The annual salary statistics of occupational therapists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of occupational therapists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $80,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $95,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $102,230 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $121,290 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $126,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $126,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $102,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $80,710.
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 | $102,230 | 1.33% | 24.09% |
| 2021 | $100,870 | 6.85% | - |
| 2020 | $93,960 | -1.11% | - |
| 2019 | $95,000 | 2.46% | - |
| 2018 | $92,660 | -0.98% | - |
| 2017 | $93,570 | -0.03% | - |
| 2016 | $93,600 | -1.56% | - |
| 2015 | $95,060 | 6.76% | - |
| 2014 | $88,630 | 9.95% | - |
| 2013 | $79,810 | 2.77% | - |
| 2012 | $77,600 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $102,230 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for occupational therapists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of occupational therapists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 19.8 percent (19.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 12.7 percent (12.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.