The annual salary statistics of occupational therapists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of occupational therapists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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 | $69,650 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $84,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $100,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $114,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $129,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $129,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $100,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $69,650.
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 | $100,550 | 2.43% | 11.93% |
| 2021 | $98,110 | -3.65% | - |
| 2020 | $101,690 | -3.88% | - |
| 2019 | $105,640 | 4.45% | - |
| 2018 | $100,940 | 3.03% | - |
| 2017 | $97,880 | 2.82% | - |
| 2016 | $95,120 | 1.22% | - |
| 2015 | $93,960 | 2.67% | - |
| 2014 | $91,450 | 0.57% | - |
| 2013 | $90,930 | 2.62% | - |
| 2012 | $88,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $100,550 in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is in the middle of salary range for occupational therapists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of occupational therapists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is 21.1 percent (21.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 11.3 percent (11.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.