percentile Wage
$114,360
90th Percentile Wage
$126,480

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapists in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $126,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $99,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $75,820.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of occupational therapists from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$99,410
6.39% 6.38%
2016
$93,060
2.93% -
2015
$90,330
-0.21% -
2014
$90,520
-0.63% -
2013
$91,090
-2.17% -
2012
$93,070
- -

Table 2. Compare Occupational Therapists Salary in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $99,410 in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is in the middle of salary range for occupational therapists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of occupational therapists in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is 22.0 percent (22.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 10.2 percent (10.2%) 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