The annual salary statistics of occupational therapists in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of occupational therapists in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 | $62,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $93,670 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $96,660 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $102,510 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $122,300 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapists in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $122,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $96,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,400.
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 | $96,660 | -2.31% | 30.49% |
| 2021 | $98,890 | 3.08% | - |
| 2020 | $95,840 | 4.41% | - |
| 2019 | $91,610 | 0.49% | - |
| 2018 | $91,160 | 20.30% | - |
| 2015 | $72,650 | 6.17% | - |
| 2014 | $68,170 | 1.75% | - |
| 2013 | $66,980 | -0.31% | - |
| 2012 | $67,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $96,660 in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is in the middle of salary range for occupational therapists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of occupational therapists in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 24.1 percent (24.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 7.7 percent (7.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.