The annual salary statistics of occupational therapists in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of occupational therapists in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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 | $68,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $84,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $101,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $117,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $127,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapists in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $127,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $101,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $68,290.
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 | $101,750 | -1.59% | 9.40% |
| 2016 | $103,370 | 2.70% | - |
| 2015 | $100,580 | 2.27% | - |
| 2014 | $98,300 | 2.81% | - |
| 2013 | $95,540 | 3.51% | - |
| 2012 | $92,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $101,750 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is in the middle of salary range for occupational therapists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of occupational therapists in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 20.1 percent (20.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 12.3 percent (12.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.