The annual salary statistics of occupational therapists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of occupational therapists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 | $71,920 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $95,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $102,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $123,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $135,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $135,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $102,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $71,920.
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 | $102,180 | 1.01% | 6.71% |
| 2021 | $101,150 | -10.77% | - |
| 2020 | $112,040 | 6.02% | - |
| 2019 | $105,290 | 3.98% | - |
| 2018 | $101,100 | 3.47% | - |
| 2017 | $97,590 | 2.33% | - |
| 2016 | $95,320 | 2.82% | - |
| 2015 | $92,630 | -2.90% | - |
| 2012 | $95,320 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $102,180 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for occupational therapists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of occupational therapists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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.